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*Father demands justice AN 18-month-old baby girl has been reportedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes at Agoti farm settlement in Idanre, Ondo State. The incident occurred on June 8, 2026, according to the father of the deceased, Bright Kalu, a peasant farmer from Abia State. Narrating the incident, Kalu said he left the baby in the care of her mother at their farm camp while he went to a nearby farm to buy food items. According to him, “On June 8, 2026, I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I met my wife looking troubled and distressed. “When I asked what had happened, she told me that someone had come to the camp and attacked her, and that she was able to rescue three of our children, but one was missing.” Kalu said he and his elder brother, Ifeanyi, immediately searched the area. They did not find anyone but later discovered the lifeless body of his daughter behind their house with her head severed. The farmer has appealed to the Ondo Stat...

*Says suspect planned father’s  death for years  A  family in Calabar, Cross River State has been thrown into mourning after 74-year-old Okon Ansa was found dismembered in Ukim Ita, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, with his daughter saying the suspected killer kept her father’s photos “like a trophy.” The man’s daughter, Basseyanwan, told Vanguard the last time she heard her father’s voice was when he called her “Mma Teacher,” his favourite name. According to her, “He had complained of waist pain and had run out of medication. I arranged food and medicine before leaving on a trip and did not see him alive again.” On returning to the community, she said: “Seeing my father’s lifeless body dismembered into pieces made me faint several times, I was not myself.” Police discovered the elderly man’s head buried in a shallow grave and his body in another, both concealed beneath plantain and pineapple suckers in a neighbour’s compound.  Recall the suspect ...

T RAGEDY struck at Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, as six persons were reportedly crushed to death and several others severely wounded by a tipper truck. The incident which occurred around the College Junction threw residents into confusion. Sources said the heavy duty vehicle was conveying sand to a building construction site when the driver lost control and rammed into motorcyclists, pedestrians and other road users. A source in the community said six persons died on the stop while those that sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital. “The vehicle suffered break failure and the driver lost control at the College Junction axis of the town. “The vehicle rammed into commercial motorcycles, vehicles, passersby and started killing people. “The number of persons counted that had died before they were rushed to the hospital were about six,” the source said.

*Blasts trial judge, Lifu, over ‘judicial rascality’ *INEC backs stay of execution, opposition alleges plot to silence rivals *Olawepo-Hashim, Adebayo, Accord, CNPP, Ameh, Ajulo speak *Justice Lifu declines to hands off ADC case, orders Mark, Aregbesola to pay N1m  fine THE battle over deregistration  of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four other political parties took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja halted execution of the Federal High Court judgment ordering their removal from the register of Independent National Electroral Commission, INEC. The appellate court, in a unanimous ruling by a three-member panel, led by Justice A.B. Mohammed, severely criticised the lower court for proceeding with its judgment, despite an earlier order directing it to suspend action in the matter, describing the conduct as a violation of judicial hierarchy.  INEC supported the application for stay, saying it was not informed of delivery of the judgment a...

African Democratic Congress, ADC, has named former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 presidential election, completing its presidential ticket, ahead of what is expected to be an intense contest. The announcement pairs two veteran politicians who have occupied some of the country’s highest offices, giving the ADC a ticket the party hopes can broaden its national appeal and strengthen its challenge in the 2027 race. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, who said Amaechi emerged after extensive consultations involving party leaders, coalition partners, youth and women stakeholders, and representatives from all geopolitical zones. The party said  Amaechi’s selection followed the conclusion of its presidential primary, where he emerged runner-up and secured what it described as broad support from party ...

TOMATO  farmers have assured Nigerians that tomato prices would crash in October this year. Acting under the auspices of Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria, TOOPAN, weekend, the farmers said the current demand by those who consumed fresh tomatoes and large industries using the product as raw materials far outstripped the current level of supply. However, in spite of the challenges in the value chain, Nigeria remains the second-largest tomato producer in Africa after Egypt, producing about 1.8 million to 2.3 million metric tonnes annually, with some peak estimates hitting closer to 3.6 million tonnes during optimal harvest years.   President of TOOPAN, Mr Oyeleke Bola, who disclosed this, said: “We will be looking at October 2026, prices will crash by that time.   ‘’October is going to be the next harvesting month, and at that time, there will be huge harvests because a lot of our farmers will be harvesting their tomatoes to complement others, ...