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By Efe Onodjae There was heavy gridlock on the Third Mainland Bridge, yesterday morning, as protesting residents of Oworonshoki, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, blocked the inward lane of the bridge over the demolition of houses in the area by the state government. The demonstration, according to our correspondent who was caught in the […]

By Chancel Sunday BOMADI—An Army officer, simply identified as Lt.-Col. Josiah, has been kidnapped from his lodge, after attending a marriage ceremony in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred, yesterday in Bomadi, headquarters of the council, has caused panic in the riverside town, with soldiers from the Bomadi Division of […]

By Wole Mosadomi Minna—Armed men, yesterday, attacked a petrol dealer in Minna, the Niger State capital, in a daylight robbery. The suspects, who were said to be four in number, attacked the dealer at the Minna City gate, at gun point. The dealer was said to be on his way to the bank to deposit […]

By: Kingsley Omonobi Following the discovery of a man’s dead body inside a car at National Assembly car park, on Sunday, and the subsequent alarm raised, the Police Command in Abuja has begun an investigation to unravel the mystery. Spokesperson of Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, made the disclosure, yesterday. She said: “On […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure—Four men have been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court, in Ondo State, for allegedly kidnapping a 60-year-old man, Tijani Aremu, and attempted murder in the Akoko area of the state. The defendants, Yahaya Galejo, 30; Ismail Illa, 20; Muhammadu Usman, 25 and Muhammed Idrisa, 27 were charged on a five-count […]

By Cynthia Alo Mary Katambi, a survivor of the 2014 Chibok school abduction, has emerged winner of the Sought After School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SASIE) Idea to Venture pitch finale with her startup, Kaiki, an online marketplace for sustainable fashion and household items. The Idea to Venture programme is SASIE’s flagship annual training designed […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—TWO people, identified as Eboh Enomwa and Stephen Imaghodo, said to be borehole drillers, have been reportedly killed in Obayanto community, Ikpoba-Okah Local Government Area of Edo State, while the whereabouts of the third person said to be with them is still unknown. Vanguard gathered that one of the borehole operators […]

By Adeola Badru An Ibadan-based journalist, Ojo Peter, has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers, along the Molete-Oke Ado axis of Ibadan. Initially, Peter was believed to have died of typhoid fever, the true cause was revealed by his younger brother, Enahoro Peter, who said the late reporter was attacked on August 18, 2025, […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—A five-man gang of gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims of the incident which happened at Sakpefu area of the council were identified as Hajiya […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,530 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,535 per dollar last week Thursday. But, the Naira depreciated to N1,513 per dollar reaching a new level in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has assured teachers in the state of improved welfare packages, including consideration of a 65-year retirement age, an upward review of science teachers’ allowances, and plans to defray outstanding gratuities before the end of his first tenure. The governor gave the assurance on Sunday in […]

One of the major challenges of Nigeria since colonial times had been corruption. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has now proclaimed its death. Corruption is gone! Futuristic laser technology must have been used to carry out such a comprehensive and professional operation on corruption in the body polity of Nigeria. So sophisticated that we Nigerians were […]