Mother tries to sell child on Internet

A South African mother appeared in court Friday charged with trying to sell her 19-month-old baby on the Internet for 5,000 rand ($380), officials said, after a police sting operation halted her plan.

Fayose arrests Road Safety officer for traffic offence

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Friday arrested an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Ikere Ekiti, for flouting traffic rules.

Falae identifies Kidnappers, 5 docked: Kidnappers Faces Arraignment

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the arraignment of suspected abductors of Chief Olu Falae in an Ondo Magistrate Court.

Buhari receives national ID card, as NIMC processes 20 million BVN data

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, was on Wednesday, presented with his electronic National Identity card by the Director-General of the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Chris Onyenenam.

Angry mob burn man accused of stabbing neighbour to death

An angry mob at Ungwan-Rukuba New Road, around the Nasarawo area of Jos, on Wednesday, burnt a 25-year-old man, Mantau Rati Black, for allegedly stabbing one Sati Samola to death. 

Fuel not scarce, stop panic buying, NNPC tells Nigerians

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Tuesday, called on Nigerians to desist from panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as fuel, stating that it has about 23 days of product supply in all its depots across the country.

Police kill armed robber in Aba

Policemen from the Aba Police Area Command, Abia State have shot dead an armed robber while on stop and search duty at Bata junction along Factory road area of the city.

Ministerial Nominees: Senate screens Audu Ogbe, Lai Mohammed, 8 others today

The Senate has announced that it will be screening 10 ministerial of the 1st batch of 21 ministerial nominees on Tuesday. The ministerial nominees were led into the red chamber by the Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Chief Odigie Oyegun.

CCTV camera gives supermarket robbers bad day

                               

In what turned out as fulfillment of the Nigerian parlance, ‘many days for the thief, one day for the owner of the house,’ the investment made by a supermarket in installing a closed-circuit television system to boost the security of the facility has paid off handsomely.

Eight UI students slump at exam centre

Eight unidentified Open Distance Learning, ODL students of the University of Ibadan, weekend, slumped at Adebayo Akande E-Centre, Ajibode, Ibadan, after waiting for hours to write the GES 101 examination.

Pandemonium as explosion rocks Lagos

Pandemonium broke Sunday afternoon, when a yet to be identified substance exploded at Number 88 Oworo Road, in Oworonsoki area of Lagos State.

Arrmed robbers gain access into bank through roof

It was a mystery of a sort as armed robbers climbed the roof of the branch of a new generation bank along Unity Road,Ilorin, Friday morning, to gain access into the banking hall, causing pandemonium in the ever busy bank as they unleashed terror.

Man jailed 21 years for rape

A State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has sentenced an accused person, Super Ojo, to 21 years in prison for raping a lady (name withheld).

Why I hid $34,000 in my pants, by suspect

In Lagos, a passenger who was arrested while attempting to smuggle 23 wraps containing $34, 000 has revealed that he hid the wraps under his pants when he could not swallow it.

My church is aware I’m member of Ogboni Confraternity — Ogunfuwa, 75-yr-old Remo chief

Otunba Joseph Adedayo Ogunfuwa, the Babalaje of Remoland, celebrated his 75th birthday, penultimate Saturday. In an interview, shortly after the birthday lecture, Ogunfuwa said he is a devoted Christian, a member of the Anglican Communion and a strong member of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity. This, he claimed, his church is aware.

‘How my 11-month-old grandchild miraculously survived the blast but lost two toes’

THE Federal Capital Territory once again came under attack penultimate Friday. Twin bombs were let off at two separate areas in the capital city, reminding the residents and indeed Nigerians that, like the North East, the nation’s seat of power is not immune to attacks by the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

I was after my wife for two years before I got a lunch date – Yemi Sax

Adeyemi Adeosun, popularly known as Yemi Sax, is one of Nigeria’s best saxophonists. He is the pioneer of Afro-hip jazz in Nigeria, fusing hip-hop, jazz and African rhythm. Yemi Sax is also a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer and music producer. He was born in the early 80’s in the city of Lagos, Nigeria and is from the royal family of Adeosun in Erin-Ijesha, Osun State. In this encounter, he talks about his marriage, career, and other interesting revelations. Excerpts:

Menopausal Symptoms No One Warns You About

The menopause has always been the bane of the average middle-aged woman. Hot flushes, weight gain and a diminished sex drive are all well-known symptoms of the dreaded menopause. But research now confirms what women have long suspected; that it can affect the body and mind in many other ways.

Revealed At Last: Salary And Allowances Of NASS Members

The controversy over the monthly salary of a Nigerian lawmaker has finally been laid to rest with a formal disclosure of what the legislators earn. The National Institute of Legislative Studies, NILS, apparently worried by growing public outcry against the Nigerian lawmakers, on Friday released a set of documents, showing what constitutes the earnings of the 109 Senators and 360 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives.

Cross River case not Ebola — WHO, Fed Govt

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday insisted that the man who died at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) this week had no Ebola.

Ten people were quarantined as a precaution.

Cory Couillard, from the WHO African Region, told AFP in an email that the “laboratory investigation for EVD (Ebola Virus Disease) and Lassa fever turned out negative”.

The Federal Government also confirmed yesterday that the results of the laboratory tests on the deceased were negative.