Man remanded for allegedly killing his friend while hunting

A 38-year-old hunter, Emmanuel Lamidi, was on Tuesday remanded in Prison Custody by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly shooting his friend in the farm. 

Police arrest UPDC workers for stealing N22m

The police in Lagos have arrested three officials working with the UACN Property Development Company Plc, for allegedly stealing a sum of N22m belonging to the firm.

Suicidal man climbs electric pole, says he’s koboless

There was drama on Adebisi Oguniyi Crescent, Lekki-Ikate Round About, Lekki, after a Cameroonian, identified as Fredrick Gino, climbed an electric pole on the street and threatened to kill himself.

23-year-old arrested for dropping human head on road

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist, Idris Adebayo, who confessed to have dropped the head of a rival cult member on the Old Apapa Road, in the Oyingbo area of the state.

Impotent boy blames, kills mother

A 17-year-old boy, Iorzenda Agayio, who killed his mother for allegedly making him impotent, has been apprehended by the police in Benue State.

Lagos declares zero tolerance for building collapse

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure zero tolerance for building collapse in the state, just as it revealed that about 500 buildings that are either defective or abandoned have been discovered, threatening to take appropriate actions on the building if the owners refuse to take ownership of their structures.

Fake town planner nabbed by govt officials

A middle-aged man, Adeyemi Adebayo, who allegedly specialised in serving fake demolition notices and stop-work orders on buildings under construction in exchange for inducement, has been arrested in Lagos.

Police arrest 50-year-old man for raping pupil by roadside

A 50-year-old man, Kelvin Ezeigbo has been apprehended by the police for reportedly raping a 10-year-old pupil, Esther, by the roadside in Oke-Ira, Ogba, Lagos.

Police nab 11 suspects for robbery, cultism

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers and five persons involved in cultism in the state.

Policemen kill father of one during Lagos raid

There was panic on Osogbo Street in the Itire area of Lagos State after policemen on a raid shot indiscriminately, during which a father of one was killed.

One killed, several injured in German train station knife attack

A suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ has killed one person and injured several others.

Lagos water destroys houses in Ogun, displaces residents

Dwellers of Iludun community, Oke-Aro, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, say they are overwhelmed by the wastewater discharge from Adiyan Waterworks owned by the Lagos State Water Corporation.

How alleged wife killer surrendered to Lagos police

Mr. Lekan Shonde, who allegedly killed his wife, Ronke, surrendered himself to the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday.

ISIS throws man off five-story-building for being gay

The Islamic extremist group, on Saturday threw a young man off a five-story building in Manbij city in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo for being gay.

UK arrests three in Nigeria for human trafficking

British National Crime Agency said it had arrested three individuals in Nigeria as part of an international operation targeting criminal networks involved in the trafficking of human beings across Europe.

Child rapist jailed for writing child-grooming ‘manual’

A peadophile, Alan Holmes, 36, has been jailed for 12 years after writing a manual showing how to groom a child using the sex ordeal of one of his victims.

Family tackles DSS as son dies in agency’s custody

The family members of a 39-year-old man, Damilare Eyitayo, have accused the Lagos State Command of the Department of State Services of torturing their son to death.

Navy averts hijack of three vessels in Bayelsa

he Nigerian Navy has averted an attempt by pirates to hijack three vessels in the Brass axis of Bayelsa State.

Woman accuses husband of bed-wetting, seeks divorce

A businesswoman, Juliana Okoli, on Tuesday told a Jikoyi Customary Court in Abuja that she was tired of living with her husband because he ‘bed wets’.

Police arrest suspected kidnappers

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered arms and ammunition.