Fake town planner nabbed by govt officials

A middle-aged man, Adeyemi Adebayo, who allegedly specialised in serving fake demolition notices and stop-work orders on buildings under construction in exchange for inducement, has been arrested in Lagos.

Police arrest 50-year-old man for raping pupil by roadside

A 50-year-old man, Kelvin Ezeigbo has been apprehended by the police for reportedly raping a 10-year-old pupil, Esther, by the roadside in Oke-Ira, Ogba, Lagos.

Police nab 11 suspects for robbery, cultism

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers and five persons involved in cultism in the state.

Policemen kill father of one during Lagos raid

There was panic on Osogbo Street in the Itire area of Lagos State after policemen on a raid shot indiscriminately, during which a father of one was killed.

One killed, several injured in German train station knife attack

A suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ has killed one person and injured several others.

Lagos water destroys houses in Ogun, displaces residents

Dwellers of Iludun community, Oke-Aro, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, say they are overwhelmed by the wastewater discharge from Adiyan Waterworks owned by the Lagos State Water Corporation.

How alleged wife killer surrendered to Lagos police

Mr. Lekan Shonde, who allegedly killed his wife, Ronke, surrendered himself to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday.

ISIS throws man off five-story-building for being gay

The Islamic extremist group, on Saturday threw a young man off a five-story building in Manbij city in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo for being gay.

UK arrests three in Nigeria for human trafficking

British National Crime Agency said it had arrested three individuals in Nigeria as part of an international operation targeting criminal networks involved in the trafficking of human beings across Europe.

Child rapist jailed for writing child-grooming ‘manual’

A peadophile, Alan Holmes, 36, has been jailed for 12 years after writing a manual showing how to groom a child using the sex ordeal of one of his victims.

Family tackles DSS as son dies in agency’s custody

The family members of a 39-year-old man, Damilare Eyitayo, have accused the Lagos State Command of the Department of State Services of torturing their son to death.

Navy averts hijack of three vessels in Bayelsa

he Nigerian Navy has averted an attempt by pirates to hijack three vessels in the Brass axis of Bayelsa State.

Woman accuses husband of bed-wetting, seeks divorce

A businesswoman, Juliana Okoli, on Tuesday told a Jikoyi Customary Court in Abuja that she was tired of living with her husband because he ‘bed wets’.

Police arrest suspected kidnappers

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered arms and ammunition.

Confusion in Ebonyi as women protest naked

There was confusion in Nkwegu community near Abakaliki on Monday when over 200 women from the Afikpo-South Local Government Area stripped naked to protest the alleged continued detention of the President General of the community, Ndubuisi Ekumankama, by the police.

Mob lynches armed robber for killing Lagos OPC leader

All hell broke loose on Wednesday on Olaleye Street, in the Iponri area of Lagos State, after an armed robber shot dead a leader of the Oodua People’s Congress, Sanjo Akintoye, during a failed attack.

EFCC arrests Lagos lawyer, Adegboruwa for N61m scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested popular Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, for an alleged N61m scam.

Police arrest alleged killer husband

The Police have arrested Mr. Lekan Shondi for allegedly killing his wife Ronke.

NSCDC arrests civil servant for stealing transformer parts

The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has apprehended a senior civil servant with the Osun State Ministry of Works, Mr. Julius Adetokunbo, for allegedly stealing some components of a transformer.

Nanny abducts one-year-old boy, steals boss property

The police in Cross River State have launched a manhunt for a nanny, Covenant Bassey, who allegedly abducted her boss’ one-year-old son, David Robinson, in the Satellite Town area of Calabar.