Herbalist marries off 12-year-old grandchild to drunkard •I’m afraid grandpa’ll give me out to another man – Victim

In yet another case of child marriage, the police in Lagos have arrested a 37-year-old man, Michael Ugwu, for taking a 12-year-old orphan, identified simply as Nneka (not real name) as a wife. She was given out in marriage by her grandfather, identified as Abada, a native doctor in Enugu State.

I buy gifts for orphanages, donate to church after robbery – Suspect

A member of a notorious gang operating across the south-south and south-east of the country, Gogo Daniel Ume (aka Full Payment), has told the police about how he usually donated food items and gifts to his church after every successful operation.

Missing Abuja-based business woman

Almost one month after an Abuja-based business woman, Charity Aiyedogbon, went missing from her Gwarinpa home, family and friends have become more frantic as no clues have yet to come up on what happened to the mother of four.

I kidnapped neighbour’s son to keep my father alive – Suspect

Three years after the kidnap of a four-year-old boy, Alonge Oluwatumishe, on his way from school at Ishaga area of Lagos, his kidnappers who pocketed a N5m ransom in the operation have all but forgotten it ever happened.

Five arraigned in Kano over blasphemy murder

The principal suspect in the murder of Mrs Bridget Agbahime at Kofar Wambai market on June 2, 2016, Ahmed Dauda, alongside four other accomplices was on Friday arraigned at a Kano Magistrate Court.

Gang slaughters kidnap victim after member’s arrest by police

The Oyo State Police Command said a kidnap victim, Alhaji Adamu Auta, was slaughtered by his abductors even after the victim family agreed to pay a ransom of N2.5m.

Suspected wife killer, Jafaru, dies after chemical ingestion

Jafaru Sougie, 49, who was accused of killing his wife, Roseline, in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, after accusing her of infidelity, is dead.

Madam threatened to throw away my corpse if I die

Fifteen-year-old Linda Agidi from Odu Local Government Area, Benue State, says she can no longer endure the alleged assaults she is going through in the hands of her boss, Mrs. Toyin Adeyemi.

I lost all my savings, nearly lost my eyes –Lady attacked by ‘one chance’ boys in Lagos bus

The worst nightmare of a 27-year-old model, Busayomi Adegun, became a reality on Tuesday morning, as she went to work only to end up being a victim of a vicious attack by robbers who molested her in what Lagosians call a ‘one-chance’ bus.

I killed colonel when he struggled to grab gun – Killer of Army officer kidnapped in Kaduna

The trail of the suspects, who abducted and murdered late Col. Samaila Inusa, a Chief Instructor at the Nigeria Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, started with a simple Tecno phone.

Court jails teenager over Facebook posts

A Malaysian teenager was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday over Facebook posts which insulted the royal family in a Southern state, the Deputy Public Prosecutor said.

Abortion: Court remands boyfriend, friend for teenager’s death

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Monday remanded a 21- year old man, Olarewanju Olorunfemi and a female accomplice Sadiat Akeem, 18 for carrying out an aportion leading to the death of an 18-year-old Fumbi Taiwo.

Headless corpse rattles Edo residents

THERE was panic among residents of Auchi community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, following the shocking discovering of the headless corpse of a middle-aged man on the Benin-Okenne-Lokoja expressway.

Suspected killer of Addax employee arrested with skulls

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has arrested one Godwin Okon, 35, from Effiat community in Mbo Local Government Area for allegedly possessing two skulls and three locally-made guns.

Kidnappers abduct, slaughter 11-year-old boy in Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday said that suspected kidnappers abducted and slaughtered one 11-year-old boy in Kano.

Court jails man 12 years for seeking to join IS

A California man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday for seeking to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage holy war, authorities said.

Herdsman stabs man to death in Nasarawa

A 20-year-old farmer, Mr. Nasiru Mohammed, has been allegedly stabbed to death following an altercation over crops with Fulani herdsman at Angwan Arimi in Bassa village area of Kokona Local Government of Nasarawa State.

Cult clash claims five in Benue agric varsity

No fewer than seven persons, including six students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, and a security man attached to a private students’ hostel in the school community have been killed in a cult related clash.

Muslim youths attack carpenter for eating during fasting

There was confusion in some parts of Kakuri, in Kaduna South Local Government Area, when a 41-year-old carpenter, Mr. Francis Emmanuel Francis, almost lost his right eye on Tuesday following an attack on him by Muslim youths for not observing the Ramadan fast.

Court jails five for life for rape

Five men convicted of gang-raping a Danish tourist in the Indian capital in 2014 were Friday sentenced to life in jail, a prosecutor said, the maximum term possible.

Two students feared killed during water protest

Two students of the Federal College of Education, Technical, Gombe State have been feared killed by security operatives during a violent protest over lack of water, power and other facilities.

Fake AEDC officer arrested in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested one Anthony Adeoye who made money out of issuing prepaid meters to residents of Abuja.

Fire kills seven-year-old during vigil in Lagos church

A seven-year-old girl, Priscilla Adesina, was killed on Saturday after fire razed a section of the Faith Revival Apostolic Church at Faith bus stop, Egbeda area of Lagos.

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Police arrest Nasarawa monarch for robbery

A 50-year-old district head of Dagachi Bukan-Sidi, Lafia, Mohammed Agabi, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for his alleged involvement in a robbery activity in the state.

Devil made me rape minor — 65-year-old

Seventy-five-year-old suspected rapist and abductor, Mr. Akinlolu Ogunlade, has said he was influenced by the devil to rape 11-year-old Funke Olagbaju (not real name) in Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, last week.

Mentally-ill woman gives birth on Calabar road

AN unidentified woman with mental illness, on Saturday, went into labour along Marian Road, one the busiest outlets in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

Woman convicted of adultery after accusing man of rape

A Doha court on Monday convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar.

Gunmen kidnap judge, kill orderly in Kogi

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a judge of Customary Court of Appeal, Mr. Isaq Momoh Usman, has been Kidnapped.

Soldiers kill five cultists in gun battle

Five suspected cultists believed to be members of the Icelander cult were on Sunday killed in Obelle, a community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, by the military during a shootout.

Ondo police arrest couple for abduction of Rev Sisters

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a couple, Ayodeji Muyijimi and Adebimpe Muyijimi, for the series of kidnapping that had taken place recently in the state.

Police rescue kidnapped monarch, kill three

OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday rescued a 75-year-old monarch, Edi Igwe Matthias, after spending 17 days in the kidnappers’ den.

Man sets wife on fire in Edo

There was pandemonium on J. B. Street in Benin, the Edo State capital, when a middle aged man, identified as Onya, reportedly set fire on his wife, after a disagreement over her father’s burial.

Baby with heart outside dies, Gaidam mourns

The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the death of Baby Aisha Mustapha, who was born with a heart outside her body.

Police dismiss cop for collecting N50,000 bribe

A police sergeant, Daniel Osaimayu, has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly collecting N50,000 bribe from motorists in the Oshodi area of Lagos State.

Navy arrests more pipeline vandals in Delta

The Navy on Wednesday arrested three more persons suspected to be pipeline vandals in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

Alligator kills boy at Disney resort

A United States family’s desperate search for their toddler son, who was snatched by an alligator off the shore of a lake at a Disney resort, ended Wednesday when divers found the two-year-old’s body in murky water.

Man arrested for killing father with chopstick

A Japanese man who stabbed his father to death with a chopstick was arrested on Thursday, police said.

16-year-old boy jailed 10 years for rape, murder

An Indonesian court has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to 10 years in prison on Thursday over the rape and murder of a woman.

Man jailed two years for defrauding Canadian woman of $32,220

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old, Patrick Ezeji, to two years imprisonment for defrauding a Canadian woman, Sheila Griffiths, of 32,220 dollars.

Flood sacks churches, destroys properties in Ekiti

Residents and shop owners at Adere, along Ilawe road, are lamenting following the flood that ravaged the place on Wednesday and sacked no fewer than three churches.

ISIS targeting children through mobile app, FG warns

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has developed and launched a new mobile application aimed at recruiting and indoctrinating children for the purpose of furthering its Jihad course.

Lagos promises better facilities in schools

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is making effort to improve the standard of education in the state by investing more in infrastructural projects.

11 killed in Rivers fresh cult clash

NO fewer than 11 persons were feared killed on Wednesday in Omoku town, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following a renewed cult clash in the area.

Nine die in Lagos crash, mob burns truck

Tragedy struck at the University of Lagos Waterfront end of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State, on Wednesday after a Mazda bus with number plate, AKD 292 XL, rammed into a stationary truck.

British lawmaker killed in shock attack

A pro-EU British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, halting campaigning for the referendum on Britain’s membership in the bloc just a week before the crucial vote.

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.