The Anti Illegal Mining Squad of the Police in Zamfara has arrested and prosecuted 18 people who engaged in illegal mining in spite of presidential order banning the activity. SP Shehu Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer of the command, said this in a statement on Friday in Gusau. Mohammed said the anti-illegal mining team led […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Adamawa sector command, says no fewer than 26 lives were lost in 108 road traffic crashes between January and April 23. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola. Irelewuyi also said 256 persons sustained […]

By Paul Olayemi – Mosogar Thousands of residents from Mosogar Community in Ethiope West Local Government Area in Delta state caused massive gridlock Friday when they took to the Benin-Warri highway demanding electricity after 8 years. The residents are also accusing the community leaders of fraud saying “they collected money from us and yet we […]

By Demola Akinyemi Exactly six days to his wedding, Mr Olokose Oluwasola Ojo in his early 30s, staff at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS )unit of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin was allegedly murdered in cold blood by his next-door neighbour, identified as Kazeem Mohammed, and his gang for ritual purposes. Vanguard reliably […]

By Dayo Johnson A houseboy, Emmanuel Akpan has said that he murdered her madam, Mrs Febisola Adedayo, because his townmate, Goodness Ekpe informed him that she’s keeping a huge sum of money in the house. The suspect hacked her madam to death with a cutlass while she was sleeping at her house located at lfokanbale […]