Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, in Ejemekwuru, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. The Owerri Catholic Archdiocese confirmed the abduction in a statement signed by its Chancellor and Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbarah. According to the statement, Ubaechu, who serves as the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church,…
Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), have attacked the Awgu Divisional Police Headquarters in Enugu State, killing one police officer and looting arms. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the assailants launched the attack in the early hours of March 24, 2025,…
Twelve inmates have escaped from the Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, following an early morning jailbreak on Monday. Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed the incident. He described it as “unfortunate” but assured residents that the government, in collaboration with security agencies, is taking immediate steps to prevent future occurrences. According…
A commercial motorcyclist simply identified Papa Ejime has reportedly killed himself after he allegedly drank a substance suspected to be an insecticide. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at Oghara, Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the deceased killed himself after his marriage crashed recently. It was gathered that the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. According to a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday,…
A physical confrontation between a 20-year-old herder, Salau Isiaka, and a 25-year-old farmer, Akinkunmi Tiamiyu, has resulted in both individuals requiring hospitalization. The incident, which occurred on March 21, 2025, in Ilowa-Gbade Village, Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State, left both parties injured. Vanguard gathered on Saturday that the altercation stemmed from a dispute…
At least 57 students of Government Technical College in Orita Aperin, Ibadan, have been arrested by the police for allegedly invading CAC Grammar School and causing significant property damage. According to sources, the incident occurred on March 20, at about 3:20 p.m. The students were said to have raided the school and shattered all the…
A 34-year-old mechanic, Adewunmi Niyi Taiwo, has landed in serious trouble after allegedly stealing a customer’s Lexus GX 450 SUV worth N450 million from his employer’s workshop and crashing it into an electrical pole, causing N15 million worth of damage. Taiwo, who works with Fixi45 Technologies Company Limited, was arrested by officers from the Maroko…
A seventy-two-year-old man, Sabo Mohammed, has boldly told a Minna Chief Magistrates Court that he stabbed a Police Inspector, Nasiru Musa, to death because he was Seducing his wife. The Septuagenarian who was arraigned before the Minna Chief Magistrate Court Five, presided over by Hadiza Imam, told the court that he had been suspecting his…
A former councilor from Ifon Orolu in Osun State identified simply as Azeez has been reportedly killed as the boundary disputes involving Ifon and Ilobu communities resurged. It was not immediately clear how the deceased met his death. But a resident of Ifon, who spoke on condition anonymity for fear of attack, said Azeez was…