At least three naval officers and three policemen have been killed in different locations across Anambra State. The incident, which has created tension, fueled the rumours that the state has been invaded by a syndicate targeting security operatives. The armed gang was said to have killed three policemen at Neni junction in Anaocha Local Government…
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old herbalist, Baoku Gbuyi and 27-year-old bricklayer, Olamide Odulaja, for the alleged killing of a housewife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her four-year-old son, Peter, for suspected money-making rituals. The Guardian learnt that their arrest was prompted by a report made at the Ijebu Igbo Police Division by…
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, on Friday, stumbled three times while climbing the Air Force One. The development which stirred reactions on the internet, saw citizens of the US question the health of their president. At first, it was not clear if Biden tripped, but shortly after recovering he fell twice…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested six suspected cultists alleged to have shot a man dead on Tuesday night in the Shell road area of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The suspected cultists, Timothy Clark (27) Patrick Mbuk(29), Andrew Eleya(26), Gift Omofeye(26), Ogburang Samuel (31), Ibe Onyekachi Amadike (24yrs) who were revealed…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a 24-year-old drug trafficker, Sodiq Ramon, to maximum life imprisonment for unlawfully dealing in narcotics. Ramon was convicted of unlawful possession of 57.2 kg of cannabis. In her judgment, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek held that Ramon was found guilty based on the evidence before her. Abdulmaleek added…
Most petrol filling stations in Kogi State have closed down for business as a result of the non-availability of petroleum products. In Lokoja, the state capital, most major marketers closed down their filling stations, while black marketers took over from the major marketers. Tribune Online gathered that most of the major marketers preferred to offload…
A 38-year-old lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Adebisi Ademola, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for his involvement in a romance scam. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, of the Kwara state high court sitting in Ilorin, convicted Ademola. He was among the 33 suspected fraudsters arrested on September 14, 2020 in Offa area of…
A certain Adebowale Babatunde, 41, was on Friday remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center for allegedly presenting himself as a lawyer before an Osun State Magistrate Court 6 in Osogbo. Babatunde (defendant) was arraigned on two-counts bordering on false pretence and unlawfully possession of Call-to-the-Bar certificates before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara of Osogbo Magistrates’ Court. Police Prosecutor,…
Gunmen who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have released a video showing the abductees being flogged. Parents of the students have slso confirmed that the abductors have reached out and are demanding the sum of N500 million as ransom. The video shows the students in what appeared…
Actress, singer and dancer, Cossy Ojiakor, has said it is rather unfortunate that some people think prostitutes would not make heaven. In an interview, she said, “I know that a lot of women look down on themselves because of the way they dress. They think they are destined for hell and that, God cannot forgive. I like to…
