ABUJA — The Vanguard Newspaper reporter who went missing last month, Tordue Salem, has been found dead. The newspaper reported that details of the recovery of his remains were sketchy as of 9.30 pm on Thursday. The Federal House of Representatives correspondent was last seen around Total filling station, close to the Force headquarters, Abuja. An alarm was raised the day after he was last seen when his whereabouts became unknown. One suspect, Prince Enyenihi,...

ZARIA — Ten female and four male staff members of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State were kidnapped yesterday at Giwa local government area of the state. The abductees were said to be on a condolence visit to one of their staff and a director, who lost his father. It was learned that the driver of the official vehicle was instantly released on the instruction to come back and report the incident to the...

BENIN — The commander of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, Chidiebere Oruruo-Ifudu says the command which comprises Edo and Delta states has rescued about 96 victims of human trafficking in the zone. Oruruo-Ifudu, in an interview with newsmen in Benin, said the victims were rescued between January and October this year. “The zone arrested 79 suspected human traffickers and secured four convictions within the period, adding that...

KADUNA — A retired Air Vice Marshal, Mohammed Maisaka, and his grandchild have been shot at Rigasa, a community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that gunmen stormed their residence located around Markarfi Road in Rigasa around 8:30 pm on Monday and shot the two at closed range. It was gathered that the 27-year-old grandchild, Mohammed Musa, who is a serving Airman, is his grandfather’s orderly. The deceased, who before...