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You Are Free To Travel For Medical Treatment- Court Tells Babalakin

The Lagos High court has released the passport of Dr. Wale Babalakin, Chairman, BiCourtney Group of Companies to allow him travel to South Africa for medical...

Accident: Car Dives Into River In Warri Kill 3 People

A Volkswagen Audi 80 saloon vehicle, plunged in to Agbarho River, on East-West Road in Delta State, weekend, killing 3 out of the 5 individuals on board,...

One Man’s Meat Is Another’s Poison: Delta State Tricycle Riders Rejoice Over Okada Ban

Tricycle drivers in Delta State have commended the state government for banning business motorcyclists in some major cities in the state and launching...

Kidnappers Ask Minister of Finance to Bring Money Recovered from Fuel Subsidy Regime or Pay N200m Ransom for Mother

Settlement talk have begun in earnest with the kidnappers of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, mother of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance,...

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Breaking News: Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother kidnapped

Gunmen Sunday abducted the mom of the Minister of Finance, Prof Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwahi-Uku, Delta State. Okonjo-Iweala’s mother who is the wife...

SAD: Actor Enebeli Elebuwa Is Dead!

Elebuwa, who died on Tuesday evening, had been fighting Stroke for some times now and gone through procedure at some medical centers in Nigeria prior to...

Lawmaker’s Wife Kidnapped By Gunmen In Delta

Wife of the member representing Bomadi Local Government constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Preyor, was, weekend, abducted by gunmen at Kpakiama town in Bomadi council. Vanguard Newspaper gathered that the suspected kidnappers, who were armed, stormed the legislator’s residence at 11p.m., and whisked Mrs. Campaign Preyor to an unknown destination. A...

Victims’ relatives throng crash site, hoping to see loved ones

By Evelyn Usman & Bose Adelaja LAGOS — Relatives of the victims still throng the site, apparently with the hope of seeing their loved ones. But their hope was dashed when they were informed that none of them survived. One of the relatives who identified himself as Emmanuel Egho, said he lost his cousin, one Stafold Obuche. Effort by this reporter to reach the...

Missing Girl Found – 6yr old Kosy Akilo Abducted May 12th, Found

Great way to start the month. Kosy Akilo, the 6 year old girl who was kidnapped after a robbery at her parents house in Enugu on Sunday May 12th has been...

DELTA STATE COMES UNDER HAMMER FOR LEVELLING HILL WITH N7.4 BILLION

The decision of the Delta State Government to award a N7.4billion contract to level a hill at the Asaba Airport under construction has come under heavy...

We didn’t negotiate with ex-militants to fight Itsekiri – Ogbe-Ijoh

THE people of Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom in Warri South- West Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, denied allegation that they negotiated with ex-militants to join forces with them to prevent Itsekiri from performing the epochal regatta, weekend, in honour of the Olu of Warri. The community, in a statement by the Secretary-General, Ogbe-Ijoh Youth Council, Mr. Payebor...

Court resumes, Ex-Gov Ibori’s supporters depleted over scare of arrest

The Southwark Crown Court, United Kingdom, where a former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has resumed from its break. Ibori is being tried...

Kwara Football Academy Secondary School Wins 14th NNPC/Shell Cup, 2012

It was amidst strong opposition from the students of National Foundation Academy Ughelli, Delta State that the Kwara Football Academy Secondary School,...

Snake Saga: Policeman arrested In Delta

A police sergeant in Delta State has been arrested for alleged involvement in a plot with some faceless persons to swindle the proprietor of an hotel...

Woman Dies On The Podium Giving Testimony in Church

Panic and pandemonium broke out at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG,in Uzere, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State last week, when...

Richard Mofe Damijo Escaped Death In A Ghastly Car Accident

RMD's damaged Car Foremost Nollywood actor, and commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Richard Mofe Damijo, this morning survived a...

Governor Uduaghan of Delta State Donates N3m To Bedridden Enebeli Elebuwa

The governor of Delta State, where the sick veteran actor is from, has pledged N3 million to help with the actor’s medical bills and welfare. Governor...

10-yr-old sets self ablaze in Delta State

A 10-year-old young girl (names withheld) weekend, set herself on fire in Ughelli metroplolis, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State. Vanguard...

Latest News On Acid Bath: Expelled student opens up, accuses lecturer’s wife

By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor The plight of Franca Ogbu, a 22-year-old student of Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, who was bathed...

Groom murders elder brother, day after wedding

Suspect - Charles Eliemenye When 46-year-old Alexander Eliemenye, a Customs officer stationed in Niger State, travelled to Lagos where his family lived,...