Curbing lying in children

Nine-year-old Banjo Alade is regarded as a very polite and respectful child. But three months ago, his parents said he showed a streak that was not obvious before; he told a lie.

Fake DSS, police officers arrested in Delta

A 35-year-old fake operative of the Department of State Service, Chris Akpati, who was allegedly paid eighty thousand naira to arrest some traditional chiefs of Idemili community Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, has been arrested.

Over 100 killed as Indian train derails

An Indian express train derailed early Sunday, killing over 100 people in one of the country’s worst rail disasters in years, police said, as emergency workers searched the mangled wreckage for survivors.

Police arrest couple for alleged theft of babies

The Delta State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested a couple for allegedly stealing two babies during a christening ceremony at Ebedei Adonishaka in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state.

Why pregnant women crave ‘agbalumo’ – Nutritionist

The popular African Star Apple, known as Agbalumo or Ciwoh or Udara, that pregnant women crave, has a sour-like taste that holds the mouth, hits the palate and stops one from throwing up or spitting.

My husband’s house was bewitched, pastor’s late wife says in ‘message from grave’

A 42-year-old woman, Omolade Omoniyi, who is now late, has revealed in a video released by her family how she believed the house of her husband, a pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church, Onigbogbo, Atan Ota, Ogun State, Pastor Olusegun Omoniyi, was bewitched, making her sick till she died.

Police arrest man for allegedly defiling 12-year-old daughter

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Adisa Olayide, for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state.

Philippines to jail nine-year-old children for crimes

Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president, sparking concern Monday from the United Nations and rights groups.

Man arrested for raping, murdering a virgin

A 60-year-old man, identified as Emma Ukwa, has been arrested by a vigilance group at Amaekpu Ohafia, in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State for allegedly raping and killing a 36-year-old woman.

Syndicate selling newborn babies arrested in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested members of a syndicate which allegedly specialised in selling newborn babies in the Satellite Town area of the state.

Man, 69, rapes neighbour’s 5-year-old daughter

 A 69-year-old man, Cosmos Umoren, was on Friday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s under-aged daughter.

The accused, a retiree, who resides at Adenuga Kajore St., Akoka Bariga, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a charge of defilement.

Hoodlums kill pregnant woman, injure six

A pregnant woman, identified only as Iya Abdulsalam, has been shot dead, while six others sustained gunshot injuries after hoodlums stormed Jebba Street, in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State.

Court remands four for land grabbing

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the prison remand of four men who were accused of engaging in land grabbing in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos.

How I stole N5.675m from Diamond Bank – Cleaner

A cleaner, Peter Oko, has narrated how he stole N5.675 million from the New Nyanya branch of Diamond Bank, where he worked.

Man, who killed wife, daughter, for psychiatric test

A 45-year old man, Dominic Ogah, who allegedly killed his wife, Omagun, and his 16-month-daughter, Blessing, in Mpape, Abuja, may be subjected to psychiatric evaluation to determine his mental state.

Man kills friend’s seven-year-old son for money ritual in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Mr Emmanuel Ishaya of Ushata village for allegedly killing Isaac Joshua, his friend’s seven-year-old son, for ritual.

Residents find dead man inside rice sack

Residents of the Oyingbo area of Lagos State have found a man, who was strangled, put in a rice sack and dumped beside a canal.

Ogun man arrested for killing stepdaughter for rituals

A 63-year-old man, Korede Odubela, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his 16-year-old stepdaughter, Amudat Oshimodi, for ritual purposes.

Air Force men allegedly kill 60-year-old man over a prostitute

A 60-year-old man, Ibrahim Bulama, was allegedly beaten to death by two Air Force men during a clash over a prostitute at a red light zone in Maiduguri.

Fighting neighbours stab peacemaker to death

The police in Lagos State have launched a manhunt for two neighbours, identified only as Muhammed and Samuel, who stabbed a man to death during a quarrel in the Somolu area of the state.