Fresh drama is brewing in Plateau State House of Assembly as the purportedly suspended Speaker of the House, Abok Ayuba, and his group on Monday morning gained entrance into the chambers having…
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Government Withheld Salaries Of 781 Workers, Gives Reason
Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya-led government of Gombe State has withheld the payment of salaries of 781 workers over their absenteeism. VAM News understands that the erring workers were mentioned when the state…
Ondo: Man arrested for defiling 10-year-old left behind by mother
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Soji Bakare, aka SOJ, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The suspect was alleged to have sexually assaulted the minor at…
Osun Amotekun arrests teenager with 50kg sack of Indian hemp
A teenager suspected to be dealing in Indian hemp has been by the Amotekun Corps in the Sabo area of Osogbo, Osun State. According to PUNCH, a resident, who identified…
Baptist Church Attack: Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Several Others
Two persons have been killed and several others kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits at the Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The President of…
Osun Teenager Lands In Trouble Over Possession Of 50kg Sack Of Indian Hemp
A teenager suspected to be dealing in Indian hemp has been by the Amotekun Corps in the Sabo area of Osogbo, Osun State. According to PUNCH, a resident, who identified himself only…
Phone Theft: Two Ekiti Men Bag 42 Years Imprisonment
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 26 years old Adewale Adesanmi and 24 years old Olumide Arogundade to 21 years imprisonment each for snatching a bag and…
Nigerian Police Lied, We Were Ambushed By 150 Bandits – NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has disputed the Zamfara State Police Command claim that a joint security team overpowered some bandits. Spokesperson for the police command, Muhammad Shehu, had…
Jubilation as Widow of Late Afenifere Chieftain Odumakin Delivers Twin Babies
Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of the spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has delivered of of bouncing twins – a boy and a girl – at a United States of America hospital. She…
26-year-old polytechnic Student drowns in hotel swimming pool
A 26-year-old Computer Science student of the Taraba State Polytechnic has been found dead in a swimming pool. Identified as Clara Jacob, the lifeless body of the final year student was discovered…