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Akure—No fewer than 10 travellers have reportedly been abducted by gunmen on the Owo-Ipele -Benin highway. However, the state police command spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed that seven persons were kidnapped by the gunmen. Sources told Vanguard in Akure, the Ondo State capital, that the travellers were coming from a state in the South-South and heading …
ABAKALIKI—Following the attack on the people of Amagu, Amaokwe and Umunesha villages in Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the death toll has risen to 15 while many people are still missing. The suspected herdsmen had on Sunday invaded the community, killing 10 and burning houses, but …
A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said Tuesday. Kenya has a small mining sector compared to its neighbours. Read Also: Three siblings killed, bodies dumped in deep freezer in Anambra community However despite rapid growth in recent years, much of it is unregulated with miners having …
No fewer than 10 travellers have reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen along the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway in Ondo State. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, stated that seven persons were kidnapped by the assailants. Sources in Akure, the Ondo State capital, revealed that the travellers were returning from a South-South state and …
NNEWI—Three siblings, a boy and two girls, have been killed by yet-to-be identified persons in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The siblings’ ages, nine, seven and five, were suspected to have been killed by the assailants, who swooped on them in their house, then stuffed their lifeless bodies inside a deep …
When will our leaders – President, Vice President, Governors and Lawmakers – get tired of issuing shop-worn condolence messages to families of victims of avoidable lethal accidents, particularly boat drownings and petrol tanker explosions? These condolences now smack of apparent inability of government to address their root causes to minimise their occurrences. Within the space of …
28 passengers have been burnt beyond recognition in an auto crash that occurred at Onipetsi, along the Ore-Lagos highway, Odigbo local government area, Ondo state. Confirming the crash, the Ondo FRSC Commander, Samuel Ibitoye, said that only two persons survived the crash and receiving treatment in an hospital. Ibitoye, said the “28 victims were burnt …
Nigeria’s roads have become a killing field, with fuel tanker crashes and fires claiming thousands of lives over the past 15 years. The statistics are staggering: About 3,445 people, according to data independently collected by Sunday Vanguard, lost their lives in the crashes, leaving behind grieving families and shattered communities. The sheer scale of the …
There was public outcry, weekend, following the viral video of a 71-year-old widow, Madam Sudinah Andrew, chained to a pole at the Market Square in Korokorosei Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government area by some members of the community vigilante group. A non-governmental organisation, End Violence against Women and Children, EVAWC, said the incident occurred …
Lagos State Government, through the state Fire and Rescue Service, has disclosed that at least 91 victims were recovered dead, while 450 victims were rescued out of 1,952 fire and related emergency cases recorded in the year 2024. However, in the period under review, a total of ₦19.52 billion estimated properties were lost, while ₦117.12 …