By Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru & Umar Yusuf
ABUJA—Negotiations between the Federal Government and representatives of the Boko Harm Islamic sect on the release of 219 abducted Chibok girls will continue today in Chad. This came as
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Oct 20, 2014
Boko Haram’ll keep promise to release Chibok girls, as negotiations continue – FG
By Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru & Umar Yusuf
ABUJA—Negotiations between the Federal Government and representatives of the Boko Harm Islamic sect on the release of 219 abducted Chibok girls will continue today in Chad. This came as
Oct 15, 2014
Soldier shoots colleague to death in Bayelsa Government House
Mr President very busy can’t come out to meet BBOG protesters
Oct 13, 2014
Obasanjo to PDP: drug baron can’t be my leader
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo rejected yesterday the peace moves by his party’s leadership, saying he cannot be in the same group with “a drug baron” wanted in the United States.
15 die in Ibadan tanker fire
Man loses wife, three kids
20 vehicles, 23 motorcycles, others destroyed
It was all tears yesterday, as 15 people, including a family of three children and their mother, were burnt to death in a petrol tanker fire on Saturday night at Molete, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Amosun’s convoy in auto crash
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday escaped unhurt when his convoy was involved in an accident.
Edo Assembly crisis: Police arrest 12 suspects
Oct 10, 2014
Nigeria number four in Top 10 Countries With High Kidnapping Rates
Court Martial: EU rejects death sentences
The European Union (EU) has rejected the death sentence handed to 12 Nigerian soldiers by the General Court Martial in Nigeria for alleged mutiny.
Oct 8, 2014
Liberian Thomas Duncan, The Texas Ebola Patient, Has Died
I have no apologies for our actions in Enugu, says Chime
Mr. Sullivan Chime, Enugu State governor, is wondering why the endorsement of Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the governorship choice of the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enugu North senatorial district, should be generating so much angst from party men. Explaining to a group of
Armed herdsmen lay siege to Enugu-Nsukka Road
Enugu—ARMED herdsmen have continued to launch attacks on motorists and passengers plying Enugu-Nsukka Road almost on daily basis, Vanguard’s investigation has shown.
Synagogue: Joshua accuses commentators of ‘killing Nigeria’
Ebola: Male survivors warned to use condom
Oct 7, 2014
Ex-Anambra governor Obi joins PDP
He announced his decision following a visit to his Onitsha residence by leaders of the PDP in the South East zone on Tuesday according to a statement by Obi’s media aide, Valentine Obienyem.
Over 2,000 PDP members decamp to Kogi APC
Again, South Africa seizes $5.7m from Nigeria
Uduaghan frees 77-yr-old, two others from death row
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has granted state pardon to a septuagenarian, Dickson Umukoro, and two other condemned inmates as part of activities to mark the nation’s 54th independence anniversary.
Military arrests 50 vandals, recovers 100 canoes, 3,000 jerrycans in Lagos
The Military has arrested 50 persons suspected of vandalising pipelines at Majidun area of Ikorodu in Lagos.
Oct 6, 2014
Pastor, two others nabbed for diverting goods worth N25m
The suspects, identified as pastor Peter Iyasele, a.k.a Major, Anthony Ibiade, and Amas Debar, were arrested after FEDSARS’ operatives received a tip-off that a group of robbers had hijacked a 25ft container bearing 25 units of heavy duty outdoor split air conditioners worth over N25 million, as one Oliver, surname unknown, is still at large.
Vanguard gathered that the arrest of Amas Debar at Ijora led to the arrest of Anthony Ibiade and Peter Iyesele, after they had successfully hijacked the goods and transported it to their warehouse in Ibadan.
Their arrest led to the recovering of 22 units of the airconditioners, while one had been damaged.
Two of the airconditioners were, however, not recovered.
It was gathered that while Peter worked as a transporter, the other members of the gang are professional hijackers whose stock in trade was diversion of goods.
One of the suspects recounted his exploits: “My name is Peter Iyesele, 56-year-old, I am married and I have four children. I am a pastor and I have a church along Badagry expressway.
“I was arrested at Igando bus-stop for participating in hijacking and diversion of goods worth over N25 million. I have been engaging in these operations for years but after a while I stopped and invested proceeds from the operations in transportation.
“For about nine years, I didn’t participate in any of these operations because I had made enough from the operations until I received a call from God to serve him. I was doing well in my transportation business before I was duped by a woman.
“The reason I went back into robbing was to get money to expand the church of God where I pastor. If I had succeeded, I would have used the proceeds to build a house for God.”
Vanguard gathered that while the police are still making efforts to arrest Oliver, the other suspects have been charged to court.
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