Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three members of a syndicate specialising in targeting and robbing bank customers in Bauchi, Borno, and Kano. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakili, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) on January 28, 2025. The syndicate’s modus operandi involved monitoring…
The Ogun State Police command has arrested Taiwo Adeleke, a suspected female cybercriminal notorious for using TikTok to allegedly defraud unsuspecting victims. Adeleke is accused of convincing victims of her fictitious social responsibility initiatives, only to defraud them of millions of naira, Lindaikeji reported. A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, on…
The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has upheld the death sentence of Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, a hotelier, in connection with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. In its ruling on Thursday, the appellate court affirmed the decision of the Osun State High Court which…
By Bilal Akinkunmi The Mozambique’s disputed presidential election has forced nearly 3,000 people to seek refuge in neighboring countries, as violence and unrest continue to grip the nation. The defeated presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, canceled a planned address on Thursday, January 2, where he was expected to outline the next phase of the opposition’s protest…
Breaking: Ekweremadu’s wife released from UK prison, returns to Nigeria Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria. A reliable source on Wednesday confirmed her return to VANGUARD. It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK…
Eight days after being released from the prison on a pardon by Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Sunday Omisakin, has been remanded in the Ilesa Correctional Facility for allegedly breaking into a house and stole a television. Omisakin was listed as number 8 on the governor’s prerogative of mercy list signed on December 26,…
