96-year-old man marries 73-year-old lover in Abuja
It was wild jubilation in Piri village, Kwali Area Council in Abuja as a 96-year-old Pa AbdulRahmam Munse-Bwaye eventually married his lover, 73-year-old Rukaya Yamwa-Piri. According to NAN report, Pa Munse-Bwaye who is the oldest man in Kiyi village in Kuje Council Area Abuja said despite the fact that he had grownup children who had wives that […]
Real reason DSS arrested, released Chido Onumah
The news of the arrest of journalist, Chido Onumah, by men of the Department of State Service (DSS) on Sunday unsettled the media space and Vanguard can now confirm the real reason the author of the book, We Are All Biafrans was arrested and released after hours. Upon arrival at Abuja airport 4pm on Sunday, […]
EFCC detains 4 Abuja Yahoo-Yahoo boys, recovers car, gadgets
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the Cyber Crime Section of the Abuja Zonal Office on Tuesday raided the residence of suspected Internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys and arrested four suspects at Plot 1202 News Engineering Estate, Dawaki, Abuja. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the raid […]
UPDATED: Some Abuja-Osogbo bound kidnapped victims rescued
By Shina Abubakar Kidnappers struck again on Sunday evening in Osun State as an Abuja bound bus was attacked along Imesi-Ile Ekiti states road. It was gathered that the bus parked at the motor park before it was attacked and some passengers were forcefully taken away by the hoodlums. Former chairman of Obokun Local Government, […]
Reality Check: Is Nigeria’s capital city really ‘one of the safest in the world’?
A recent spate of kidnappings and violent crimes has shaken Nigeria’s capital Abuja, regarded as a relatively safe haven in a country facing major security challenges. The national police chief, Mohammed Adamu, has sought to allay concerns by saying that Abuja actually has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Is he right? […]
13-year old Nigerian student to participate in International High Level Conference
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has selected 13 -year old Blessing Eijindu, of the Battle Axe Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, to participate in the Oct.7 International High-Level Conference in Vienna, Austria. Mr Marco Teixera, Senior Programme Officer and UNODC’s Global Programme Coordinator, made this known in a statement made available to the […]
