Seriki Adinoyi The Plateau State Police Command Tuesday said it recovered a cache of arms and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) set to be detonated in the suburbs of Jos, the state capital. The state commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, who disclosed this in his office while briefing journalists, said the force made the discovery […]
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi / Ibadan, Nigeria / April 23, 2013 – AS PROFESSOR BASHIR ADEKUNLE OKESINA BECOMES UNIOSUN VICE-CHANCELLOR There is no disputing the fact that the paths leading to the appointment or re-appointment of a Vice Chancellor in most Nigerian universities today is highly contentious and not without its ups and downs. The Rivers […]
BY NDAHI MARAMA MAIDUGURI—No fewer than 185 persons, including women and children, have been killed and more than 2000 houses destroyed in an intense fighting between the military and suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Baga, a fishing community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Soldiers were said to have bombarded the […]
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI — The identity and whereabouts of the Mercedes Benz 200 saloon car driver that allegedly rammed into the staff car of Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has remained a mystery. Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Katsina, did not help matter, yesterday, when he was asked to give details […]
BY OLA AJAYI IBADAN — Residents of Omitowoju area of Ibadan where there was a fire outbreak, Monday night, have been counting their losses. Many houses and shops were burnt in the incident but there was no casualty. When Vanguard visited the scene ,Tuesday, thousands of sympathisers thronged the area complaining about the carelessness of […]
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 25-year-old pastor, Tommy Issachar, over an alleged stealing of a female church member’s underwear and N10,000 cash. Issachar, who resides at No 35, Mafoluku St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on a two-count charge of breach of public peace and stealing. […]
AS the crisis in the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party deepens, the former chairman of the party, Mr. Godspower Ake, has accused the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyeso Wike, of plotting to destroy Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s political structure. Ake, who spoke on Friday when some members of the All Local Government of Nigeria […]
The Commissioner of Finance, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Bassey Akpan, has said the state government is seeking an N80bn loan from the Standard Charter Bank of London to offset the previously acquired credit facility of N50bn from the United Bank for Africa Plc. Akpan, who stated this in Uyo on Saturday during a press conference, […]
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly member representing Ikono State Constituency, Mr. Victor Udofia, over the alleged murder of one Mr. Nsikak Etefia. The incident took place on August 15, 2012 at Ibiaku Atta, Ikono Local Government Area of the state. The state […]
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was on Friday involved in a car crash on Orlu-Owerri Road in the state. Okorocha’s aide, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, told Saturday PUNCH that the accident occurred when a Mercedes Benz 200 ran into the governor’s convoy and had a collision with his own car. Okorocha was on an inspection tour […]
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