Friday 29 July 2016

Police arrest man with son’s head


The Police in Bauchi on Monday said they have arrested a 25-year-old man, Maikudi Mohammed, for being in possession of the head of his child.

Three-year-olds among ghost workers in Adamawa


The Adamawa State government has said it found people aged three to 10 on its payroll.

The state government said this in Yola on Monday while denying reports that it was axing workers employed by the previous administration.

My wife sleeps with landlords, man tells court


A 50-year-old teacher, Mr Musiliu Yusuf, on Monday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that his wife was impregnated by one of her lovers in their matrimonial home.

Blogger gets two-year jail term for insulting President


An Algerian journalist and blogger was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to pay a fine for insulting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a defence lawyer said Monday.

Police arraign 22 for attempted murder in Oyo


The Oyo State Police Command on Monday arraigned 22 suspected transport workers who were allegedly involved in the clash between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and National Union of Road Transport Workers on Friday.