Brutality: Police torture, beat Pregnant Woman to Pulp

Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, was on Friday called upon to investigate Nigeria Police brutality meted out to a pregnant woman, Mrs. Adegbite Damilola, by Police officers attached to Akobo Police Station, Ibadan, Oyo state.

I joined Area Boys after my brother sent me out – Traffic robber

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 apprehended Bayo Folayemi, 27, alleged to be a member of hoodlums terrorizing truck and lorry drivers along Apapa Expressway.

Policeman loses sight while fighting crime

When retired Senior Inspector Sylvanus Okon, 58, who hails from Akpabuyo in Cross River State, joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Recruit Constable in August 1978, he had the mind to serve his fatherland with all his might, love and strength.

22 year-old boy drugged by a married woman for hot sex

Infidelity amongst married women is fast becoming rampant not only in Edo State but across the country. The irony is that it is assumed that married men indulge in it more than their female counterparts,

Man beheads 3-yr-old niece for ritual

Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested a 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, for allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece for ritual. The niece, Adubarin Kola, was murdered at Ilepa quarters in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state.

Flesh eating actress, Chrystabel Goddy charged to court

Budding actress Chrystabel Goddy who brutally attacked her colleague, Princess Chineke while on a movie set last Friday, has been charged to court.

16-yr-old electrocuted to death in Calabar

Residents of No 7 Beckle Davis in Calabar-South were yesterday thrown into mourning when the news that 16 year old, Thank-God Ugwuanyi, a JSS 3 student of Sacred Heart Secondary school had been electrocuted to death along Goldie Street in Calabar.

Police nab 47 robbery suspects, 34 cult members in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, says 47 suspected armed robbers and 34 cultists were arrested in the state from Jan. 2 to Feb. 19.

Lagos traces children’s death to febrile rash illness

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has identified febrile rash illness as the probable cause of death of 25 children in Otodo Gbame community in Eti-osa Local Government Area of the state.

Police nab petrol tanker hijackers in Ogun

Police operatives attached to the Iperu division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested some suspects for allegedly hijacking a truck laden with 33,000 litres of petrol along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Shocking: Cultists slaughter children, parents in Rivers community

In Ogba/ Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State, killing of human beings means nothing to a group of unknown persons that have made it their hobby. At least, Mrs. Patience Adube, the wife of one of the victims of the ongoing gruesome killings

Pregnant woman dies aboard Arik Air flight

Barely 48 hours after a middle-aged female passenger was found dead in a toilet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, another female passenger, on Friday, died aboard an Arik Air flight 749 from Port-Harcourt to Lagos.

Reverend father batters 70-year-old man for allegedly charming him

Worshippers at St Dominic’s Catholic Church, Adazi Enu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State were shocked on Friday when a US-based Catholic priest, Rev. Father Mike Steve Ezeatu, descended on a 70-year-old man and beat him blue black.

Booze, drugs, sex: Bizarre sights from Lagos ‘under bridges’

Not minding the stench oozing out from the nearby canal, Edwin Nwani, 31, devoured every bit of the meal before him like someone who had just been set loose from days of starvation. Around him were four other people – a middle-aged woman, two men and a police officer.

I sold my 15-year-old sister for N52,000 – Togolese man nabbed for trafficking

A two-year search for a 15-year-old Togolese girl, Assana, has led to the arrest of seven human traffickers by the Zone F Headquarters of the Nigeria Immigrations Services in Ibadan.

Jonathan’s abducted nephew found dead in Bayelsa creek

Mr. Samuel Oki, a 35-year-old nephew of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Friday found dead in a creek of Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Man nabbed for stealing 52 women’s underwear

The Police in Anambra state have arrested a 22-year-old man, Chigozie Ugwu, for stealing no fewer than 52 women’s underwear.

Man arraigned for raping two women

A 27-year-old man, Festus Oyetola, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Osogbo High Court for allegedly raping two women at the same time.

Groom dies on wedding day from celebratory gunfire

A groom was hit and killed by a bullet apparently fired by celebrating members of his wedding party in northern India, a local police officer said Thursday.

Lady found dead in her room after Valentine

What started as a celebration on Valentine’s Day, last Friday ended on a sour note for a 24-year old hair dresser who was found dead four days after the celebration inside her apartment.

New York judge arrested for drunk driving

A New York judge was busted for drunk driving on her way to court in Rochester.

Man killed by friend who ‘slept’ with his wife

Lukman Jimoh, aka Oyeolorun

A 40-year-old man, Lukman Jimoh, aka Oyeolorun, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his bosom friend, Remi Oloyede, aka Ora.

Woman ‘suffering from constipation’ gives birth in toilet

A woman who had no idea she was pregnant ended up giving birth on the toilet, after doctors told her she was suffering constipation.

Child branded ‘witch’ and left for dead in A’Ibom recovering (PICS)

A Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén who saved a starving little boy who was left for dead in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, after being branded a witch has posted photos of his recovery on her Facebook page.

EFCC arraigns two Anambra Rev fathers for alleged fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned two Catholic priests — Reverend Fathers Silas Nweke and E.C. Obiorah — before a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, for allegedly attempting to swindle some people in a cement deal.

Eight injured as vehicle loses tyres

No fewer than eight people sustained varying degrees of injuries on Wednesday after a fully-loaded 18-seater commercial bus had a lone crash on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

Police nab 17 kidnap suspects in Delta

Police detectives in Asaba, the Delta State capital, have arrested in the last one month no fewer than 17 suspected kidnappers across the state.

Abia lawmaker faces probe over alleged certificate forgery

A member of the Abia State House of Assembly may be on his way out of the hallowed chambers if found guilty of certificate forgery.

Undergraduates held for murder of US returnee in Enugu

Two undergraduates, James Okoh and Victor Okefie, have been arrested by the police in Enugu over the murder of a lady who was returning to the country from the United States of America.

Businessman jailed for theft

An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a businessman, Samuel Nzewo, to six years’ imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences and stealing.

Police arrest two for cult killings in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command said that it had arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of 15 persons in Omoku community, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Randy pastor rapes teenager, says blame me, not devil

The General Overseer of Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Oprite Amakiri, has been arrested and detained at the Rumuolumeni Police Division in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Police arrest seven for raping boys, girls in Nasarawa

Seven suspects have been arrested in Nasarawa State for allegedly having sexual relations with underage victims of different genders, including a 12-year-old girl said to be a sachet water salesgirl.

Band, manager die in car crash

Five Britons, believed to be the members of indie band Viola Beach and their manager, have died in a road crash in Sweden where they staged their first international gig, police said Sunday.

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.