Abuja transformer explodes, kills pregnant woman, five others

There was pandemonium at the Tundunwada area of Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory when a transformer exploded and electrocuted six persons, including a pregnant woman who recently moved into her house in the area.

Company driver dies after NDLEA torture in Kogi

A company driver, Moruf Haruna, has died after he was allegedly kicked in the stomach by an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the Abaji area of Kogi State.

Boss shoots housemaid for allegedly abandoning baby

A housemaid, Mrs. Umu-l-kulsum Inuwa, has been shot for allegedly failing to attend to her boss’ wailing three-month-old baby on time.

Woman sells unborn child for N100,000 in Lagos

The police in Lagos State have launched a manhunt for a woman, Amaka Ogua, for allegedly selling the unborn child of her younger sister, Nkechi, for N100,000 in the Mile 2 area of the state.

Robbers attack Lagos residents, worshippers

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 24 suspected robbers who allegedly attacked some residents and worshippers going for a vigil in the Oworonshoki area of the state.

5 abusive remarks you should never use for a woman

Most of the men we have in the society these days are abusive; they are men who have little or no regard for women. They treat women anyhow and pay little or no attention to them.

Teenager escapes rape by armed robbers

A 19-year-old girl, Enomfon Sunday, from Urua Ikpa, in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Monday escaped being raped by a four-man robbery gang.

Brothers jailed for sexually assaulting 12-year-old

Two brothers – Chukwuedo Mogaha (30) and Amaechi Mogaha (33) – have been jailed for gang raping a 12-year-old girl in the Oshimili-South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Imo police arrest four Catholic priests, shut cathedral

The Imo State Police Command has arrested four Catholic priests and eight others for allegedly masterminding the protest that led to the shooting of the Ahiazu Mbaise Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Danjuma Ragga.

Lagos VIO misplaces motorist’s vehicle documents

A US-based language instructor, Henshaw Ita, has accused the officers of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service at the Iba Zonal Office of unlawful seizure of his vehicle documents.

Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Ondo

Unknown gunmen have abducted a monarch of Iyasan town, in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Abiodun Oyewumi.

Gang chops off DPO’s ear during arrest

The Anambra State Police Command on Monday paraded a nine-man gang that had been terrorising Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

Police smash A’Ibom rape syndicate

OPERATIVES of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a three-man gang, which allegedly specialises in using tricycle to pick young women, hypnotised and rape them.

LAGBUS crushes okada rider, passenger to death

there was pandemonium in the Ilupeju area of Oshodi, Lagos State, after a bus crushed an okada rider and his passenger to death.

UK teenagers arrested over 16-year-old Nigerian’s murder

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old Nigerian, Folajimi Orebiyi, who was stabbed to death in Notting Hill, West London.

Court convicts 49 motorists for traffic offences in Kafanchan

A Mobile Court has convicted 49 drivers for violation of road traffic regulations during a special patrol in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area, Kaduna State, by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

Couple torture toddler to death for rejecting breakfast

A Singaporean mother who tortured her two-year-old son to death for not eating his breakfast and disobeying her was jailed along with her boyfriend on Tuesday for what the court described as the couple’s “senseless brutality”.

Man cuts off, flushes wife’s lover’s penis

A former boxer who chopped off the penis of his wife’s lover with a pair of garden shears before flushing it down the toilet was jailed in Japan Tuesday.

Troops gun down 3 female suicide bombers

Troops on Monday gunned down three female Boko Haram suicide bombers who attempted to attack internally Displaced Persons fetching water at a borehole located on the outskirt of Monguno town along Marte road, Borno State.

Man, 54, abducts, rapes 11-year-old girl in Ekiti

A 54-year-old man, Gbenga Adebayo, has been remanded in prison custody by a Magistrate’s court in Ado Ekiti, for allegedly abducting and defiling an 11-year-old girl.