Woman allegedly stabs husband to death in Abia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — A woman identified as Sarah Nwaorji has allegedly stabbed her husband, Innocent Nwaorji, to death in Aba, Abia State. The couple, who hail from Amaise Umuokereke-Ngwa community in Obingwa Local Government Area, reportedly resided around the Seven-Up Company area of Aba North Local Government Area, where the incident occurred. Vanguard […]
No hiding place for kidnappers soon, says Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan says very soon, there will be no hiding place for kidnappers in the country, as the Federal Government has directed security chiefs to speed up the deployment of technology-based infrastructure that will help unmask kidnappers and their sponsors.
Court joins NAPTIP in Yerima’s marriage suit
By Ise-Oluwa Ige The Registered Trustees of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria yesterday got the nod of an Abuja Federal High Court to join the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, as defendant in the suit it instituted against the heads of the two chambers of […]
As Delta Police nab 48 kidnappers
MEN of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 48 suspected kidnappers in the state, just as one of the gangs demanded N30,000 as ransom to secure the release of an abducted woman.
FirstBank’s half year profit hits 31.7bn
FirstBank, Nigeria Plc said yesterday that it posted a pre-tax profit of N31.69 billion ($211 million) in the first six months of this year, up from N4.30 billion in the same period last year.
Ogun to spend N8bn on flood
THE Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel, has said the state would need N8 billion to manage the flood that recently sacked major parts of the state capital, Abeokuta. It would be recalled that a devastating flood last Thursday swept across the state capital leaving behind tales of woes among residents as it killed two persons while property were destroyed.
