One of the six Nigerian Law School students recently kidnapped along the Zakibiam-Mukari Expressway in Benue State has revealed chilling details of their abduction, insisting that contrary to police claims, the victims were not rescued by security forces but released after ransom was paid. The student, David Obiora, currently at the Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School, disclosed in an exclusive WhatsApp interview with Vanguard that the kidnappers were of Tiv origin and operated from within their local community. Obiora was abducted alongside five other law students and additional passengers while en route to Yola from Onitsha on July…
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The longstanding blackout in Ondo East Local Government Area may soon come to an end, as the Itesiwaju Ondo Development Group met with officials of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) on Monday, August 4, 2025, to initiate the process of reconnecting the area to the national grid. The meeting, held with BEDC’s Regional Head, Engineer Dele Johnson, marked a renewed push by community leaders, traditional rulers, and grassroots stakeholders to resolve the power outage that has persisted since 2011. Leading the delegation, community mobilizer Orisamuyiwa Dickson conveyed the people’s frustration and called for immediate action, including the establishment of…
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has rewarded Super Falcons defender, Tosin Demehin, with ₦30 million cash and a house at Sunshine Estate in Oba-Ile, Akure, for her outstanding performance at the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where Nigeria emerged champions. The Governor made the announcement on Monday, August 4, 2025, during a civic reception in Akure held in honour of Ondo State indigenes who were part of the victorious Super Falcons squad at the tournament held in Morocco last month. Alongside Demehin, Governor Aiyedatiwa also gifted Mary Akinsola, the team’s media officer, and Mary…
Panic gripped a healthcare centre in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Monday following the mysterious disappearance of a newborn baby, prompting the arrest of four suspects by the state police command. The incident reportedly occurred less than 24 hours after the child was delivered on Sunday evening. Chaos broke out at the facility on Monday morning when nurses on duty could not locate the baby during routine checks. “It was when the nurses attempted to attend to the baby that they discovered it was missing,” a source at the facility told our correspondent. The development caused widespread confusion,…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a warning to Nigerian students in the U.S., urging them to strictly adhere to the conditions of their student visas. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the Mission cautioned that failure to comply with visa regulations such as skipping classes, dropping out, or leaving a program without notifying the appropriate authorities, could result in the revocation of their student visas. “If you drop out, skip classes, or leave your program of study without informing your school, your student visa may be revoked, and you may…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 225 suspected drug offenders and seized more than 654 kilograms of illicit substances in Osun State between January and June 2025. Speaking on Monday in Osogbo, the state commander of the NDLEA, Oluwarotimi Adetula, said the arrests comprised 174 males and 51 females. During the period under review, 43 suspects, 40 men and three women, were prosecuted, resulting in 22 convictions. Adetula disclosed that the agency seized 654.424 kilograms of various narcotics, including 502.932 kg of cannabis sativa, 3.4 kg of cocaine, 62.692 kg of psychotropic substances, and 85.4 kg of…
Two suspects have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Nigerian man, Ayowale Aladejana, in New Cross, southeast London. According to the Metropolitan Police, 23-year-old Ben Wazabanga of Fairfax Road, Bedford, has been charged with murder and possession of a knife. He was remanded in custody and appeared before Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 4. Also charged with murder is Ronique Belfon, 23, of Morinsbury Road, Bedford. She was similarly remanded and appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court the same day. The investigation began after police were called to a residential address on Monson Road at…
A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, John Ubong Akpan, was shot dead during a gun battle with police operatives in Ikot Umiang village, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The state police command disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Monday in Uyo by its spokesperson, ASP Timfon John. According to the statement, Akpan was fatally wounded during a confrontation with officers, while other members of the criminal gang managed to escape into the surrounding bush. The command said it had received intelligence on August 2 at about 4:00 p.m. indicating that the gang was regrouping at a…
The Rivers State Police Command has qarrested seven suspects in connection with the murder of Bright Owhor, a Port Harcourt-based lawyer who was shot dead by gunmen at his residence on Market Road, Rumuomasi, on July 6. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrests on Monday during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, noting that the breakthrough followed a ten-day intelligence-led operation by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit. “Following meticulous intelligence gathering and technical surveillance, all individuals involved in the killing were identified and apprehended,” she said. According to Iringe-Koko, the suspects, aged between 22 and 34, played various…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued 11 kidnap victims, including two serving police inspectors, during a series of coordinated raids in Benue State. The operation, which took place between Saturday and Sunday, August 2–3, was conducted in Tse-Ahur and Chito communities in Ukum Local Government Area. According to OPWS Force Commander, Major General Moses Gara, the rescue was part of intensified efforts to tackle rampant abductions in the Sankera axis of the state. “Eleven persons, including two police officers, were rescued at Tse-Ahur and Chito during the raid,” General Gara told journalists during a press briefing in Makurdi…