Shocking! Community where old women marry young ladies

Eighty-three-year old Nwanyidinma looked disconsolate as she sat in front of her thatched, mud house. There was no one to keep her company apart from her little ‘bingo’ dog and a host of chicken strolling round her premises.

34 oil thieves convicted

THE Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday said it secured 34 convictions recently in its fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalism in Rivers State.

Project Light Up Lagos’ cable vandal arrested

Barely 52 days after the launch of Light Up Lagos project by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the state Police Command, weekend, arrested a suspect attempting to steal the cables.

Pirates ambush boat, kill IYC official in Bayelsa

Hoodlums, suspected to be sea pirates, have killed an executive member of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Mr. Diepreye Peters.

It was learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday along Brass waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

I stole cable to settle down in Lagos – Suspect

A suspected cable thief, Obaji Christopher, has told operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command that he stole an armoured cable for the Light Up Lagos Project to raise money to settle down himself in Lagos State.

Court jails man 108 years for assaults on children

A court in Turkey has sentenced a Turkish man to 108 years in jail for sexually assaulting at least eight Syrian children at a flagship refugee camp, reports said on Saturday.

The 29-year-old man, identified only as Erdal E., worked as a cleaner at the tented refugee camp in Nizip in the southern Gaziantep province near the Syrian border.

Enugu motorists lament as faulty traffic lights cause accidents

Some motorists in Enugu have expressed anger over dysfunctional traffic control lights in parts of the state capital.

Our correspondent observed that motorists approaching from different directions were given the green light to move at the same time, leading to accidents.

Kerosene mixed with petrol floods Borno

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, alerted residents to the menace of kerosene mixed with petrol, which was in circulation in the state.

The Borno State NSCDC Commandant, Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said some residents alerted the command to the circulation of the adulterated commodity.

Panic as gunmen kidnap pastor after service

Some residents of Winners Estate in the Adamo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have vacated their houses after two persons were kidnapped by gunmen in quick succession in the area.

Ogun police nab six pipeline vandals

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested six suspected pipeline vandals in different areas of the state.

The suspects included four suspected militants said to be operating in the Ikorodu-Arepo areas.

Gunmen kidnap journalist, daughter in Ogun

A journalist with the Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nofisat Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of the state.

Senate proposes life jail for fake drugs dealers

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, hinted on Friday that the upper chamber would soon come up with a bill that would prescribe life imprisonment for individuals who engage in the production and sale of counterfeit and fake drugs and foods.

Ali’s brother weeps during church service

Muhammad Ali’s brother has taken centre stage at a Sunday worship service at the church where their father was a longtime member in Louisville, Kentucky.

Police arraign school accountant for diverting fees

An accountant with a private school in Lagos, Elizabeth Ikechukwu, has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly converting N210,000 fees paid by pupils to her own use.

The police arraigned her on two counts bordering on stealing after she reportedly confessed to the crime.

Rain wreaks havoc in Ibadan, pastor, family rescued

A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State, and his family members were rescued by policemen attached to the Apata Police Division after water submerged major parts of the premises as a result of the heavy rain on Wednesday.

Cultists kill 11, sack police station in Rivers

Gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group, in the early hours of Sunday, killed over 11 persons in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Nine killed in Lagos auto crash

Four children aged between eight and 10, two women and three men on board an 18-seater commercial bus lost their lives on Friday after the bus crashed into a truck in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State.

Four-year-old twin brothers escaped with minor bruises while 14 others, including the driver of the overloaded Toyota Hiace with number plate Katsina KT 715YG, sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Gunmen murder Lagos hotel owner over woman

Some suspected hired assassins have killed Michael Ogunnusi, the owner of the Allonze Hotel on Ishawo Road, Agric, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

It was learnt that the suspects, who entered the hotel on a motorcycle, pretended that they were lodgers.

Lagos syndicate produces fake naira notes

Two men who are allegedly members of a syndicate that produces fake naira notes have been arrested by the police on Oluwakemi Street, in the Ojodu Abiodun area of Lagos State.

Fake ASP forges police documents, recruitment forms

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Superintendent of Police, Abdulrasak Sani.

The 32-year-old was alleged to have forged the police letterheads, identity card and recruitment forms, which he gave to members of the public.

Herbalist defrauds money-seeking Lagos banker of N2.5m

A herbalist, Seye Olufokunbi, has narrated how he defrauded a Lagos banker, identified simply as Lekan, of N2.5m.

Man arraigned for sexually harassing eight-year-old

A 32-year-old man, Lekan Okebule, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly forcing his co-tenant’s daughter, Iyabo (pseudonym), to lick his private parts.

It was gathered that Okebule called Iyabo to his room under the pretext of sending her on an errand. 

Five suspected Avengers arrested

THE Nigerian Navy on Tuesday paraded five suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers alleged to have been responsible for last Saturday’s multiple attacks on pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

Institute develops ‘tomato ebola’ vaccine

The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, today said it had developed a vaccine forTuta Absoluta, popularly known as ‘tomato ebola’.

The Public Relations Officer of the institute, Alhaji Bala Aliyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State that an end had come to the disease, which had been ravaging tomato farms.

Navy arrests three pipeline vandals

The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspects for pipeline vandalism and related maritime crimes.

The Director of Information of the Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, said in a statement on Wednesday that the three suspects would be handed over to the prosecuting agencies after preliminary investigation.

Abuja landlord accuses tenant of abducting 16- year-old daughter

A landlord, Alex Osuji, has accused his tenant, Cornelius Ubara, of abducting his daughter, Precious, in the Kapwa, Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.

Alex said that he left 16-year-old Precious at home for a banking transaction on November 13, 2015 – the day of the incident.

I treated stolen kids as twins – Woman caught on CCTV

A suspect, Zainab Salisu, who allegedly disguised as a customer to abduct a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State says she named the girl, Taiwo, and another abducted boy, Kehinde (twins).

Domestic violence: 4,000 cases recorded in 1year –LASG

The Lagos State Government says no fewer than 4,035 domestic violence cases were recorded in the last one year, adding that they ranged from rape, child abuse, sexual assault and sexual abuse to defilement, divorce and other matrimonial issues.

Man, pregnant wife, daughter suffocate in apartment

A family of three has been found dead inside their mini flat on Church Street, Lagos Island, after allegedly inhaling some chemical substance.

Who sprayed the chemical into the apartment had been a thing of concern to the victims’ family members and residents of the area.

Policemen cause accident, teargas motorist to escape

There was chaos at the tollgate area of Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday after two policemen, who had reportedly caused a minor accident, opened a tear gas canister on a motorist.

Cop kills okada rider in Ogun

Tragedy struck in Ilaro town, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State after a policeman allegedly shot and killed a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider).

Drunken graduates stab, rob, rape woman

Two graduates, Desmond Quadri and Richard Orji, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a woman in the Ajah area.

The suspects had attended a party together where they had some bottles of alcoholic drink.

FIDA advocates life imprisonment for child rapists

The International Federation of Women Lawyers has called on government to prescribe life imprisonment for child rapists.

Moinmoin cooked using cellophane is poisonous – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday, raised the alarm that Nigerians who are eating moinmoin cooked in cellophane bags risk serious health challenge as the product is poisonous.

53-year-old ex-convict arrested for stealing cloth

A 53-year-old ex-convict, Peter Raymond, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing fabric at a shop in a plaza on Martins Street, Lagos Island.

It was learnt that the suspect, who had just completed four years’ jail term in Cotonou, Benin Republic, had accompanied an in-law who wanted to buy some cloth at the shop.

Two workers die in Ondo, one caught stealing

Two members of the Ondo State civil service have lost their lives as a result of the inability of the state government to pay their salaries for five months, the Joint Negotiating Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said on Wednesday.

Police, soldiers kill two in failed bullion van robbery

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday killed two armed robbers, who engaged a team of policemen and soldiers in a shootout on Stadium Road in the Elekahia axis of Port Harcourt.

‘Lagos records 4,035 rape, child abuse cases in one year’

Lagos State recorded 4,035 cases of sexual and child abuse in the last one year, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has said.

Lagos to equip undergraduates with entrepreneurial skills

The Lagos State Government has promised to equip its youths, especially young graduates, with entrepreneurial skills.

Woman captured by CCTV with stolen one-year-old arrested

A woman, Zainab Salisu, who allegedly disguised as a customer to abduct a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State has been arrested by the police.

Religious violence claims four lives in Niger

The 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Minna, on Tuesday, said the religious violence, which claimed four lives in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday, had been brought under control.

Construction workers arrested for abducting Chinese boss

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four workers of a construction company for allegedly abducting their Chinese boss, Hang Kumming, in the Ajah area of the state.

‘I was under spell when I killed my lover’

Thirty-six-year-old David Ogundele, who allegedly killed his lover, Miss Tosin Ashinwo, 27, has said he was under a spell when he killed Ashinwo and stabbed her 65-year-old mother, Abiola.

Parents demand police action as apprentice abducts kids

The parents of two abducted sisters – Chikamso Okpara aged two, and four-year-old Chinaza Okpara – say they have not heard any positive news from the police about the kids’ whereabouts since their abduction on May 14, 2016.

Missing Bayelsa graduate found dead in Lagos

A university graduate posted to Benue State by the National Youth Service Corps, Ifiemi Igali, has been found dead in Lagos, three days after he got missing in Bayelsa State.

Police sergeant arrested for robbery in Lagos

A police sergeant, identified as Yusuf Bello, and an accomplice, Idowu Badmus, have been detained by the police in Lagos State for allegedly snatching motorcycles and selling them in the Iyana Iba area of the state.

37-yr-old man jailed 6 months for touching girl’s breast

An Ikeja magistrate’s Court, weekend, sentenced a 37-year-old man, Ibrahim Abu, to six months imprisonment for touching the breast of a 17-year-old girl (names withheld) without her consent. 

Man jailed two years for fighting over glasses

An Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 29-year-old man, Mohammed Jamilu, to two years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to a one count of causing bodily harm.

Jamilu was said to have stabbed one Muritala Mohammed in the chest and stomach during a disagreement over a pair of glasses.

Seven transformers stolen during repairs

No fewer than seven transformers, which allegedly belonged to the Nigeria Electricity Management Service Agency, have been stolen from a workshop in the Ijora area of Lagos State.

Suspect steals motorcycle during Foursquare Sunday service

The congregation at the Foursquare Gospel Church, Magboro, Ogun State, were stunned on Sunday after a suspected thief sneaked into the church and stole a motorcycle belonging to one of the worshippers.