Thursday, 3 March 2016

Buhari congratulates Adeboye at 74


President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who turns 74 on Wednesday.

Father sells day-old baby for N2m


Controversy is brewing in Orhuwhorun community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State following the alleged sale of a day-old baby for N2million by her father, Happy Fashion, a member of vigilante group in Orhuwhorun.

Police arrest fake naval officer in Enugu


A panel beater, Sunday Oka, who allegedly impersonated a naval officer in Enugu, has been nabbed while attempting to effect the release of two fraudsters from police custody.

Ritual killer forces stick into girl’s private part


A suspected ritual killer, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, has reportedly abducted a three-year-old girl and forced a stick into her vagina.

Ambode silent as 15 gunmen abduct three Lagos schoolgirls


Parents of pupils of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, a private school in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, have blamed the abduction of three schoolgirls of the college on security lapses in the school.

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

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.

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

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.

Shepherd Digest Magazine - March 2016 Edition

  

To appreciate you our esteemed readers, here is the Shepherd Digest Magazine - March 2016 Edition.

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