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Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Special forces kill five Niger Delta militants, recover arms

Troops of the Special Forces Battalion have killed five militants and recovered some arms and ammunition from their camp in Rivers State.

45-year-old Tracey Lee Giffin allegedly flew into a rage when she woke up from a nap and discovered her last can in the house was gone.

Customs seize N20m fake malaria drugs

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized over 33 cartons of alleged substandard anti-malaria drugs and antibiotics valued at N20m.

32-year-old HIV-positive woman jabbed a boy with a hypodermic needle containing her ‘body fluids’ after he flushed her drugs down the toilet.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard Jacqueline O’Neil pricked the 12-year-old, whose name can not be mentioned for legal reasons, culpably and recklessly.

At least 16 migrant workers died in a fire that broke out at a Moscow warehouse on Saturday morning, Russian authorities said.

A mother found her 12-year-old son hanged after he was bullied at school, an inquest heard.

Matthew Wooby, who had mild autism, was discovered on February 13.

The Federal Department of Fisheries on Saturday destroyed 15 containers of frozen fish allegedly belonging to a company, Food Solution Nigeria Limited.

Tragedy struck in Bauchi State on Wednesday night when a second-year student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), identified as Yusuf Musa, was stabbed to death.

Boy drowns in water drum, police arrest grandma, father

A two-year-old boy, Eniola Ajakaye, has drowned inside a drum of water while holidaying with his grandmother in Aboru, in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State.

Armed police have forced a woman on a beach in Nice to remove her burkini as part of a controversial new ban.

The incident occurred on the beach at the city’s Promenade des Anglais, the location of the lorry attack on Bastille Day in which 84 people were killed last month.

Police have arrested and charged two semi-naked women for having sex in a park.

Exeter Crown Court heard the two drunk women were found at Pilton Park in Barnstaple on the ground and performing sex acts on each other.

A 29-year-old Frenchman shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he stabbed a British woman to death and wounded two people at a backpackers’ hotel in Australia, police said on Wednesday.

Police are hunting two men for raping a 27-year-old man in a park.

According o Metro UK, the man was attacked as he walked through Goffs Park in Crawley, Sussex, on Friday morning by the pair.

A 36-year-old man, Ezechi Uwazie, who allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl, has been arraigned before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Police arrest native doctor with human parts in Abia

Police in Abia have arrested a 28-year-old man, who claimed to be a native doctor, for allegedly being in possession of some human parts.

The Niger State Police Command has started investigations into the killing of the owner of Deploo Hotel and Suites, Mr. Lucky Okonkwo, who was murdered in his hotel in Suleja, Niger State.

A woman in South Carolina has been accused of killing her four-day-old baby by putting him in a fridge.

A 66-year-old man, Mr. John Ekue, has committed suicide in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos State.

A 23-year-old man, Chukwu Darlington, was arraigned before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for stealing two turkeys.

A 56-year-old man, Abdullahi Zakari, who allegedly had sexual intercourse with his 18-year-old daughter, is to remain behind bars pending the perfection of his bail condition, a Lagos court has ruled.

Police arraign herdsman arrested with arms in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a herdsman, one Ibrahim Adamu, who was caught with arms and ammunition.

A 28-year-old driver, Mr. Salami Wuraola, has been arrested by the officials of the Nigerian Navy School of Health Sciences, Offa, Kwara State, for allegedly parading himself as an officer of the Nigerian Army.

THREE persons were feared killed as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded Ezelaka Igbodo community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday.

A middle-aged man alleged to be a member of a gang of thieves in Dutsin-ma town, Katsina State, is currently standing trial before a Katsina Chief Magistrates’ Court for his alleged attempt to commit suicide while in police detention.

OPERATIVES of the Imo State Command on Monday arrested a woman and her son for allegedly stealing a day-old male child, Chukwunoso, from a maternity in Isiala Mbano Council Area of the state.

A self-proclaimed prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State after 28 persons were allegedly found chained in his apartment in the Oke-Ira, Ogba area of the state.

Cuddling and Kissing Kittens can kill, scientists warn

A study carried out and published in the in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has said cuddling, kissing, and generally getting too close to cats, especially kittens can kill.

A Belgian expatriate was sentenced to five years’ jail in Singapore on Monday for killing his five-year-old son last year while suffering from severe depression during a child custody battle.

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday arrested a suspected armed robber who specialises in robbing women with fake pistols.

Fifty-four-year-old Emmanuel Oti, who allegedly attempted to defraud a first generation bank in Ibadan of N7.1 million with an ATM card, is standing trial before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court.

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued 28 persons, including 13 teenagers, found in chains in a house at Oke-Ira, Ojodu.

A 26-year-old man, Rasaki Sule, who allegedly attacked a man in the company of his wife with a bottle, is facing trial at a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Customs seize rice worth N597bn

The Nigeria Customs Service said it seized rice worth N597.7bn brought into the country through the borders between January, 2016 and August, 2016.

A 38-year-old guard, Micheal Aniefie, who allegedly stole seven cans of drinks valued at N700 was on Tuesday remanded in prison pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara State following violence that erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday night reportedly killed three persons among them, one Pastor Luka Ubangari of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Unguwan Anjo, near Godogodo in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The alleged ringleader in the killing of two Palestinian policemen has died in custody after being beaten by security forces, a senior local official said on Tuesday.

52-year- old drinks poison, jumps into Lagos river

Residents of Salvation Avenue in the Ajegunle, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have found the corpse of a man by the riverside.

If you’re busy at work and you feel like chatting with somebody on WhatsApp, you can do that on your computer with the aid of an app designed for that purpose.

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old teacher at Nasarawa Annex Primary School in the Faskari Local Government Area of the state for allegedly raping a nine-year-old pupil, Simbiat (pseudonym).

FOLLOWING the manhunt launched by security agencies for Benue State’s notorious gang leader, Terwase Akwaza, alias Ghana, 67 members of his gang have been arrested.

Troops of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have killed three armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps in Bauchi State.

The police on Monday arraigned an ex-employee of First City Monument Bank, Seun Awosanya, and an auto spare parts dealer, Amechi Osita, for an alleged scam of N66.5m.

Two jailed for stealing Nokia battery, phones, others

AN Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced a 19-year old man, Happy Okotie, to six years’ imprisonment for stealing.

The Borno State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed the death of one its staff who got drowned in a river while chasing a notorious drug baron.

An unknown woman on Monday abandoned a day-old baby girl near the main gate of Government College, Katsina.

A Kano Magistrates’ court on Monday remanded Musa Abdullahi, 17, in prison custody for allegedly raping his five-year-old niece.

A Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Hassan Jamilu, to twelve weeks in prison for breaking into Shoprite’s cash room and attempting to break the safe.

An Alimosho Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a 40-year-old businessman, Abraham Jokotola, and his wife, Adekemi, over adultery and abandonment.

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