Nigerian army’s offensive against Boko Haram militants the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead, the defence ministry said Sunday in its latest toll from the operation. “After a mop up of scenes of battle (since Saturday), 14 terrorists were confirmed dead… Altogether three soldiers died, while seven are wounded and are being treated in a military medical facilit...

LAGOS — Space constraints on the apron of the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos may have been responsible for the delay in the early morning flights operated out of the airport. Vanguard investigation revealed that spaces on the apron meant for parking for airlines on scheduled operations had been taken up by cargo aircraft, which operations are not regul...

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed support for the emergency rule imposed on the Northern States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The forum believes the imposition of emergency rule will complement the offer of amnesty made to the members of Boko Haram sect to restore peace to the affected states. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu in...

An alleged cultist has been arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after raping her. The late Rafiat Akinyemi The suspect, Anuoluwapo Akinloye, 25, who lives at Segun Kehinde Street, Ogijo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, allegedly raped and stabbed Rafiat Akinyemi to death because she broke up with him. According to the victim's mother, Mrs. Rashidat Akinyemi, the g...

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A Nigerian businessman, Ayodele Olaoye, on Friday told a Lagos High Court that he did not plot and execute his own kidnap, to extort his parents. Olaoye made the denial while testifying at the trial of seven persons accused of kidnapping him before Justice Olabisi Akinlade of an Ikeja High Court. The accused are: Esther Phillips, 23; Patricia Nna, 26; Kingsley Okonwa, 24; Osita Adigwe, 35; Uz...

The Bayelsa State post-flood management committee says the state has taken necessary steps to mitigate the impending floods as predicted by the Nigerian Metrological Services (NIMET). Chief Francis Doukpola, chairman of the committee, told newsmen on Wednesday in Yenagoa that the state government has made contingency plans to handle the expected flood. In February, NIMET released the rainfall p...

Thirty one persons were killed in Imo State when a tree fell on them. The incident happened at the Ukwu Uko evening market at Umuejinwaoke Umudagu Village, Mbieri, Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo. About 16 others sustained various injuries during the incident, which was caused by rainstorm on Thursday night. A resident of the community, Nnaemeka Emenyonu, said that the tree fell on t...