Father, son remanded for burglary

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Friday remanded a man, Taiwo Adebiyi, 61, and his son, Tope, 20 in prison custody for alleged burglary.

Lagos seals CWAY, others over regulatory non-compliance

The Lagos State government on Friday said it had sealed the premises of CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science Technology Company and Figol Water in various locations in the state for not complying with regulatory guidelines.

Man blinded by police pleads for N20m compensation

A victim of police brutality, Mr. Adebayo Olaide, has cried out to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase; and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to assist him get police pay him N20m court judgement award.

236 arrested at RCCG camp in police raid

Men of the Ogun State Police Command in conjunction with security units of the Redeemed Christian Church of God have conducted a raid on the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during which 236 people were arrested.

Bayelsa teachers protest against half-pay

Some teachers in Bayelsa State on Friday protested against the decision of Governor Seriake Dickson to pay them half of May salaries out of five months they were owed.

The aggrieved teachers had gathered at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Memorial Centre in Yenagoa to receive their salaries earlier promised them by the governor.

Tears as victims of Enugu herdsmen attack are buried

Tears flowed freely on Friday as nine victims of Fulani herdsmen attack on Ukpabi Nimbo, an agrarian community in the Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu State, were buried.

Troops arrest 19 vandals, foil bombing of Agip pipeline

Troops of the Joint Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, have foiled an attempt by suspected vandals to destroy a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Okpoama community of Bayelsa State.

Sex scandal: House committee to summon accused Reps

The three members of the House of Representatives alleged to have committed sexual misconduct in the United States are to appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges to state their case, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.

Robbers kill policeman, snatch seven cars in C’River

Bandits on Friday operated in Calabar freely for over three hours, killing an unidentified Inspector of Police that led a team to stop the robbery operations at a popular hotel located behind the headquarters of the Zone 6 Police Command.

Kids made orphans by mother’s death, father’s disappearance

When their parents were together, they never knew what it was to skip a meal. But things started wearing a different look when their father, Mr. Fred Agu, absconded from home in 2011. The children were then too young to be convinced why their dad would abandon them.

Abia governor’s wife rescues indigent nursing mothers detained over hospital bills

Wife of the Abia State governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, extended her hand of fellowship and humanity at the weekend when she rescued seven indigent mothers who were trapped in the hospital after their discharge for inability to settle their hospital bills.

Gunmen kill naval officer, 18 others in Rivers

Gunmen suspected to be cult members on Saturday killed 19 persons in Aluu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area and Obite community in Etche council area of Rivers State.

‘Rate of sexual assault cases, frightening’

Rape incidents and other forms of sexual assault are on the increase. Most are neither investigated and if investigated at all, the perpetrators are not prosecuted.

Children’s place in society

I do not believe in the aristocracy of birth, but I believe in the aristocracy of moral ethics. This is the philosophy that inspires my writing of this piece. Aristocracy of birth has its selfish limitations. That of morality is altruistic – putting others into considerations.

Ogun police arrest six pipeline vandals in new offensive

The Ogun State Police Command in a new offensive has arrested six pipeline vandals in various locations in the state.

Those arrested include four notorious militants operating around the Ikorodu-Arepo axis.

Alfa abducts, rapes Dubai returnee in Lagos

The police in Ogun State have rescued a 24-year-old Dubai returnee from the custody of an Islamic cleric five months after he allegedly abducted her from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

Five guilty of Danish tourist gang-rape in Delhi

A court convicted five men Monday of the gang-rape of a Danish tourist in New Delhi in 2014, a crime which put India’s record on sexual violence back in the spotlight.

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.