No fewer than 11 persons were killed when Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages, near Godogodo town in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday, 8 September 2016
Cleric, 42, arraigned for rape in Lagos
A 42-year-old man, Wasiu Lawal, who allegedly raped a 38-year-old woman on the pretext of helping her spiritually, was on Wednesday in Lagos brought before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court.
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
I have stolen only four cars this year – Cleric
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old Islamic cleric, Rasheed Ayuba, for alleged car theft.
Human trafficking: UK jails Nigerian woman for 22 years
A Nigerian woman, Franca Asemota, 38, found guilty of attempting to traffic Nigerian girls through Heathrow Airport to work as sex workers in brothels across Europe, was on Thursday sentenced to 22 years imprisonment
NSCDC arrests five for adulterating fertilizer
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Thursday said it had arrested five people suspected to be dealing in adulterated fertilizer.
Five die as soldiers, villagers clash in Niger
No fewer than five persons were feared killed and two others injured when some soldiers clashed with some villagers at Kpaidna village in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Thursday.
Gunmen kill driver in Delta Govt House
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, on Thursday, attacked the Delta State Government House Annex, Warri, when members of the Delta State Waterways Security Committee were holding a meeting, killing a driver attached to the annex.
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Kidnappers kill three policemen in Rivers
Gunmen on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State.
Woman sells unborn baby for N100,000
The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 29-year-old woman from Ebonyi State, Chidimma Favour Okorie, and two medical doctor said to be her accomplices for child trafficking.
Five security agents arrested for diverting explosives – NSA
Five security operatives, a storekeeper and an accomplice have been arrested for alleged diversion of 9,000 kilogram of high caliber explosives and over 16, 420 pieces of detonators in the Niger Delta.
Kidnappers kill three mobile policemen in Rivers
Gunmen on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State.
Student kills man with hot water
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a university student, Mabel Bassey, in prison for bathing her neighbour with hot water and killing him.
Monday, 5 September 2016
Policemen guzzle beer as gunmen kill 85-year-old Imam
Residents of Halleluyah Quaters in the Ibafo area of Ogun State have been thrown into mourning after some gunmen attacked the community and killed an 85-year-old Islamic cleric, Kareem Olaiya.
Fake doctor arrested over abortion
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one 26-year-old fake doctor for carrying out a life threatening abortion on a woman in Ibadan.
Court dissolves 21-year-old marriage over food
An Igando Customary Court has dissolved a 21-year-old marriage over the wife’s, Aisha Abiodun, poor cooking.
Delivering his judgment, the President, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said the petitioner – Ashimiyu Abiodun, 54, – was adamant despite all mediation to safe the marriage.
Man on trial for biting off driver’s ear
A 35-year-old man is standing before a Magistrates’ Court in Kano on a charge of causing grievous hurt after allegedly biting off a driver’s ear.
Motorcyclist stabs friend to death at drinking joint
A 32-year-old father of two, Gbenga Olorunsola, has been killed by his friend, Damilare Adenuga, after an altercation between the two at a drinking joint on Kayfarm Estate, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, degenerated into a scuffle.
Sunday, 4 September 2016
Female warder dismissed for smuggling alcohol into prison
The Nigeria Prisons Service has dismissed a female prison officer, Mary Ikenye, for smuggling alcohol into the Kirikiri prisons in Lagos.
Quadruplet mother says bye to childbearing
A 25-year-old mother of six children, Mrs. Patience Abantelhe, has accepted to embrace a family planning technique after she was delivered of quadruplets.
Police parade eight-man gang in Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command on Tuesday paraded an eight-man robbery and kidnap gang that had been terrorising Calabar in recent times.
Suspects arrested in case of girl gang-raped twice
Indian police said on Tuesday they have arrested two new suspects accused of raping a student, after she said a group of men who attacked her three years ago had gang-raped her a second time.
Saturday, 3 September 2016
NDLEA arraigns minor for peddling Indian hemp
A minor, Uchenna Akoma, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly peddling Indian hemp, also known as marijuana.
HIV-infected man paid to have sex with 100 children arrested
Malawi police have arrested an HIV-infected man who was paid to have sex with more than 100 adolescent girls as part of a traditional ritual marking their passage to womanhood, officials said Tuesday.
Ogun teacher arraigned for sexually assaulting pupil
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 21-year-old teacher, Matthew Sodake, at an Ota Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having oral sex with a 14-year old pupil.
EFCC arraigns two for forging Osun college certificate
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned one Animashaun Abimbola and Adeniji Modupeoluwa for allegedly forging the National Diploma certificates of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, Osun State.
Bank customer loses N4.3m to robbers
An armed gang on Monday robbed a bank customer of about N4.3m as he was about depositing the money in Access Bank branch in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory.
Friday, 2 September 2016
Man rapes seven-year-old in search of missing voucher
A trader at a market on 23 Road, FESTAC Town, Lagos, Ikechukwu Alu, has been arrested by the police for the alleged abduction and rape of a seven-year-old girl, Victoria.
Woman jailed 10 years for killing four people in car crash
A Canadian woman whose drunk driving left four people dead in January received a 10-year sentence on Thursday.
‘Chinese woman set hotel ablaze to kill lover’
Forty-seven-year-old Zhen Zhen attempted to kill her lover, Leo Feng, 41, when she set Ernest Hotel in the Ikeja area of Lagos on fire.
Frustrated motorcycle rider commits suicide
Tragedy struck on Tuesday in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State after a motorcycle rider, identified as Monday Onoja, hanged himself.
Trader hacks couple to death over debt
An axe-wielding shopkeeper hacked a couple to death in northern India Thursday after they failed to pay a debt of 22 US cents, police said.
Thursday, 1 September 2016
DSS arrests 10 suspected kidnapers in Kogi
The Kogi State Command of the Department of State Services on Wednesday said it had arrested, at least, 10 suspected kidnappers terrorising the state in the last few weeks.
‘My husband dates four girls on our street’
A 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Cecilia Ajayi, on Thursday pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her marriage with her husband, John Ajayi, aged 46.
Court jails radio presenter, panellists for hate speech
Ghana’s Supreme Court has jailed a radio presenter and his two panellists for threatening to kill judges who ordered names to be removed from the voters’ register ahead of the December general elections.
Cultists kill father, son in Benue
A suspected cult group on Thursday killed a father and his son in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Court remands teenager in prison for alleged rape of 35-yr-old woman
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody a 19-year-old man, John Julius, for alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Indonesia executes three Nigerians for drug trafficking
Indonesia on Thursday night executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, leaving the fate of 10 others uncertain.
Fresh trouble as family finds corpse abandoned in Ondo mortuary mutilated
Last month Saturday PUNCH reported how the corpse of a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Justina Joshua, was left to rot in the mortuary of the General Hospital in Idanre, Ondo State due to a clash of cultures, there are fresh indications that the corpse has been mutilated while laying on the floor of the mortuary.
Nigerian children rescued, mum drowns at sea
Two unidentified Nigerian siblings aged 11 and 10, were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday after losing their mother while on a dangerous journey to Europe.
Police arraign seven-year-old over murder in Enugu
The police in Enugu on Friday arraigned a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, before a magistrate’s court over alleged murder.
Man rapes church member after her birthday party
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, identified only as Damilola, for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in Omole Estate, in the Ojodu area of the state.
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Cleric arrested for marrying six-year-old girl
An elderly cleric has been arrested in Afghanistan after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.
Bricklayer abducts two children, sells three-year-old for N1,500
A suspected child abductor, Ola Ibikunle, has been detained by the police after he was caught with a four-year-old girl in the Oyero area of Ijoko, Ogun State.
Cultists kill retired police officer, son
Suspected cult members on Thursday killed a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daniel Akogwu, and his son, Oche, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
SARS policeman shoots motorist dead
A trigger-happy policeman has killed a patent medicine dealer, identified as Tochukwu Iro.
Inspector detained for allegedly stealing plantain
A police inspector attached to the Railway Police Command, Ebute-Meta, identified only as Joseph, has been detained for allegedly stealing bunches of plantain.
Monday, 29 August 2016
Naval officer shoots okada rider in Kogi
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria has called for an investigation of Navy Commander Otuh Bassey, who shot an okada rider, Muhammed Idachaba, in Idah, Kogi State.
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