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The love of money is the root of all evil they say. I wonder if this is the case in what happened in one of the new generation churches in Benue state yesterday where the Benue State Police Command arrested the pastor of a new generation church in Katsina-Ala (names withheld) for illegal possession of fire arms and assault on the church’s accountant.

The area father, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charley boy, 60, released some new swaggalicious photos of himself to mark the birthday of his wife. He also wrote a touching tribute to his wife Lady Di who has been with him for 30 years.

Could this be a winning bonus for the super eagles or Nigerians at large? The Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (ANP) has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for moving on to the Quarter Finals stage of the Orange African Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013, urging them to go for gold.

  Six persons suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of Nigeria’s Nollywoood actress and Senior Special Assistant to Imo state Government, Nkiru Sylvanus were on Tuesday paraded at a joint press briefing conducted by the State Security Sercice, SSS and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, at the SSS headquarters in Abuja.

Two late penalties (78’ and 90’) from forward Victor Moses gave the super eagles of Nigeria a crucial win against Ethiopia and the maximum three points needed to advance to the quarter finals of the ongoing AFCON 2013.

rescued baby girl Luck smiled on a 4-month-old baby buried alive by her own father, as she was saved by neighbours on Saturday, in Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria.

peter and lola Peter Okoye of P square is the newest Daddy in town as he and his partner,  Lola Omotayo, Tuesday evening, happily welcomed their baby daughter at an undisclosed American hospital. The happy father tweeted ‘ Thank u Lord… Am the new Daddy in town…. And she is so beautiful and adorable. Welcome to the world Aliona…. God is great.

About seventy four students of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, have been expelled by the institution over examination malpractices.

Enugu state Governor Sullivan Chime for the first time for about 135 days ago since he left the country, opened up on his health condition yesterday, saying that he is in good health and will be back to the country soon. According to The Vanguard reporters, the governor spoke exclusively them while receiving three governors, who visited him in London, United Kingdom where he is recovering after an illness. The delegation which include the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State; Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, separately attested to Chime’s state of well being in telephone interviews with Vanguard . They said Chime was, yesterday, moving about, eating and in good health.The visit of the governors followed unprecedented speculations on the state of Chime’s health.   It could be recalled that the speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Eugene Odo rejec...

osita and onyi when the going was good Tr agedy struck on Saturday as the Aleato family was thrown into sorrow following the murder of their 26-year-old daughter, Onyinyechukwu by her ex-boy friend in Lagos Nigeria. The deceased, who is a sales girl at Alaba International market, Ojo, was according to Vanguard trailed by her ex-boyfriend, Osita Amanunwa from her Iba new site residence to Ajangbadi area of Lagos, on her way to visit a friend.  She was sitting outside her host’s compound with her host when her ex came around. She greeted him but he did not respond only for to resurface later, beckoned on her to come. They left together but didn’t come back together. A desperate shout from Onyi was heard but her host never imagined that her guest was the one in need of help. Moments later she decided to look for her guest only to discover her lying in the pool of her own blood with a knife stock to her neck. According Vanguard source, Onyinyechukwu had to b...

The kidnapped 78- year-old mother of the Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson   has regained her freedom from her abductors. According to a Vanguard reliable source, Madam Betinah Okunwa Benson was freed at about 10pm last night after eight days in custody of the kidnappers. It was not clear at press time if the N40million Naira ransom demanded by her abductors was paid by the Speaker to secure his mother’s freedom or not, the details of her release remains sketchy. The spokesman to the speaker Mr. Kariamo Preye confirmed her release but denied the payment of ransom. He further said on telephone that the woman was handed over to the members of her family by the officials of Sagbama Local Government Council hale and hearty. One cannot but imagine if kidnapping has become the most lucrative business in Nigeria.

One Mr. Haruna Ibrahim, 35yrs, a shoe maker, of Ajata Jikwoyi in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja was arrested by the Police on Monday, for allegedly indulging in sodomy with six male minors whose ages range from eight to fourteen years. According to a source at the Jikwoyi Police Station who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria, all the affected boys had confessed to the act to their parents. Their parents then alerted the police who arrested the suspect. The source said the suspect lured the boys into the act at different occasions, paying them N300 each. The said shoe maker sometimes, repair their shoes free of charge before perpetrating the act. Ibrahim however denied the allegation. The police are still investigating the matter to gather more evidence before it will be charged to court.