Nigerian pastor jailed for £4.1m fraud in UK

A Nigerian accountant and part-time pastor in the United Kingdom, Sam Kayode, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing £4.1m.

NDLEA arrests 203 suspects, seizes 2,770.451kg drugs in Niger

THE National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency has said it has arrested 203 suspects and seized 2,770.451kg of various drugs in the last six months in the state.

Man arraigned for raping three daughters

For allegedly raping his three daughters, a 48-year-old man, Micheal Ogbar, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

Stepmother remanded for cutting off baby’s penis

A 22-year-old woman, Bara’atu Rabiu, has been remanded in the Minna Medium Security Prison for allegedly cutting off the penis of her rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari.

Two policemen, five others killed in Rivers cult clashes

Two policemen and five other persons have been feared killed in fresh cult clashes that erupted on Sunday in Rumuji and Ovogo communities in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Bus drivers protest in Ilorin, attack journalist

No fewer than 1,000 bus drivers staged a protest march through the streets of Ilorin on Monday over the arrest of one their members by the Kwara State Road and Traffic Management Agency.

NDLEA destroys Delta cannabis farm

The Delta State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday disclosed that a cannabis farm measuring over 100 hectares of land has been destroyed in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state.

60-year-old widower drowns in Edo flood

A 60-year-old man, identified as Osarobo Obayuwana, has drowned in a flood off First Powerline Street, Evbuotubu Quarters in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

Gunmen kill four in Kaduna village attack

Unknown gunmen on Monday evening invaded Gurguzu village, near Maguzawa, an outskirts of Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing four persons while many persons sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Oyo arraigns employee for collecting deceased worker’s salaries

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday arraigned two workers in the state civil service commission before the state’s magistrate court for using fictitious names to collect multiple salaries to the tune of N5.84m.

Violent protest in Maryland as vehicle kills hawker

There was violence in the Maryland axis of Lagos after a hawker allegedly fleeing from officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline task force was hit and killed by a vehicle on Ikorodu Road.

11 fake Naval officers arrested in Rivers

Eleven men suspected to be fake naval officers have been arrested in Rivers State.

Four ways to protect your bank account from thieves

A billionaire hardware chain founder, John Menard, was recently targeted by identity thieves. Someone had called his bank in Wisconsin, the United States, requesting that a sum of $475,000 be transferred to a bank account outside the country.

Student, 19, arraigned for raping five-year-old girl

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 19-year-old student, Joseph Urama, in prison for pleading guilty to defiling a neighbour’s five-year-old daughter.

Woman burns boy’s genitals for stealing N100

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman identified simply as Saratu, for allegedly burning the private parts of her seven-year-old nephew, Razak Qudus.

Drunken cop dies after disagreement with girlfriend

The corpse of a policeman, Sergeant Godspower Okoro, has been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital, Lagos State, for an autopsy to unravel the cause of his death.

41 dead, 239 wounded in Istanbul attack – Official

Turkish officials have said 41 people were killed and 239 others were injured in Tuesday night’s triple suicide bombing at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.

Court frees 11 Indians, others accused of bunkering

A Federal High Court in Calabar on Thursday freed 11 Indians, three Ghanaians and two Nigerians facing trial for alleged oil theft in the Nigerian territorial waters.

Vietnam sentences 73-year-old Australian citizen to death over drugs

A Vietnamese court has sentenced an elderly Australian woman to death for heroin trafficking, local media reported on Thursday.

Drunk woman ‘drove 1km with man’s body in windscreen’

A woman, Esteysi Sanchez also known as Stacy Sanchez has been accused of driving almost a mile with a dead man’s corpse embedded in her windscreen after a marathon night of drinking in California.

Lebanese dupes three Lagos customers, absconds with N170m

A Lebanese and bureau de change operator, Aly Sayad, has been accused of absconding with $487,700 (about N170m) in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.

Sea pirates kill three Agip workers in Bayelsa

Armed men suspected to be sea pirates have killed three workers of Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa State.

Suspected serial rapist set ablaze in Delta

An angry mob on Wednesday set ablaze a suspected member of a gang of serial rapists that had terrorised Ughelli and its neighbouring communities in Delta State.

Policeman beaten to coma by Nsukka mob dies

A policeman who was beaten to coma by a mob in the Nsukka area of Enugu State on Tuesday has been confirmed dead.

Spokesman, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement.

Abductors demand N44m ransom for Sierra Leonian envoy

The Sierra Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.) has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory.

Crayfish sellers lose N15m goods to sea pirates

Dealers of fish and crayfish at the Marina Beach in Calabar have expressed worry over the incessant robbery attacks on them by sea pirates along the Ikang-Bakassi waterways.

One killed, 20 buried in China landslide

Heavy rain unleashed a landslide Friday that killed one person and left 20 others missing in China, state media said.

Soldiers kill two cult members in gun duel

Operatives of 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, engaged a group of armed men suspected to be cult members in a gun duel, killing two in the process.

20 hostages killed in Bangladesh terrorists attack

The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant.

Lagos to jail street hawkers, buyers

The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it had begun a total enforcement of the law prohibiting street trading and hawking.

Bus driver kills twins, injures brother in Ogun

A commercial mini-bus, a Toyota Picnic with number plate KTU 175 DZ, crushed two children of the same parents to death on Friday in Ita Oshin area, Abeokuta, Ogun State while they were on their way to school.

Petrol tanker kills 12 in Bauchi

Twelve people, among them 11 members of the Danga Vigilante Group established by the Bauchi State Government, have been killed while one other person sustained serious injuries when a tanker carrying petroleum product had a head-on collision with the Toyata Hilux vehicle they were travelling in.

EFCC arrests seven health officials over $4m HIV fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested seven officials in the Federal Ministry of Health for their alleged role in the diversion of over $4m.

NDLEA arrests 160 suspects in Kwara

The Kwara State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Apeh Reuben, on Monday, said the agency had arrested 160 suspects for drug-related offences.

Army arrests ex-militant leader as lawyer threatens legal action

Soldiers suspected to be from the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, Edo State Capital, have arrested an ex-militant leader, Aboy Francis Muturu, at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta State.

Family seeks justice for factory worker tortured to death by police

To members of his immediate family, Chibuike Edu’s death is like a nightmare that they have not been able to wake up from.

Woman on trial for leaving baby to die on beach

A French woman went on trial Monday for abandoning her baby daughter on a beach at the mercy of a rising tide, which swept in and killed the infant.

Pain killers reduce sexual drive, sperm count – Expert

A medical practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, on Tuesday, said that long use of analgesics and antidepressant drugs, could cause sexual dysfunction and low sperm count.

Navy arrests pipeline vandals, recovers pirate vessel

The Nigerian Navy has arrested an unspecified number of pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta.

Kids’ torture: Group blames police

A Calabar-based child’s rights organisation known as Basic Rights Counsel Initiative on Tuesday accused the police of lack of commitment to the prosecution of those that tortured kids accused of witchcraft.

Man loses parents, sisters to B’Haram, becomes a drug addict

An Internally Displaced Person at Dalori camp in Maiduguri on Tuesday said he took to drugs to erase the memory of the slaughter of his father, mother and four sisters by Boko Haram insurgents.

Abia Govt to appoint 34 physically challenged persons as aides

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has directed the transition committee chairmen of the 17 local government areas in the state to appoint two disabled persons each from their areas as special assistants as a way of reducing unemployment in the state.

Five expatriates kidnapped, one killed in Calabar

At least five foreign expatriates and two Nigerians were on Wednesday kidnapped at the Idundu axis of the Calabar-Oban road by suspected militants.

Killer of Yoruba leader in Kano sentenced to death

Justice Kabiru Auta of a Kano High Court on Wednesday sentenced the killer of a Kano-based business tycoon, philanthropist and Yoruba leader, Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi Bello to death by hanging.

Kidnapped bishop found dead in Benue

THE Vicar-General, Catholic Bishop of Otukpo and Priest in charge of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Okpoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Rev. Father John Adeyi, who was kidnapped two months ago, has been found dead.

NDLEA advises parents to counsel children on drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has called on parents to sensitise their children to the dangers of using illicit drugs.

Two to die by hanging in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ikole Ekiti, has sentenced two persons to death by hanging for murder.

Using smartphone in bed can cause blindness

Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could make you temporary blind in one eye, British doctors have reported.

NGO trains 30 human trafficking victims in Kano

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, on Thursday in Kano started the training of 30 female victims of human trafficking in various trades.

Man, 32, commits suicide in Bauchi

A 32-year old resident of Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Cletus Paulus, has hanged himself on a tree behind his house.