Monday 23 January 2017

Cattle rustlers kill herdsman, push corpse into lagoon




Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers have gruesomely murdered a Fulani herdsman while resisting attempt to steal two of his cows around Emu-Ebendo community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta state.

The incident which occurred on Friday last week reportedly sparked apprehension between herdsmen and residents of the area following the discovery of the corpse pegged to a wood in a shallow river to prevent it from floating until it had discomposed.

62-year-old man seeks divorce over religious differences


A 62-year-old man, Adesanya Akanni, is seeking the dissolution of his 32-year-old marriage to Florence Akani, over religious differences.

23-year-old dies while struggling for gun …his death a relief, says mother


A vigilance group commander in the Oke Aro area of Ogun State, Quadri Adesina, has been arrested by the police after an alleged accidental discharge from his gun killed a 23-year-old man, Yusuf Azeez.

Police arrest suspected Facebook fraudsters


The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested two suspected fraudsters for faking the Face book account of the State Deputy Governor, Cecilia Ezeilo.

Man remanded in prison for threatening to kill parents

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An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded Dickson Uwadinusu, 30, in prison for allegedly threatening to kill his parents.