Court remands hairdresser, boyfriend for fighting over sex

Two lovers, Emem Asuquo and Olugbenga Yakubu, have been remanded in prison by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court sitting on Lagos Island for alleged public disturbance.

Court remands company MD in prison over arms scam

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of an owner of Almond Projects Limited, Olugbenga Obadina, in Kuje prison, Abuja.

Police dismantle Kogi kidnap gangs, arrest six

The police said their Intelligence Response Team smashed some suspected members of a kidnap gang who had been terrorising Kogi State and its environs. The police also said they have rescued four kidnapped victims at different locations in the state.

97-year-old man leads protest over land in Awka

A 97-year-old man, Chief Nwabude Nwachukwu, of Ezioaka community, on Friday, led a protest over a disputed land in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

NSCDC rescues two-month-old baby in Rivers

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command, on Friday, rescued a two-month-old baby girl that was dumped in the rain by her unidentified mother.

Missing three-year-old boy found dead in well

There was pandemonium at Evbiogun Street at Upper Sakponba in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State when the corpse of a three-year-old boy identified as Clinton was discovered in a well, 24 hours after his disappearance.

My wife’s lover named my child, man tells court

Lagos – “My wife’s lover, Temitope, gave my child his name on the day of christening,” a divorce seeker, Mr Femi Ojikutu, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Friday.

Woman uses schoolgirls as sex slaves – Police

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Chinoso Okonkwo, for allegedly using pupils of some secondary schools in the Ikate, Surulere area, as commercial sex workers.

Pregnant woman killed over debt in Oyo

A textile trader in Gbagi Market, Ibadan, Oyo State, Kudirat Oduola, has been beaten to death by thugs allegedly sent by a co-trader who lent her N2m.

Motorcyclist crushed trying to stop killer truck

A German journalist who witnessed the Nice attack said he saw a motorcyclist chase the killer truck and try to enter the cabin but fall and end up under the wheels.

Hoodlums using army van steal N60m Lagos cables

The police in Lagos State have arrested some hoodlums for vandalising and stealing telecommunications cables worth N60m in the Ojodu Berger and Ogba areas of the state.

Motorcycle rider, female passenger killed in Ogun crash

A commercial motorcyclist and his female passenger have been killed in a crash at the Sango end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

Cultists kill 11 in Ogun to mark anniversary

No fewer than 11 persons have been killed by suspected cult members in Igode and Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Gunmen kidnap pastor, demand N2m ransom

Some gunmen on Thursday abducted Rev. Yusuf Magaga, a senior pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All, located in Kabene-Surubu village of the Kauru Local Government Council, Kaduna State.

Six-year-old kills housemaid in Abia

A six-year-old boy has erroneously killed a housemaid with the gun of his father in Aba, Abia State.

Police detectives from the Ogbor Hill Police Division, Aba, have commenced investigations into the killing.

Man on trial for beating wife over late meal

A man has been arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his wife over late preparation of meal.

Man stabs pregnant woman to death during argument

The police in Kogi State have arrested a man, Hussain Zubairu, for allegedly stabbing his pregnant neighbour, Bose Muhammed, to death.

Police sergeant arrested for murder in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained a police sergeant, Matthew Oche, for allegedly pushing a motorist to death at a motor park in the Iddo area of Oyingbo.

Final year UNILAG undergraduate dies in hostel

A 500-level undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Odusami Matthew, has died after slumping at the Biobaku Hostel.

Mob strips suspected female kidnapper

A suspected female kidnapper escaped death in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State on Monday after an angry mob accused her of attempting to kidnap a child in the area.