Gunmen kill 82-year-old chief priest in Edo

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an 82-year-old community leader, identified as Pa Clifford Omosomwan,‎ in Aruogba, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

Man to die by hanging for killing 12-year-old

A Minna High court has sentenced a 42 year old man to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing a 12 year old Shamsideen in a bush in Rafi local government area of Niger state.

Teenager shoots grandmother, siblings for waking him up

A teenage boy opened fire on four family members, including his grandmother and two young children, in an East Nashville, United States home.

Rector warns undergraduates against indecent dressing, cultism

The Rector, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Dr. E.C. Sogbaike, has warned the students of the institution against indecent dressing, cultism and examination malpractices, stressing that any student found wanting risked expulsion or rustication for a period of not less than one year.

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NYSC member dies treating Lassa fever patient

The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the death of a corps member, Dr. Kelechi Ogboji.

The medical doctor died after treating a patient suspected of having Lassa fever in Kaduna State.

BRT driver in the dock for manslaughter

A BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) driver, Gbadebo Musiliu, who allegedly knocked down a 68-year-old woman, was on Thursday arraigned at an Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeriareports.

Bloody clashes in Lagos, Ambode declares curfew

Bloody clashes in the Mile 12, Ketu area of Lagos State on Thursday left no fewer than 10 persons dead and about 100 others injured.

Air force officer denies beating Osun female doctor

An Air Force officer, Dr. Chukwuemeka Okpara, accused of assaulting a female medical doctor, Dr. Theresa Ugalahi, of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, has denied the allegation.

UNILAG chancellor’s brother killed during convocation

A former Auditor-General of Borno State, Mallam Kaka Kyari, was among two persons who lost their lives during the University of Lagos convocation ceremonies that ended on Thursday.

Pirates kill man, seize cash, boat in A’Ibom

EIGHT pirates on Tuesday shot and killed an indigene of Ituk-Mbang, Mr. Hansley Edet, on Oron waterway when he was returning from Cameroun to Nigeria.

Suspected vandal electrocuted in A’Ibom

A middle-aged man suspected to be a cable thief has been electrocuted in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.

The incident, which was said to have occurred in early hours of Tuesday, caused confusion as residents of the area gathered to see the lifeless body of the suspect.

Guards accused of stealing N500,000 tithes

Four security guards, who allegedly stole the sum of N500,000 from a tithe box, were on Monday brought before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.

Fuel-laden bus explodes, kills three

Luck ran out on four suspected marketers of stolen fuel on Tuesday after a civilian bus with number plate, KTU 418 XK, loaded with petrol went up in flames.

Gang leader, Adigun Oriyomi, to die by hanging

Notorious Lagos gang leader and suspected serial killer, Adigun Oriyomi, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere.

Buhari congratulates Adeboye at 74

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who turns 74 on Wednesday.

Father sells day-old baby for N2m

Controversy is brewing in Orhuwhorun community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State following the alleged sale of a day-old baby for N2million by her father, Happy Fashion, a member of vigilante group in Orhuwhorun.

Police arrest fake naval officer in Enugu

A panel beater, Sunday Oka, who allegedly impersonated a naval officer in Enugu, has been nabbed while attempting to effect the release of two fraudsters from police custody.

Ritual killer forces stick into girl’s private part

A suspected ritual killer, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, has reportedly abducted a three-year-old girl and forced a stick into her vagina.

Ambode silent as 15 gunmen abduct three Lagos schoolgirls

Parents of pupils of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, a private school in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, have blamed the abduction of three schoolgirls of the college on security lapses in the school.