Troops kill bomber, say Boko Haram fighters disguise as lunatics

The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected female suicide bomber in Borno State.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the suspected bomber was killed at a checkpoint at the cattle market in Dikwa, Dikwa Local Government Area of the state.

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Suspected ‘wizard’ found nude in Edo church

There was pandemonium at City Gates Ministries in Benin, the Edo State capital, when a middle-aged man was found nude in the church premises.

What is the best way to invest for your child’s education?

Their children’s education is one of the biggest cash outflows that parents must plan for. It is also one of the most important and worthwhile investments you can ever make. With the inflation rate close to 20 per cent and the drastic loss of value of the naira, a huge concern for Nigerian parents is about how to fund their children’s education whether in Nigeria or overseas. Whilst it is true that financing your child’s education comes with challenges, these can largely be overcome with careful long-term planning and taking the right steps.

Woman protesting daughter’s rape stabbed to death

A woman was stabbed to death for protesting her 15-year-old daughter’s rape in Raghunathpur area in Murshidabad district of Bengal in India.

Woman, cousin gang raped for eating beef

A Muslim woman in Northern Haryana, India, has said she and her 14-year-old cousin were gang raped after she was accused of eating beef.

Eight-month-old, octogenarian, nonagenarian die in Lagos fire

No fewer than three people have lost their lives in separate fire incidents in the FESTAC Town, Badagry and Surulere areas of Lagos State.

Flood: Mothers, babies escape death, one swept away

Flood again wreaked havoc on Ogun, Osun and Ondo states on Tuesday as no fewer than nine persons escaped death, while houses were submerged by flood.

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Police raid Aba fake wine factory, arrest suspected operator

Men of the Abia State Police Command have raided a factory where syndicates who specialised in the production of fake food drinks carry out their illegal trade at Eziukwu Cemetery Market in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state.

Exam malpractice: The worst form of corruption

Impersonating a student or candidate in an exam hall, collecting money from students or candidates in order to help them pass exam, copying answers on the chalkboard for students or candidates in an exam hall, dictating answers to students or candidates in an exam hall, writing for students or candidates who are absent in an exam hall, correcting the mistakes of students or candidates in an exam hall, leaking exam questions for monetary gain and so on constitute examination malpractice.

Troops kill seven suspected kidnappers in Bauchi

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed seven suspected kidnappers in Bauchi State.

The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday,

Navy arrests seven for alleged oil theft in Delta

The Nigerian Navy has arrested seven persons for oil theft in the Escravos axis of Delta State.

The Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe,

Reagan shooter released after 35 years in psychiatric hospital

John Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate president Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, was freed from a psychiatric hospital in Washington on Saturday, a report said.

Missing five-year-old girl found with convicted child rapist

A five-year-old girl who got missing in a park near her home was found with a convicted child rapist.

The girl had been playing in a park in Bootle, Liverpool, when her mother, who had been watching from her window, realised she was not there.

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Police detain corpse for hours over mourners’ misconduct

The final burial rites of one late Lawrence Ufomadu, a native of Afor Nkwu in Umuahia North Local Government were briefly halted following the detention of his corpse as a result of misconduct of the deceased’s mourners on Thursday.

What to do if your car is flooded

The torrential rains are here again and in many of our ill-planned cities and urban/suburban conurbations the deluge of water seems to be inundating just about anything in its way.

Vehicles, like houses, household pieces of furniture, electronic gadgets, documents, certificates, and other valuable objects, are susceptible to the damaging effects of flooding.

Man rips out girlfriend’s intestines for calling ex’s name during sex

A man has admitted to ripping out his 31-year-old girlfriend’s intestines with his bare hands after she called out her ex-husband’s name during sex.

Fidel Lopez, 24, cried hysterically down the phone to the police as his girlfriend Maria Nemeth lay dying on the bathroom floor, September 2014.

Delta police smash child theft syndicate, rescue 12

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Asaba-based businesswoman suspected to be a ringleader of a child theft syndicate.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, made the confirmation on Saturday in Asaba at a press briefing and parade of 43 suspects arrested over various crimes.

Driver steals UNILAG lecturer’s ATM card, withdraws N2.7m

A driver, Mayowa Adenuga, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing his boss’ Automated Teller Machine card and withdrawing over N2.7m.

Robbers trail Malaysia returnee to hostel, attack students

There was chaos on Sunday on Moore Road, in the Yaba area of Lagos State, after suspected armed robbers attacked a student hostel, Dean’s Court, and carted away some property.

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Nigerian hacked with sword, machete by cultists in Malaysia

The Malaysian police are asking for information that will help them track down a gang of cultists, who attacked a Nigerian in OUG Parklane Condo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, September 17, leaving him in coma.

‘Paracetamol abuse can cause kidney damage’

A fellow and ex-president, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Olumide Akintayo,speaks about the uses and side effects of paracetamol:

What is paracetamol?

The chemical name for paracetamol is N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol.

Female suspect strips naked in cell, police seek relatives

A female suspect in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos State, has been taken by the police to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, to determine her state of health.

Corps member jumps out of speeding bus

The passengers of a luxury bus en route to Jos in Plateau State from Aba, Abia State, were thrown into confusion on Saturday after a corps members who was one of the passengers jumped out of the speeding bus.

He was, however, lucky to have escaped with broken limbs.

‘I joined gang to raise money for burial’

A 46-year-old truck driver, Obi Ebong, who was arrested by the police in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, says he went into robbery to raise the money for his sister’s burial.

Electrician stabs wife’s lover to death in Delta

An electrician, identified as Ochuko, has allegedly killed his wife’s lover on Emebiren Street, in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

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Police in Ogun hunt for human body part dealers

Following the arrest of three suspects in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State on Tuesday, who were found with two fresh human hearts, the police have said they are searching for more suspects who have possibly specialised in harvesting human body parts for rituals in the state.

Catholic priest charged with rape of 10-year-old parishioner discharged

The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, charged with the rape of a 10-year-old parishioner has been discharged. A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, which discharged him on Tuesday also struck out the First Information Report for lack of jurisdiction. 

Hoodlums force 23-year-old lady to take India hemp before raping her

At the time of writing this story, 23-year-old Judith (not real name) was recuperating with heavy dosage of antibiotics. She was not ill, and neither was she down with any flu. She had simply survived one of the worst sexual attacks in Lagos in recent times.

Forming robbery gang in prison is my revenge –Suspect nabbed two months after leaving Kirikiri

While incarceration is meant to be a “home of reformation” for offenders, for an armed robbery kingpin recently arrested in Lagos, it was an opportunity for him to set up a ruthless gang that would terrorise many parts of Lagos.

Suspected herdsmen kill two in Kaduna village

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed two persons in Golkofa village, Godogodo Chiefdom, in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday.

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the death of the two victims.

Woman berates court’s ruling on custody of her children

A court battle between a designer, Caroline Oyekunle, and her husband, Olatunde, for the custody of her two children has ended in the latter’s favour, a situation, which the woman has described as unfortunate.

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EFCC arrests two for Internet romance scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, Oyo State, said on Friday that it had arrested two suspects, Egbedayo Semilore and Elijah Jeremiah, over Internet fraud.

One of the suspects, Semilore (26), allegedly lured unsuspecting women into Internet romance with the intent to defraud them of large sums of money. He targeted victims who live abroad mostly.

Police parade 38 robbery suspects in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday paraded 38 armed robbery suspects arrested across the thirteen local government areas of the state.

Saudi-bound pilgrim exretes 76 wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended a 55-year-old woman on pilgrimage to Medina, Saudi Arabi, Basira Binuyo, on suspicion of ingesting drugs.

Trader kills business partner, begs victim’s ghost for forgiveness

A Warri, Delta State-based businessman, Kingsley Agbaire, who allegedly killed his business partner, broke down as the deceased’s body was being exhumed on Wednesday and asked the victim’s ghost for forgiveness.

Satan used children against me – Pastor found with 13 girls in sex harem

On a normal day, 36-year-old Chukwuemeka Nwocha, the General Overseer of Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry located in Igbosere, Lagos, is a ‘man of God’ that his congregation, both young and old, called “Daddy”.

Indian Doctor, attendant arrested over patient’s ‘rape’

A doctor and a hospital attendant have been arrested for the alleged rape of a woman who was being treated at a top hospital in western India, a police officer said Friday.

The two hospital employees were arrested on Thursday after the alleged victim, who was being treated for dengue, said they drugged and raped her twice over the weekend.

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My manhood was too big for her –Okada rider nabbed for raping girl to coma in Benue

On Wednesday, the arm of the law caught up with an okada rider identified simply as Daniel in Otukpo, Benue State, after he allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl in his room on Ogiri Okoh Street, to a point where the girl became unconscious.

Woman, 34, jailed for flogging neighbour in Edo

An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced one Patience Reveth to one year imprisonment for flogging her neighbour.

The trial magistrate, Mrs. RacheaI Ogbevoen, convicted Reveth, after finding her guilty of the charge filed against her.

Court grants prophet N500, 000 bail for chaining step-son

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court has admitted a 50-year-old prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, to bail in the sum of N500, 000 for allegedly chaining his step-son and burying four corpses in his residence.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, who granted the bail on Friday, ordered the accused to produce two sureties in like sum.

Alfa butchers 25-year-old, dumps his parts on expressway

The Osun State Police Command has arrested an Islamic cleric, Kabir Ibrahim, for allegedly butchering a 25-year-old farmer, Lukman Adeleke, and dumping his remains along the Akure-Ilesa Expressway.

The police said the cleric wanted to use his victim’s hand for a money making ritual for another man. They are now both in police custody in Osogbo.

NDLEA seizes N6m cannabis in Kogi

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it intercepted a vehicle and 35 sacks of Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp, weighing 1,244.4 kilogrammes in Kogi.

Commander of the agency in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello, said that the drug worth N6 million was confiscated on Friday in Lokoja.

Police rescue 13 kidnaped passengers in Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Thursday rescued 13 passengers held hostage in a bush by a group of kidnappers.

The victims, who were abducted on September 5, 2016 along Ndele/Elele axis of East-West road, regained their freedom when Anti-Kidnapping Unit, who acted on a tip-off, combed the bush in the area.