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The Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, axis particularly areas along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway close to the Iyana-Iba market the Okokomaiko (PPL) area, and the university’s gate on the LASU-Igando road, are now a hotbed of violent crimes. Clutching dangerous weapons ...

Dare-devil armed robbers on Sunday killed two security guard in Akure, the Ondo State following an attack on a popular filling station. The deceased security guards attached to the filling station, A A Rano, located on Ondo road within the ...

There was jubilation on Sunday when the Senior Shepherd-in-Charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Ogundipe, who was granted post-conviction bail, returned to the church. Members burst into shouts and songs of appreciation when he entered ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has commissioned a house he built for one of his wives, Queen Omowunmi. The Queen wrote on Instragram: ”With greatest respect and honor, I would like to appreciate my husband, the father of ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has arrested seventeen suspects for cultism in different parts of Abuja. The suspects, all male, were apprehended in Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe and Kurudma. The Anti-Cultism Unit operatives of the commanded carried out coordinated raids ...

The South-East region has launched a joint security outfit codenamed EBUBEAGU. The launch was the outcome of a meeting between Governors and stakeholders in the region. The meeting, which had Governors of Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Imo and Enugu states in ...

Seven persons have died while about 5,000 residents are now in hiding following an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Kwapre, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Friday. The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) said on Sunday ...

This Is serious! So the drama all started when Dr Joe Abah tweeted at Sterling Bank telling them that the account balance showing in his APP is different from what he got as a text message and what was sent ...

Five suspected members of a notorious kidnapping gang allegedly responsible for the recent abduction of three managers of Zenith Bank PLC in Delta State have been arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The arrested suspects, who ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday commended the inter-religious harmony in Kogi. The Sultan gave the commendation when he inaugurated a 1,800 seat capacity Anyigba Central Mosque built by former Governor of Kogi and ...

An accounting student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Olowa Kehinde, was at the weekend abducted with others along the Warri-Benin Highway while coming back to Lagos Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, the Public Relations Officer of the LASU ...

The Nigerian Army have allegedly killed over 70 residents of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The soldiers allegedly invaded the community following the killing of about 10 personnel who were on stabilisation operation in the state ...

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth is dead,Buckingham Palace announced today. The Greek born, 99 year-old Prince married Elizabeth 73 years ago. And reports said, she has immediately entered a mourning period of eight days. During ...

The Lagos State Government has again condemned the action of some Naval Ratings noted for escorting commercial vehicles, who attacked LASTMA personnel for apprehending a VOLKSWAGEN BUS with registration number LSD 73 XT. According to eyewitnesses, the said bus obstructed ...

India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday with daily deaths also hitting their highest in more than five months. The world’s second most-populous country reported 131,968 new infections and 780 deaths on Friday, the biggest daily ...

South Africa recorded 235 deaths on its roads during the Easter holiday, figures released by the Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday showed. “According to the preliminary figures, 189 crashes were recorded, resulting in 235 fatalities nationwide,” said the minister. ...

No fewer than 10 troops of Nigerian Army and one military police officer have been found dead in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The development generated tension in the community as the army authorities deployed troops to fish ...

Five more abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Kaduna have regained their freedom from their abductors. The Nigerian military had earlier rescued the first five of the students kidnapped on March 11 from their school hostel, regained ...

Heavy rainstorm, accompanied by windstorm, wreaked havoc in Zango-Kulende quarters of Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Thursday evening. The rainstorm which lasted less than one hour, blew off most buildings’ rooftops. It also brought about the collapse of most buildings ...

Beijing now has more billionaires than any other city in the world, narrowly beating New York which held the ranking for the last seven years. The Chinese capital added 33 billionaires last year, taking its total to 100, as the ...

The Police operatives attached to Ikotun Division of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three community leaders of Ikotun Area of the State for lynching a suspected burglar. A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said the ...

Police have been called to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Southern California mansion nine times in as many months, official figures reveal. Since Harry and Meghan moved in to their Montecito home with one-year-old son Archie in July last year, ...

A man, identified as Ahmed Saka, has killed his ex-lover, Mutiat Oladele and her two children by setting her room ablaze. The incident happened on Wednesday night at Shogoye, Idi-Arere area of Ibadan, Oyo State. It was gathered that Mutiat ...

The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was thrown into mourning on Wednesday as one of its former lecturers, identified as Dr Olatunde Adegbuyi, was found dead in his car. The don, who was said to be a lecturer at the ...

Eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) kidnapped in Kaduna State have been released.   It was reported the eight members were abducted on the Kachia-Kafanchan highway Friday evening while travelling in the church’s bus.   RCCG’s ...