The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of Ibrahim Aliyu, a 30-year old man from Nasarawa State, in what it described as the bid to rid the State of undesirable elements. A statement by the Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunsakin, said Aliyu was arrested in Ndele Town in Emouha LGA with a…
NO fewer than 25 persons were feared dead, Monday, in a fresh outbreak of heavy fighting between suspected
By MOLLY KILETE. Abuja Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has said that the Army has the capability and wherewithal to crush Boko Haram and restore peace in the three states under emergency rule. The states are Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.Gowon, who disclosed this at the Abuja success summit organized by Redeemed Christain Church…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday killed 35 persons and burnt property worth millions of naira in an attack on Ikyo, Catholic Church, Agwaza, Kokonbo, Azer, Lijam, Akesa, Tyow Doshima, Tse Saka and Kwaghlando districts in Takum local government area of Taraba State.A resident of one of the villages, Hon Peter Kaaov told newsmen on Sunday that…
Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he will not partake of the N12m to be paid to each delegate to the three-month National Conference to be inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday (today).Bakare, representing Ogun State at the conference, said he made the decision not to collect…
BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURISuspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have again invaded Pela Birni village of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, killing two residents before setting ablaze two churches and many residential houses ablaze. Pela Birni is one of the populated and remote village under Kwajjafa District in southern Borno with Christian domination,…
There were indications last night that the Federal Government was serious about enforcing the no-go area clauses contained in the report of the Presidential Committee on National Conference, as many of the delegates began to arrive Abuja, yesterday, for the confab inauguration today. Vanguard learnt from competent Presidency sources that the government was working hard…
STRONG indications emerged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan may soon commence a probe into the tenure of immediate past governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido. This comes as ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday, called for a detailed forensic…
CHIEF Samuel Olu Falae is a former Secretary to the Federal Government and also the joint presidential candidate of the All People’s Party, APP and the Alliance for Democracy, AD in 1999. In this exclusive interview with Vanguard, Falae expresses his concern about the national conference and at the same time, faults the number of…
The remains of about 150 Southern Kaduna natives, were, yesterday, buried in a mass grave in Unguwant Gata, Maroa Chiefdom of Karua Local Government Area of the state, according to a local chief from the area. Sankwai, Tekum and Unguwan Gata villages in Maroa Chiefdom were, Saturday, invaded by what villagers said were Fulani gunmen,…