A six-year-old boy from Richneck Elementary School, Newport News, Virginia, in the United States, has been detained by the police after shooting his teacher. The police said the teacher, a woman in her 30s is battling life-threatening gun wounds in a hospital after the grave incident happened around 2 pm on Friday. According to Evening…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect identified as Issa Naigheti who allegedly kidnapped his father, Bature Naigboho, in Igboho in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State and got a ransom of N2.5 million before his release. The command said that the suspect was arrested by the anti-kidnapping team at the Kambi…
Pensioners in Ogun State have called on the state government to pay the six four point four billion naira gratuities owed as promised by Governor Dapo Abiodun before the 2019 election. The Ogun State Chairman of the Union, Comrade Waidi Oloyede who made this known at a media parley in Abeokuta, said the state government…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged politicians to embrace peaceful electioneering strategies as the nation prepares for next month’s general elections. Violent activities including vandalization of campaign posters and billboards increased in the last five days after former Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s return to the state. The former Governor had openly…
The Leader and Chairman, Yoruba Self-Determination Struggle, also known as Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Wale Adeniran, has resigned his membership from the group over allegations of fraud and embezzlement. In a two-minute 33 seconds video watched on YouTube (Omoboriowo media) on Saturday, Adeniran said he stepped aside to allow a thorough investigation into the allegation…
The Federal Government on Friday ordered temporary suspension of construction works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to make traveling experience easier for holiday makers returning to their destinations after the festive season. Recall that Julius Berger returned to site on Tuesday after leaving in December 2022, to continue construction works between the popular Long Bridge and Kara…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the seizure of funds and assets that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, traced to a banker, Mr Aleshe Ayodeji, who allegedly deposited fake currencies worth over N20million, with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. EFCC alleged that Ayodeji, who was in charge of depositing…
A Range Rover that was worth £100,000 belonging to a couple, Anthony and Danielle Wilson living in Essex, near Bishop’s Stortford, the United Kingdom was stolen and tracked to Tilbury port en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The posh car vanished in the garage before the couple woke up on a fateful morning…
The Federal Road Safety Commission has on Friday approved the promotion of one Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), and 7 Corps Commanders (CC) to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM). This was contained in a statement made available to Vanguard late Friday evening in Abuja by the…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has sealed a total of 13 filling stations in Akwa Ibom State for dispensing petrol above the approved pump price. The team lead, Distribution Systems Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, Mr Joy Koro made this known while fielding questions from newsmen during monitoring and surveillance exercise carried…
