By Emmanuel Iheaka – Owerri A man, Lambert Osondu and his daughter, Rachael Osondu, have been arrested by the police in Imo State for allegedly killing and burying their son, Chukwuebuka Osondu for allegedly being stubborn. Vanguard correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday at Umueze 2 in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of […]

By Evelyn Usman Sergeant Samuel Philips, the policeman who fired the shot that snuffed life out of a teenager in Ijeshatedo area of Lagos, two weeks ago,  has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force. Recall that the policeman who was attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID Yaba and some of […]

A 24-year-old tailor, Lukman Mohammed, was on Tuesday remanded at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged possession of a gun. The police charged Mohammed, who resides in Alabarajo, Ojo, Lagos State with a three-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society, and unlawful possession of firearms. The prosecutor, Insp. Mojirade Edeme, told the court […]

The Police in Kogi have confirmed the arrest of one Mohammed Bako with two AK-47 rifles, a locally fabricated pistol and 41 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP Williams Aya, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja. Aya said Bako was intercepted […]

By Onozure Dania – Lagos A Lagos State prosecution witness, Mr Ileojo Ogunte, Wednesday, narrated to a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), annex of Igbosere, how he was robbed of condoms, perfumes and provisions, from his shop. Ogunte who said he is a businessman and sells cosmetics, provisions, perfumes and condoms, […]

A 14-year-old girl has alerted policemen at the Ipakodo division of the Lagos State Police Command, on alleged defilement by her 45-year-old father. The teenager alleged that her father , Kayoed Adeyanju, had been having carnal knowledge of her for some time, with a stern warning to her never to open up to anyone. However, […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri  Two suspected armed robbers were, Monday, paraded for allegedly robbing a football betting shop and stole the sum of N70,000 at Chukwuma Nwaoha in Owerri Municipal council, Imo state.  The suspects who were paraded at the Imo state Police headquarters, were all males, Stanley Anozie, 27-year-old man, from Ugiri Obollo […]

The Imo command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 265 suspects for various crimes and secured the conviction of 12 persons in Imo. NSCDC’s commandant in the state, Mr Danjuma Elisha, said this in Owerri on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command in the […]

By James Ogunnaike A 29 years old herbalist Baoku Gbuyi and a 27 years old Bricklayer Olamide Odulaja have been arrested by detectives of Ogun State Police command, for allegedly killing a housewife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4 years old son, Peter Folorunsho for money ritual. The arrest of the suspects, according to a statement […]

Justice I.N Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu, Enugu State on Monday, March 15, 2021 convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters, Ferdinand Chikelu Iloka, and Chidera Oleka, to one year imprisonment each on separate one count bordering on internet fraud. The duo were charged with impersonation and using fake social media accounts to obtain […]

The FCT Police Command has arrested five (5) suspects for cultism and one chance robbery along Gwagwa and Lugbe axis, Airport road. Amongst the suspects are: one Peter Ajari 24years, Gideon John 28years and Emmanuel Agwu 26years arrested by Police Operatives from Gwagwa Division during routine patrol on Friday 12th March,2021. The suspects confessed to […]

**Destroys 5 hectares of cannabis farm in Ondo State By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in Kontagora area of the state. The suspects; Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has again uncovered a warehouse of illicit cannabis sativa in the suburb of Guma local government area and intercepted a truckload of the same illicit drug both in Benue state. Recall that the agency last week arrested seven drug barons operating four large […]

By Emma Nnadozie Soldiers are the ones who bear the brunt. They are in the frontlines, battling daily with Boko Haram insurgents. They face the bullets, get hit and die in the war front. They are not happy. Though they swore to protect, preserve and die for Nigeria, they are no longer happy carrying out […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi A Magistrate Court in Rivers state on Friday remanded two suspects caught in alleged failed attempt to kidnap lawyer and staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Tamuno Igbikiberesima. Igbikiberebima had on December 17 last year dispossessed both suspects, Godspower Saturday and David Simeon, of an AK47 they were armed with […]