Robber set ablaze for stealing plasma TV

A mob on Saturday set ablaze a suspected robber at Funmilayo junction, Agege, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing a plasma television.

Man rapes 8-year-old stepdaughter

A 40-year-old man, (name withheld) has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter at Okpanam, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.

Man kills 14 members of his family with knife

A 35-year-old man allegedly murdered 14 members of his family including seven children with a butcher’s knife before committing suicide outside India’s financial capital of Mumbai, police said Sunday.

Police arrest five teenagers, other for sex trade

Police detectives attached to ‘A’ Division Police Station Warri, Delta State, have arrested five female teenagers and a young lady, (name withheld) for alleged sex trade with a man identified as Burkar Hassan.

Cultists kill man for obstructing land deal

POLICE detectives in Calabar are searching for a group of suspected cultists that hacked a man simply identified as Godspower for reportedly obstructing the sale of a parcel of land in the Eight Miles axis of the Cross River State capital.

Money tips for single mums

The current economic climate presents enormous challenges for most families; for the single mum, there is an additional strain on an already stretched budget.

Artisan nabbed in Enugu for reshaping stolen cars

An auto electrician is in police net in Enugu for reshaping stolen vehicles.

Our correspondent gathered that the suspect, John Chijioke, was part of a syndicate that specialised in stealing and remodeling vehicles, before selling them.

Mother petitions police, Ambode over son’s death

Mrs. Lillian Essien, whose only son was allegedly killed by a private hospital in Lagos State, has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the clinic’s medical staff for negligence and quackery.

Suspected cultists behead, bury rival in shallow grave

A member of a cult group, Akobundu Mbah, has confessed how he and his members beheaded a rival cultist identified as Wabali Ebubedike and buried him in a shallow grave on a farm road in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area.

Pastor bags 14 years for corruption

A Chinese court has sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement and other charges, a court official confirmed Monday, after the preacher opposed the forced removal of crosses from churches.

Drug suspect attempts escape, re-arrested at Abuja airport

A drug suspect, 31-year-old Michael Nwobodo Alli, on Monday broke through a glass wall at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in an attempt to escape the long hands of the law.

Driver sentenced to 5 days of sweeping police station

An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, ordered a commercial driver, Kolawole Olumide, 25, to sweep the Ogudu Police Station for five days for driving against traffic. 

14-yr-old Ese Oruru regains freedom

Following a directive Monday afternoon by the Inspector General of Police to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mohammed Katsina to liase with the State’s Emirate Council and relevant persons, the 14-year-old Ese Oruru was last night rescued from her abductor.

EBONYI: 10-year-old boy dies from Lassa fever

ABAKALIKI — Ebonyi State, weekend, recorded its second confirmed case of Lassa Fever as a 10-year-old boy in Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government died from the disease.

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My tattoo has ruined my life –Suspected Lagos gang informant

Fair-skinned Mariam Adesola, a 20-year-old hairdressing apprentice in Agege area of Lagos, sobbed as she sat on the ground on the premises of the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja.

I bought police walkie-talkie for N2,000 –Fake policeman

For two years, 45-year-old Dele Oduwole had operated as a fake traffic policeman around Ketu area of Lagos. His specialty: arresting traffic offenders and extorting money from them.

I kidnap people to raise money for my girlfriend’s bride price –Suspect

Uzordima Chukwudi, 29, was a lotto operator before he took to kidnapping, a trade he was into before he was arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, led by CSP Abba Kyari.

Tears as remains of man killed by lawyer-wife arrive church

The remains of Oyelowo Ajanaku, who was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife in Ibadan have arrived at the St, Paul’s Anglican Chruch, Gbogan amidst weeping and wailing by members of his family, friends and other sympathisers.

Man, 30, remanded for stabbing his mother to death

A 30-year-old man, Ibrahim Oniyide, who allegedly stabbed his mother to death was on Friday ordered to be remanded in prison custody by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.