A pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church, Onigbogbo, Atan Ota, Ogun State, Pastor Olusegun Omoniyi, is critically ill after he was allegedly abducted and tortured by some members of the Oodua People’s Congress.
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Civil defence arrests two for theft
Two suspects have been arrested in Abeokuta by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command, for allegedly attacking residents of Soretire Street, in the Oluwo area, and dispossessing them of their valuables.
Kidnap suspect in police net after collecting ransom in Abia
Operatives of the Abia Police Command have arrested a kidnap suspect identified as Ugochukwu Nwafor after he reportedly collected a ransom of N2m deposited in a Sport Utility Vehicle along Ibeku Ngwa axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway.
Ogun farm manager killed while harvesting crop
A farm manager, Gbenga Kiki, has been strangled by unknown persons while harvesting crop on a farmland in Orisada-Eyo community in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Ekiti court sentences herdsman to two-year imprisonment for grazing
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland and destroying crops.
Man on trial for defiling 12-year-old boy in Kano
A Kano Magistrates’ Court sitting in Audu Bako Secretariat on Monday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Mansir Sani, for allegedly defiling a 12 year-old boy.
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Tuesday 29 November 2016
Gov’s wife warns parents against child abuse
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has warned parents and guardians against using their children and wards as hawkers, adding that such constitutes child abuse.
2,000-year-old skeleton found at Mediterranean shipwreck
Archeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old human skeleton at the same Mediterranean shipwreck that yielded the most sophisticated piece of technology, a clockwork, to survive Antiquity, Nature reported on Monday.
Teenager gets six-year imprisonment for phone theft
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced an 19-year old man identified as Happy Okotie to six-year imprisonment for stealing.
Suspect steals from policewoman during interrogation
A 28-year-old man, Deji Ayoola, who was arrested by the police in Lagos State for theft, has allegedly stolen money from the policewoman interrogating him.
Man brutalises wife’s niece for using air conditioner
A 27-year-old beautician, Latifat Adeyemi, has been battered by her aunt’s husband, Rasak Alabi, aka Alfa, for allegedly turning on an air conditioner in their house in Solebo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Graduate impersonates Bishop Kukah, defrauds Oyedepo, Dantata, others
A graduate of Political Science, Jehu Kwasu, has narrated how he impersonated the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah and defrauded prominent Nigerians of millions of naira.
Kwasu said his victims included Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church Worldwide, who he claimed gave him N500,000; the Chairman, Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, N1m; Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, N500,000; businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, N2m.
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Monday 28 November 2016
Six feared killed in Rivers cult clash
SIX persons were feared killed when suspected cult members struck in two communities of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday.
Despite infertility, your marriage can remain strong
The season of struggle is the best time you can build your self confidence and depend on one another in your marriage. Infertility is one struggle nobody ever prepares couples for during the courtship period, a no go area which may be misinterpreted as wishing the couple bad luck in marriage. Today it has become a major life challenge in many marriages, causing some certain kind of pains and confusion when not properly managed. Just like any other complication, it has the capacity to destroy marriage.
Gunmen attack Lagos estate, kidnap four residents
Some gunmen on Saturday attacked Lekki Gardens Estate, in the Isheri area of Lagos State and kidnapped four residents.
Gunmen kill vigilante member in Rivers
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot and killed a member of a vigilante group in Omoku town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Boom time for herbal concoction sellers as men’s crave for sexual enhancers rises
Hello, good afternoon…yes I am at the shop, just ask any commercial motorcyclist you see once you get to Oke-koto to direct you to Ojekunle Street. As soon as you enter into the street, tell anybody you see that you are going to Mama T’s shop, they’ll direct you, everybody knows the place,”
Police arrest two for stealing journalist’s car
Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who allegedly attacked an Akure-based journalist, Mrs. Adeola Adekunle, and stole her car at gunpoint.
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Sunday 27 November 2016
Four fleeing robbers shot dead in Warri
The police in Delta State on Monday shot dead four suspected armed robbers around the Ajamimogha area of Warri after dispossessing a man of N126, 000.00.
Mother solicited men to rape 10-year-old daughter
The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed last month in a gruesome crime that shocked the United States told police that she had solicited men to rape her daughter, according to reports.
Man kills childhood friend after gambling with phone
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Ogadima Nkwaha, for allegedly slitting the throat of his friend, John Effiong, in the Olodi Apapa area of the state.
Jilted 19-year-old student commits suicide
Jessica Beer, a 19-year-old female student of Dyege Memorial College, Akpehe, Makurdi, Benue State, on Wednesday committed suicide after her boyfriend, identified simply as Labi, impregnated another girl and subsequently dumped her.
‘I prepared fake charm to test my wife’s fidelity’
A father of three, Olanrewaju Aluko, on Thursday said he prepared a fake charm for his wife, Tolu, to swear with that she was not flirting around
Family hangs woman, boyfriend over extramarital affair
A Pakistani mother-of-three and the man she was allegedly having an affair with were hanged from a tree on Thursday, with police blaming her husband, brother and father for carrying out the killings.
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Saturday 26 November 2016
Lack of exercise can cause diabetes, hypertension – Dietitian
A Dietitian, Mrs Sarah Abagai, says indulging in sedentary lifestyle without regular physical exercise can cause diabetes and hypertension.
My husband wants to kill me, woman tells court
A teacher, Mrs Precious Anthony, who resides at Karu Village, Abuja, has asked a Jikoyi Customary Court to dissolve her marriage that her husband plans to kill her by stabbing her to death.
Flood kills 60-year-old woman in Zamfara
A 60-year-old woman has been killed and over 100 houses destroyed by flood in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
‘I attack my victims with machetes, not guns’
A 30-year-old farmer Bature Iliya accused of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery has told the Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court 1 that he only attacked his victim with a machete and not a gun.
Man abandons wife in hospital over unpaid N520,000 bill
A mother of seven, Mrs. Uzoamaka Onu, 39, has been abandoned by her husband at the New Mayor Hospital and Fertility Centre, Nkpor in Anambra over a bill of N520,000.
Man remanded in prison for stealing taps from mosque
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, an unemployed man, Jubril Aja, who confessed to stealing water taps valued at N10,000.
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Friday 25 November 2016
Man arraigned for killing his daughters
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 29-year-old applicant, Anyaogu Samuel in prison for allegedly killing his two daughters.
The accused was brought to the court by the police for allegedly killing his nine months old daughter, Chinoso, and two-year-old Miracle.
Health concerns linked to red meat
Red meat (which technically includes any muscle meat from mammals, e.g. beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, goat, and, yes, horse, not that we think you’re going there) has long been linked to heart disease. And in 2015, the World Health Organisation dubbed it a probable carcinogen, too. Steak lovers panicked, understandably—but the designation probably doesn’t mean the end of juicy fillets.
Barber kills cousin at aunt’s burial, remanded
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 21-year-old barber, Ugbede Daniel, in prison custody for allegedly stabbing to death one Ebenezer Agada, 28, at the burial ceremony of their aunt.
Navy arrests 11 suspected oil thieves
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 11 suspected crude oil thieves in Delta State.
The Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, said in a statement on Thursday that the service made the arrests during ‘Operation Zero Crude Oil Theft’ in the state.
My husband is under his mother’s tutelage, wife tells court
A housewife, Iyabo Olatunji , has told an Akure Customary Court that her husband, Ezekiel, is still under his mother’s tutelage.
Australia to deport man for infecting women with HIV
An African acrobat accused of having unprotected sex with several Aussie women while being infected with HIV has had his Australian permanent residency cancelled and faces deportation.
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Thursday 24 November 2016
Man rapes six-month-old baby
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant in Yobe State, Dr. Muhammed Fari, on Monday said a 40-year-old deaf and dumb man, Shaaibu Danladi, raped a six-month-old baby in Potiskum.
Drink-driving tourist held in Spain after killing policeman
A French tourist has been detained on the Spanish island of Majorca after she hit and killed a policeman cycling with his son, while four times over the drink-drive limit, authorities said Friday.
Salesgirl dumps day-old baby by roadside, blames lover
A salesgirl, Ifunanya Eme, has been arrested by the police in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, for allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the roadside.
NSCDC arrests 50 militants, destroys 15 illegal refineries
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Jigawa State said it had arrested two suspects over alleged armed robbery and cattle rustling.
20 stolen vehicles recovered in Lagos, Ogun
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, says no fewer than 120 stolen vehicles were recovered in Lagos and Ogun states between August and September 2016.
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Wednesday 23 November 2016
House help executed for killing employer’s child
Saudi authorities on Monday executed an Ethiopian housemaid convicted of killing the child of her employer more than three years ago, the Interior Ministry said.
Ways to save your eyes from smartphone strain
Blink, blink and blink again: Blinking often (and for more than a second) keeps your eyes moist and reduces dryness and irritation. We tend to blink about a third less than we normally would when we stare lovingly at our precious smartphone screens, which starves our poor peepers of protective tears. Keep your eyes wet by blinking about 10 times every 20 minutes or so and you should be good to go. Bonus: Blinking often helps refocus your eyes, too.
Indian hemp rapists: Police launch manhunt for suspects
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the suspects who allegedly forced a 23-year-old lady, Judith (not real name), to smoke Indian hemp before taking turns to rape her at 106, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, around Pako Bus Stop, Lagos.
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