Sunday 7 August 2016

Court remands hairdresser, boyfriend for fighting over sex


Two lovers, Emem Asuquo and Olugbenga Yakubu, have been remanded in prison by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court sitting on Lagos Island for alleged public disturbance.

Court remands company MD in prison over arms scam


A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of an owner of Almond Projects Limited, Olugbenga Obadina, in Kuje prison, Abuja.

Police dismantle Kogi kidnap gangs, arrest six


The police said their Intelligence Response Team smashed some suspected members of a kidnap gang who had been terrorising Kogi State and its environs. The police also said they have rescued four kidnapped victims at different locations in the state.

97-year-old man leads protest over land in Awka


A 97-year-old man, Chief Nwabude Nwachukwu, of Ezioaka community, on Friday, led a protest over a disputed land in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

NSCDC rescues two-month-old baby in Rivers


Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command, on Friday, rescued a two-month-old baby girl that was dumped in the rain by her unidentified mother.