Police kill suspect in failed bank robbery

The police in Bayelsa State have killed one suspected robber in a failed attempt by a five-man gang to rob a branch of the Stanbic IBTC Bank in Yenagoa, the state capital.

Kwara cultist beaten by mob dies

Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Samuel Okaula

An alleged cultist, popularly called Kunle Poly, has been confirmed dead by doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after he was beaten to a pulp by a mob in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Suspect jumps from building to evade arrest, dies

Tragedy struck in the Abesan Housing Estate, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State on Monday, after a man, Njamasi Richard, jumped from a building.

14 killed, 70 injured as flyover collapses

At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy Indian city on Thursday last week, an official said, as emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped under the rubble.

Two Ekiti varsity students jailed for cultism

An Ekiti State High Court on Wednesday sentenced two students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Akintunde Olumide and Oladapo Olaoluwa, to a three-year jail term for their involvement in secret cult- related activities.

Four die in auto crash

Four persons lost their lives in a car crash in Enugu on Saturday. It was gathered that the accident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, took place along the 9th Mile/Udi/Oji River road, in the Udi area of Enugu.

Woman found in well, four days after disappearance

It was a bad Easter celebration for residents of Isheri Road, in the Ijegun area of Lagos State after the corpse of a 41-year-old woman identified as Lola Adeyemi, was found in a well.

Family tackles police, LAWMA over graduate’s death

Family members of a 25-year-old university graduate, Pamela Onyeukwu, say they have lost confidence in the police’s ability to prosecute the driver of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, who allegedly killed their member.

Woman breaks eight-year-old son’s head for fleeing house

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, identified only as Mary, for allegedly fracturing the head of her eight-year-old son.

Police arrest man for stealing seven-month-old baby

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected child kidnapper, Happiness Umah, for allegedly stealing a seven-month-old child, Favour, in the Ijora area of the state.

Widow butchered in Delta community, suspect nabbed

Palpable tension has continued to mount in Oki-Agbor community in Delta State following the gruesome murder of a 48-year-old widow, Mrs. Nkemelem Dorothy Onahor, by suspected assassins.

Evicted tenant dies at Calabar bus stop

An unidentified man suspected to be 60 years old has been found dead at St. Patrick College bus stop by Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, Cross River State.

Navy arrests man with explosives in Delta

The Nigerian Navy has arrested one Sabbath Enaizigha for allegedly possessing explosive devices in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.

My wife tears my boxers to rape me, man tells court

A retired soldier, Gafaru Rodoye has raised the alarm about his wife’s penchant for raping him violently every time she wants sexual intercourse.

Soldiers, suspected cultists in gun battle in Rivers

There was a heavy shootout on Sunday between soldiers and some suspected cult members in Ubete community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Community uncovers seven corpses in Rivers’ pit

At least seven dead bodies were on Monday morning discovered inside a pit at Obibi community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

School proprietor jailed 10 yrs for raping pupil

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced a school proprietor, Mr Babatunde Ibitoye, to 10 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a 10-year old pupil of his school.

Gunmen invade Rivers hotel, kill UNIPORT student

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night killed a student of the University of Port Harcourt around Umuokiri village, Aluu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

NDLEA intercepts heroin-packed letter, arrests receiver

NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has discovered a letter packed with heroin at a post office in Lagos. It has also arrested the receiver of the letter, 33-year-old Yunusa Amusan.

Corps member allegedly stabs boss over clearance

A lawyer undergoing the one-year National Youth Service Corps scheme in Calabar, Godbless Nnaji, has allegedly stabbed his boss, Donald Archibong, for refusing to sign his monthly clearance form.