The Zamfara Government on Tuesday donated N4.68 million to assist families of 39 people who died in recent bandit attacks in the state. The unknown gunmen had recently attacked communities in Kanoma District of Maru Local Government area, killing 39 people. Presenting the cash assistance to the beneficiaries, the Special Adviser to Governor Bello Matawalle […]

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo Two policemen in Taraba state have been ambushed and killed by gunmen. The deceased officers who are attached to Karim Lamido local government division of the police force were killed along Jen road. One of the police officers is a sergeant while the other is a constable. Spokesman of the […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Traditional Religion Worshippers have boasted that they have all it requires to chase out “criminal herdsmen” terrorising the people in the south-west. Addressing newsmen in Akure, they called on the chairman of the south-west governors forum and Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to involve them in the move to curb […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has disclosed that no fewer than 176 persons died while 990 others sustained various degrees of injuries in various road accidents across the state in 2020. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the TRACE spokesman, disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that a total […]

By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan THE house belonging to the Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho has been set ablaze by unknown arsonists. Vanguard gathered that the arsonists, on arrival at Igboho’s residence at Soka fired gunshots sporadically before setting it ablaze. This happened just five days after Igboho made good his promise […]