Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued five women and two babies in Zamfara after spending two months in captivity. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Thursday by the Information Officer…
Many trapped in Anambra building collapse
Some yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons have been trapped as a building under construction caved in near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about…
Father dies trying to rescue son from well in Kwara
A 49-year-old man, Fasasi Azeez, in Offa local government area of Kwara State, has died in a desperate attempt to rescue his son, Kaleed, who mistakenly fell into a deep well. Vanguard Correspondent reliably gathered that the son, Kaleed, was…
Tinubu condemns killing of traditional rulers, orders swift action to rescue kidnapped pupils in Ekiti State
In a somber response to the tragic events unfolding in Ekiti State, President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the killing of two esteemed traditional rulers. The victims, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun…
Benin-Ore Expressway kidnappers freed my father after N3m ransom –son
A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday. Sunday Special had reported that Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of…
Police rescue kidnap victim in Zamfara
Police have confirmed the rescue of a kidnap victim in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital on Friday. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Command, ASP Yazid Anipr, the group of armed men…
Kaduna police rescue man after 6 months in kidnappers’ den
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim who had been held captive for six months. ASP Mansir Hassan, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Tuesday in Kaduna, said that the rescue operation took place on…
Libyan border guards rescue migrants in desert near Tunisia
Libya’s Ministry of Interior on Monday said its border guards have rescued dozens of African migrants who said they had been deported by Tunisian authorities towards the borders. The migrants were found in the desert and taken to al-Assah border…
Lagos Police rescue 2 children abandoned in Lagos
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued two children abandoned by their mothers in the Marina area of Lagos State. This is contained in a statement posted on Friday on its…