Pregnant woman contracts Lassa fever as victim dies

The Ogun State Government says the first Lassa fever patient in the state, who was being treated at an isolation centre of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Hospital Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, has died.

Domestic violence on the increase

The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Lola Akande, has said incidents of domestic violence are on the increase in the state.

Abia: Police smash child trafficking syndicate, rescue three children

Men of the Abia State Police Command have smashed a child trafficking syndicate and rescued three victims in the state.

Man bags seven years for printing fake naira

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted one James Onwuso who was caught printing fake naira notes.

The judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, sentenced Onwuso to seven years imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of the machine used by the convict to print the fake naira notes to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Police arrest undergraduates for murder

The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said it had nabbed two undergraduates for the murder of one Stella Uhuo.

Conductor abducts, robs workers returning from office

A 26-year-old conductor, Chineyen Okoro, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly abducting three factory workers in the Sango area of the state.

Mad man’ arrested with 22 ATM cards, phones

A ‘mad man’, Lanrewaju Jaiyeola, has been arrested with 22 Automated Teller Machine cards, two mobile phones and a power bank.

Fr. Mbaka’s transfer: Adoration members spit fire

Members of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), under the aegis of Concerned Adorers and Igbos in Diaspora (CAID), have warned that people should stop making fuss over the transfer of their spiritual director, Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejike Mbaka.

Motorist killed at checkpoint while producing ID card

A motorist, Arinze Daniel, has been killed by a policeman at Agip bus stop, opposite Ojo Barracks on the Lagos-Bagadry Expressway, Lagos State.

Family tackles MFM after varsity fence killed child

The mother of four-year-old Olamide Adegbesan, who was killed after the fence of the Mountain Top University fell on her, says the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, the owner of the school, has yet to compensate the family for its loss.

Three robbers, one cop killed during bank robbery

Armed robbers invaded some banks in Ikirun, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State in the evening last Friday, making away undisclosed sums of money.

Husband divorces wife for sex-starving him

For always wearing trousers to the matrimonial bed every night in order to deny him sex, an Ibadan-based Igbo plumber, Isaac Ikechukwu has got an le-tuntun Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his nine-year old marriage to Ekuious, mother of his two children.

Driver sent to pay bill flees with boss’ car

The police have arrested a driver, Michael Bameyi, for allegedly running away with his employer’s Toyota Camry valued at N2m.

Priest arrested having sex with minors

A priest, a junior football coach and an HIV-positive man were among 11 people arrested in northern Italy on charges of paying for sex with minors, police said Thursday.

Four reverend sisters perish in auto crash in Cross River

Four Reverend Sisters of the Ogoja Catholic Archdiocese were killed while two were taken unconscious when the car they were travelling had a head-on collision with a truck along the Ogoja – Ikom highway on Wednesday. 

3 Unilag students arraigned over alleged N10, 500 theft, phones worth N506,000

Three University of Lagos Students were on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly robbing their fellow students of N10, 500 cash and phones valued at N506, 000. 

Police arrest six in Delta for attempting to defraud govt

Six Civil Servants in Asaba, Delta Statehave been arrested for alleged attempt to defraud the state government. Although the amount was not specified, but unconfirmed sources said the money was up to N7.3billion, meant to pay January 2016 salary.

Suspects attack policeman in Ogun while making arrest

A police corporal attached to the Ayinla Police Division, Ogun State Police Command, has gone into a coma after being beaten in the Agbado area of Ogun State.

Man wanted for raping, impregnating 13-year-old stepdaughter

A man identified as Femi Orojo has allegedly raped and impregnated his 13-year-old step-daughter, Odunayo in Okitipupa town in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state.

Power firm officials electrocuted, residents blame company

Residents of Kogberegbe Street, in the Isolo area of Lagos State say they have yet to recover from the shock of watching two officials of the Ikeja Electric being electrocuted by high-tension cables.

We remain part of Assemblies of God – S’South leaders

The South-South leaders of the Assemblies of God Nigeria say they still believe in the leadership of the church’s General Superintendent, Rev. (Dr.) Chidi Okoroafor, and its executive committee.

Suspected thief drowns in well

A suspected thief has drowned in the Alagbado area of Lagos State.

The 35-year-old fell into a well on Modupe Ajayi Close around 1am on Thursday.

LASTMA to sack hemp sellers from motor parks

The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Transportation Management Authority, Mr. Chris Olakpe, says LASTMA is making moves to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to flush out sellers of cannabis and alcoholic drinks from the motor parks.

Police accuse 17 ABUAD students of attempted bank robbery

Police on Wednesday accused 17 students of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, of an attempt to rob a branch of Wema Bank in the institution.

Tricycle operator, friend arrested for stealing goat

The Police in Okpanam Community in Delta State on Thursday arrested a tricycle (Keke) Operator, John Okolie and his friend, Peter Egbo for allegedly stealing a goat.

Man kills father for quarrelling with mum

A 25-year old man, Mfreke Effiong, from Ikot Akpainyang Asutan village, in the Ibesikpo/Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has allegedly killed his father, Mr. Archibong Effiong.

Man, 23, bags six months for stealing Blackberry phone

A 23-year-old, Azeez Ibrahim, was on Wednesday sentenced to six months imprisonment for pleading guilty to stealing a Blackberry Bold 6 phone valued at N25, 000.

NDLEA arrests 14 traffickers, uncovers cocaine in drug packs

The Bayelsa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives have arrested 14 suspected drug traffickers in different parts of Yenagoa and its surrounding communities.

Residents batter 2 robbery suspects in Owerri

Two suspected robbers narrowly cheated death yesterday in Owerri, following the quick intervention of armed policemen, which saved them from being lynched.

Man, 83, lives under Lagos bridge for 17 years, declines relocation

An 83-year-old retired soldier, Pa Sule Yusuf, who has been sleeping under the Oshodi Bridge for 17 years in Lagos, has rejected the offer of relocation to his country home, Igboora, in Oyo State.

Barber stabs mother to death during argument

The police in Lagos State have arrested a barber, Ibrahim Oluyinde, for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in the Abule Egba area of the state.

Man yanks out neighbour’s four teeth over wife

A 51-year-old civil servant, Babatunde Ojulari, has lost four teeth during fisticuffs with his neighbour, Sunday Akinola.

Church music director charged for raping minor

A New Rochelle man already charged in the rape of a teenage girl is facing new charges in the Bronx after allegations that the sexual contact also happened inside the Baptist church where he serves as music director.

Father kills four children after dispute with wife

Police negotiators laid siege to a house in the country’s south Monday after a man allegedly shot dead four of his children following a dispute with his estranged wife.

Man left to die inside tomb discovered alive

A man who had been thrown down a tomb and left to die was discovered ALIVE by a grieving family member in Brazil.

Police arrest robbery suspects in Rivers

Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers, including a 38-year-old female, operating within Port Harcourt and its environs.

NSCDC arrests blind man for aiding criminals

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kaduna State have arrested a blind man, for harbouring, aiding and abetting a criminal gang allegedly involved in cattle rustling, kidnapping and other crimes in the state.

Man beats up, stabs corps member wife

A 30-year-old corps member and housewife, Funmilayo (pseudonym) has been battered by her husband, identified only as Bade, who also allegedly poked his finger into her eye during a disagreement at their home in the Surulere area of Lagos State.

Policeman arrests goat for grazing in garden

Police in central India arrested a goat and its owner for repeatedly damaging a senior bureaucrat’s garden, a local official said Tuesday.

Man nabbed in Enugu for operating baby factory

A 72-year-old man, Mr. Ozor Akpudachie, is being held by the police in Enugu for allegedly operating a baby factory.

12 men jailed for 140 years for raping girl

A gang of 12 men have been jailed for a combined total of 140 years over the grooming and rape of a girl.

Police arrest minor for raping, impregnating pupil

The police in Lagos have arrested a 17-year-old boy, Opeyemi Odujobi, for allegedly raping a schoolgirl, Sade (pseudonym) – an act which has resulted in pregnancy.

Osun pupils remanded in prison over attack on radio station

An Osogbo Magistrate Court has ordered that two secondary school pupils arrested in connection with the attack on Orisun FM based in Ile Ife be remanded in prison custody.

Woman escapes death as van somersaults, explodes

A woman and her driver cheated death by a whisker on Tuesday after their delivery van somersaulted and went up in flames on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

My husband wants to kill me, woman tells court

A housewife, Kafilat Mukaila, has accused her husband, Olaoye, of attempting to strangulate her to death before an Osogbo Customary Court .

Gunmen kill NSCDC officer attached to Ooni

Some yet to be identified gunmen have shot and killed one of the officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps attached to the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

Police arrest barber, teacher for raping minors in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old barber, Haruna Ibrahim, and a 38-year-old primary school teacher, Danlami Lawal, over allegations that they raped minors.

Trailer kills 58-year-old, crushes four

A trailer driver has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly ramming his vehicle into five persons in the Alakara, Mushin area of the state.

Court jails teenager six months for stealing mattress

An Osogbo Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced a 19-year-old boy, Kabiru Abdulahi, to six months imprisonment for stealing a mattress worth about N8,000.00.

Dead baby resurrects just before burial

A Chinese baby boy who was declared dead and spent the night in a morgue showed signs of life just as he was about to be cremated, local TV reported.