Sunday 23 October 2016

Girl, 12, dies after falling into pit latrine


A 12-year-old girl, Blessing, reportedly died when she fell into a pit latrine at Asin-Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Coffee may lower risks of chronic diseases


A daily consumption of coffee may lower the risk of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson and some forms of cancer, a nutritionist, Nike Oshinowo, has said.


Oshinowo, who works with the Gbadaga General Hospital, Lagos, made this assertion on Friday in Ibadan.

22 dead as bus plunges into river


A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early Friday in central Nepal, killing 22 people, a senior local official said.

The bus fell into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village in Chitwan district.

Abia police uncover baby factory, rescue pregnant girls


Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Abia State Police Command have uncovered a suspected baby factory at Ogbor Hill, in the Aba area of the state.

Mechanic burns daughter’s eyes, private parts with iron


The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Surakat Idowu, for allegedly brutalising his five-year-old daughter with a hot iron in the Ikotun area of the state.

Man plans sister’s kidnap for being stingy, demands N300,000


A 27-year-old man, Chigozie Egegonye, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly planning the kidnap of his sister, identified only as Franca.