Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Nine-year-old tortured with hot water for ‘stealing’ crayfish


A nine-year-old housemaid, Precious Chinwedu, says she is still having pains two weeks after her boss, Mrs. Ifeoma Mbakwe, poured hot water on her for allegedly stealing crayfish.

Lassa fever: Senate orders FG to embark on massive sensitization




Worried by the increasing number of deaths, occasioned by the outbreak of Lassa Fever in many parts of the country, the Senate, yesterday,

CHRISTMAS CON MAN: Fake major-general dupes trader of bags of rice, drinks, money

65-yr-old suspect, Bassey

A 65-year-old man is being investigated by operatives of X-Squad of Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja for allegedly impersonating an army general and defrauding victims.

Suspected cultists paraded in Edo over attack on church


Five suspected cultists have been paraded by the Edo State Police Command in connection with an alleged attack on a Pentecostal church in Igueben Local Government Area of the state

Gunmen kill police corporal, friend in Lagos


Gunmen on Sunday shot dead a police corporal, David Sunday, and his friend, identified as Taiwo Balogun, in the Agege area of Lagos.

Gonorrhoea still deadly, causes blindness


Medical experts have defined gonorrhea as a bacterial infection transmitted during sexual activity. This disease, they noted, is caused by the bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Monday, 11 January 2016

I started my business with NYSC savings –Mercy, Mercywealth Giftens

mercy

Nwachukwu Nneka Mercy, CEO, Mercywealth Giftens, is a jack of all trades and a master of all. When her mates in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka,

Controversies in Ondo over death of teenager

Agbeluyi

The death of Wumi Agbeluyi, a 20-year-old student of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State and native of Ijare in Ifedore Local Government Area

Demolition: Between traders and Oshodi transformation

Oshodi bulldozed

Ever since the Lagos State Government took a bold step towards the realization of the Oshodi transformation agenda on January 5, 2016

Police kill 2 robbery suspects in Ughelli shootout

IGP-Solomon-Arase

There was tension, yesterday, at Upper Afiesere Junction, Ughelli, as a combined team of policemen and vigilante engaged a gang of suspected armed robbers in a shootout

Lassa fever kills 24 die in Bauchi

lassa-fever



















No fewer than 24 people have been killed by Lassa Fever in Bauchi State following the outbreak of the disease from 2012 to 2015.

6 die in Abuja IDP Camp

IDPs

Six internally displaced persons (IDPs) died at the IDP camp, Durumi, Abuja last year because they had no access to health care facilities while over 25 women delivered babies without any medical attention.

Sunday, 10 January 2016

How we deceive security agents, by suspected vandals

How we deceive security agents, by suspected vandals

Some suspected pipeline vandals yesterday spoke of the tricks they employ to beat law enforcement agents.

Robbers terrorise community, kill 19-year-old admission seeker




Armed robbers have attacked Ondo and Odaliki streets in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State, killing a 19-year-old admission seeker, identified only as Olaniyi.

100 children to undergo free cleft lip surgeries


No fewer than 100 children from Kwara State are to enjoy cleft lip and palate reformatory surgeries.

Sudden deaths are not so sudden


This is a true story of a high chief. The chief had just been decorated with another chieftaincy title.

Chewing gum can boost your mental performance


Though our mums tried to stop us from picking up this habit, many of us can’t stop chewing gums when we are bored.

Saturday, 9 January 2016

Orthopaedic hospital seizes corpse, Islamic family kicks


The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), has been accused of seizing the corpse of a 61-year-old man, Bashiru Makanjuola, over the inability of his family to pay bills

Court remands 72-year-old for dealing in marijuana


A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the prison remand of a 72-year-old man, Samuel Akhigbe, who allegedly dealt in 3.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa without lawful authority.

Fuel thief escapes from lynch mob


A suspected fuel thief on Monday escaped being lynched by an angry mob in Port Harcourt after he threatened to kill a teenager who caught him in the act.