Kidnapped Kaduna pastor found dead, abductors release others

The decomposing body of one of the three Christian clerics abducted at gunpoint by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Kaduna State has been found.

Another lion escapes in Kenya, mauls man

A man was injured by a lion that was subsequently shot dead by wildlife rangers as it was roaming outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday.

NSCDC arrests suspected bomber of three oil workers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, says it has arrested one of the suspected criminals that planted the dynamites that killed three oil workers in the state on Easter Sunday.

Police arrest five kidnap, robbery suspects in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday said it had apprehended five armed robbery and kidnap suspects in Ubima Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

Police kill suspect in failed bank robbery

The police in Bayelsa State have killed one suspected robber in a failed attempt by a five-man gang to rob a branch of the Stanbic IBTC Bank in Yenagoa, the state capital.

Kwara cultist beaten by mob dies

Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Samuel Okaula

An alleged cultist, popularly called Kunle Poly, has been confirmed dead by doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after he was beaten to a pulp by a mob in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Suspect jumps from building to evade arrest, dies

Tragedy struck in the Abesan Housing Estate, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State on Monday, after a man, Njamasi Richard, jumped from a building.

14 killed, 70 injured as flyover collapses

At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy Indian city on Thursday last week, an official said, as emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped under the rubble.

Two Ekiti varsity students jailed for cultism

An Ekiti State High Court on Wednesday sentenced two students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Akintunde Olumide and Oladapo Olaoluwa, to a three-year jail term for their involvement in secret cult- related activities.

Four die in auto crash

Four persons lost their lives in a car crash in Enugu on Saturday. It was gathered that the accident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, took place along the 9th Mile/Udi/Oji River road, in the Udi area of Enugu.

Woman found in well, four days after disappearance

It was a bad Easter celebration for residents of Isheri Road, in the Ijegun area of Lagos State after the corpse of a 41-year-old woman identified as Lola Adeyemi, was found in a well.

Family tackles police, LAWMA over graduate’s death

Family members of a 25-year-old university graduate, Pamela Onyeukwu, say they have lost confidence in the police’s ability to prosecute the driver of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, who allegedly killed their member.

Woman breaks eight-year-old son’s head for fleeing house

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, identified only as Mary, for allegedly fracturing the head of her eight-year-old son.

Police arrest man for stealing seven-month-old baby

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected child kidnapper, Happiness Umah, for allegedly stealing a seven-month-old child, Favour, in the Ijora area of the state.

Widow butchered in Delta community, suspect nabbed

Palpable tension has continued to mount in Oki-Agbor community in Delta State following the gruesome murder of a 48-year-old widow, Mrs. Nkemelem Dorothy Onahor, by suspected assassins.

Evicted tenant dies at Calabar bus stop

An unidentified man suspected to be 60 years old has been found dead at St. Patrick College bus stop by Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, Cross River State.

Navy arrests man with explosives in Delta

The Nigerian Navy has arrested one Sabbath Enaizigha for allegedly possessing explosive devices in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.

My wife tears my boxers to rape me, man tells court

A retired soldier, Gafaru Rodoye has raised the alarm about his wife’s penchant for raping him violently every time she wants sexual intercourse.

Soldiers, suspected cultists in gun battle in Rivers

There was a heavy shootout on Sunday between soldiers and some suspected cult members in Ubete community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Community uncovers seven corpses in Rivers’ pit

At least seven dead bodies were on Monday morning discovered inside a pit at Obibi community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

School proprietor jailed 10 yrs for raping pupil

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced a school proprietor, Mr Babatunde Ibitoye, to 10 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a 10-year old pupil of his school.

Gunmen invade Rivers hotel, kill UNIPORT student

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night killed a student of the University of Port Harcourt around Umuokiri village, Aluu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

NDLEA intercepts heroin-packed letter, arrests receiver

NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has discovered a letter packed with heroin at a post office in Lagos. It has also arrested the receiver of the letter, 33-year-old Yunusa Amusan.

Corps member allegedly stabs boss over clearance

A lawyer undergoing the one-year National Youth Service Corps scheme in Calabar, Godbless Nnaji, has allegedly stabbed his boss, Donald Archibong, for refusing to sign his monthly clearance form.

Collapsed building kills pregnant woman, daughter

Tragedy struck last week in Onifufu/Aderupagba Compound, in the Oke-Ijeun area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, after a dilapidated mud building collapsed, killing a pregnant woman and her daughter.

Man rapes 14-year-old, brutalises victim’s father

A man, identified as Chinego Wasiu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, Favour (pseudonym) in the Boundary, Ajegunle area of the state.

Tricycle rider arraigned for assaulting policemen

A 37-year-old tricycle rider, Otus Ineh, has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Ogba, Lagos, for allegedly attacking policemen in front of the Guarantee Trust Bank, Ogba branch, Lagos State.

Businessman loses briefcase, driving licence to Umunede prostitute

The police in Umunede, Delta State, are currently looking for a 31-year-old commercial sex worker who allegedly disappeared with her customer’s brief case and driving licence.

Woman arrested for assaulting housemaid with hot iron

A 39-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs. Monica Momodu, has been arrested by the police for allegedly assaulting her housemaid with a hot pressing iron.

RRS ‘arrests’ 17-year-old while attempting suicide

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have prevented a 17-year-old boy from committing suicide.

UNILAG students arrested for attempting to resurrect colleague

Four students of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to resurrect the corpse of a 300-level student of Microbiology, Eniola Jacob.

Dog found raped, hanged from a tree

A dog was found raped, murdered and hanged from a tree after a sick attack. The animal had been ‘severely sexually assaulted’ and suffocated before it was left in the branches where a mountain biker found it last Monday in Washington state, USA.

Driver bags one year for reckless driving

The Federal Road Safety Corps has prosecuted 33 road traffic offenders in a mobile court sitting in Mbak Itam, Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Shepherd Digest Magazine - April 2016 Edition

 

To appreciate you our esteemed readers, here is the Shepherd Digest Magazine - April 2016 Edition.

Food Done Right

You already know you should limit how much junk food you eat on a regular basis in order to be healthy. Everyone deserves the occasional indulgence, but before you dig in there are a handful of foods you should steer clear of to avoid damaging effects on your body, skin, and waistline.

FG urged to enforce ban on importation of frozen foods

Chief Executive Officer of Animal Network Limited, Dr. Everard Kasimanwuna, has called on youths in Delta State to take advantage of the state government’s wealth and job creation to go into farming.

Sexual harassment: Storm in Queen’s College

A teacher made headlines, last week, when he was accused of molesting a JSS 2 girl in boarding house. The presumed mother of the girl, who simply identified herself as Chinyere, narrated her story in the social media. 

‘Vandals attack ex-govt building, cart away bureau de change operator’s $45,000, N9.5m cash’

A former government building, located in Burma Road, Apapa, Lagos, has reportedly been attacked by hoodlums who allegedly carted away $45,000 and N9.5 million kept in a safe in the building by a bureau de change operator. The attack was said to be the second within three weeks. 

Hisbah arrests 31 girls over immoral act

The Kano State Hisbah Board on Saturday arrested 31 young girls within the Kano metropolis over their alleged involvement in immoral acts.

My money belongs to my wife, but hers isn’t mine — Obiwon

Music artiste, Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu aka Obiwon, and his wife, Nkechi, have been married for five years. They share their love story

Artisans die inside filling station’s underground tank

There was panic on Friday at the Fatgbems Filling Station in the Berger bus stop, Lagos after two artisans, cleaning an underground fuel tank in the station died of suffocation.

Sweepers pick baby boy at rubbish dump

Early morning sweepers on Friday picked a baby boy who was abandoned at a rubbish dump at Nibo near Awka, the state capital.

Journalist jailed five years over tweets March 25, 2016

A Saudi journalist has been sentenced to five years in prison over tweets deemed insulting to the kingdom’s rulers, Amnesty International said on Friday.

Hospital begging for funds behind our back —Conjoined twins’ parents

Segun and Mary Ayeni, parents of a set of conjoined twins, have raised the alarm over decisions taken by the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State not to release the medical records of their daughters

Court sentences 3 kidnappers to 60 years imprisonment in Delta

Three accused persons who abducted Tobechukwu Ochei, younger brother to former Delta House of Assembly Speaker, Victor Ochei, in 2012, have been sentenced to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour by an Asaba High Court.

Gunmen kidnap artisan, demand N10m ransom

Unidentified gunmen have struck in Isiokpo community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area, kidnapping an artisan.

Magistrate accused of detaining woman for bashing car

A Lagos magistrate, Mrs. Funke Sule-Amzat, has been accused of abuse of power for allegedly sending a mother of three, Yetunde Osijo, to the Kirikiri Prison.

Fake gynaecologist arrested for defrauding three of N23m

The police in Oyo State have nabbed one Mrs. Damilola Ojo for allegedly defrauding three persons of the sum of N23,270,700 after posing as a gynaecologist.

Guard rapes eight-year-old in exchange for N10

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old security man, Freedom Barryneh, for allegedly raping his neigbour’s daughter, aged eight.