NDLEA arrests driver with 1,126kg of Indian hemp

The Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a truck driver with 1,126.9 kg of Indian hemp with a street value of N5m.

Scientists use human odour to fight malaria

Dutch and Kenyan scientists have designed a unique mosquito trap which uses human odour to attract the malaria-carrying insects, helping cut the number of cases dramatically, researchers said Wednesday.

Nigerian mother paid man £1000 to pose as her baby’s dad

A Nigerian mother, Faust Abolore, who paid a man £1,000 to pose as her newborn baby’s father in order to avoid deportation, has been arraigned before a court in the United Kingdom.

Teenager defiles three-year-old girl in Lagos

A 17-year-old secondary school student, Muyideen Lawal, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, was on Wednesday brought before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Five ‘businessmen’ gang-rape customer, demand N2m

Five suspects, who posed as businessmen, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a woman.

Creative ways to use selfie sticks

A selfie stick is a monopod used to take selfie photographs by positioning a smartphone or camera beyond the normal range of the arm. It has an extendable metal stick with a handle on one end and an adjustable clamp on the other to hold a phone in place.

NDLEA arrests man with N1.8bn illicit drug

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Anambra State Command, has arrested a 31-year-old man, Vincent Chidiebere, who was allegedly in possession of 25.2 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine estimated at N1.8 billion.

EFCC arrests FAAN official over N100m salary scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Christy Olabode, a level six officer of the Accounts Department at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, for an alleged fraud to the tune of N100m.

Scientists discover human genes associated with depression

Scientists said on Friday in London that they have found human genes that are probably associated with the development of depression, giving hopes of new treatment of the disease.

13 die in bar fire

At least 13 people were killed and six injured in an accidental fire early Saturday during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen, officials said.

Pastor rapes member’s daughter during prayer

Detectives attached to the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, on Thursday arrested the General Overseer of a church (name withheld) for allegedly raping a seven-year-old daughter of his member.

My son cried when he stood in the dock — Mum of boy, 7, charged with murder

Mrs. Nwakaego Oramalu is the mother of seven-year-old Chibuike Oramalu, who was arraigned for murder on July 29 by the police in Enugu. The single mother narrates the incident:

Family of six feared trapped in building collapse

Rescuers were searching Sunday for a family of six feared trapped in a building that collapsed and killed two people on the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai, police said.

Customs impound over 60,000 rounds of ammunition

The Nigerian Customs Services has seized arms and ammunition imported into the country from the United States and Europe, on 17 different occasions at the various points of entry between 2012 and 2016.

11 soldiers, eight bandits die in Niger shoot-out — Army

The Nigerian Army has said that 11 military personnel including an officer and eight bandits died in a gun battle at Kopa, Dagma and Gagaw villages of Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State.

Fire kills 13 at birthday party

A fire sparked by birthday cake candles tore through a bar in northern France early Saturday, killing at least 13 people in the nation’s deadliest blaze in over a decade, investigators said.

Four Foursquare members die in road crash

The Foursquare Gospel Church, Alaka, Lagos, was thrown into mourning on Friday when four of its members reportedly died in a car accident in the Ojota area of the state.

EFCC arrests blogger over anti-Magu story

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested popular blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiqu Usman, otherwise known as Abusidiqu, over a recent report he published against the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.

Our men divorce wives raped by herdsmen – Community leader

The Eke Town Union in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State has decried the increasing rate of divorce occasioned by alleged rape from suspected herdsmen.

Police arraign farmer for allegedly selling baby, six children

A 49-year-old farmer, Gabriel Ajor, has been arraigned before a Lokoja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly abducting and selling seven children including his two sons and an eight-year-old baby for N400,000.