Kidnappers kill three policemen in Rivers

Gunmen on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State.

Woman sells unborn baby for N100,000

The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 29-year-old woman from Ebonyi State, Chidimma Favour Okorie, and two medical doctor said to be her accomplices for child trafficking.

Five security agents arrested for diverting explosives – NSA

Five security operatives, a storekeeper and an accomplice have been arrested for alleged diversion of 9,000 kilogram of high caliber explosives and over 16, 420 pieces of detonators in the Niger Delta.

Kidnappers kill three mobile policemen in Rivers

Gunmen on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State.

Student kills man with hot water

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday remanded a university student, Mabel Bassey, in prison for bathing her neighbour with hot water and killing him.

Policemen guzzle beer as gunmen kill 85-year-old Imam

Residents of Halleluyah Quaters in the Ibafo area of Ogun State have been thrown into mourning after some gunmen attacked the community and killed an 85-year-old Islamic cleric, Kareem Olaiya.

Fake doctor arrested over abortion

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one 26-year-old fake doctor for carrying out a life threatening abortion on a woman in Ibadan.

Court dissolves 21-year-old marriage over food

An Igando Customary Court has dissolved a 21-year-old marriage over the wife’s, Aisha Abiodun, poor cooking.

Delivering his judgment, the President, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said the petitioner – Ashimiyu Abiodun, 54, – was adamant despite all mediation to safe the marriage.

Man on trial for biting off driver’s ear

A 35-year-old man is standing before a Magistrates’ Court in Kano on a charge of causing grievous hurt after allegedly biting off a driver’s ear.

Motorcyclist stabs friend to death at drinking joint

A 32-year-old father of two, Gbenga Olorunsola, has been killed by his friend, Damilare Adenuga, after an altercation between the two at a drinking joint on Kayfarm Estate, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, degenerated into a scuffle.

Female warder dismissed for smuggling alcohol into prison

The Nigeria Prisons Service has dismissed a female prison officer, Mary Ikenye, for smuggling alcohol into the Kirikiri prisons in Lagos.

Quadruplet mother says bye to childbearing

A 25-year-old mother of six children, Mrs. Patience Abantelhe, has accepted to embrace a family planning technique after she was delivered of quadruplets.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the leave of a Kano High Court sitting in Kano, to arraign two suspects – Saminu Umar Ta’ambu and Ahmed Maiturare – of the popular Kantin Kwari textile market, Kano for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretences.

Police parade eight-man gang in Calabar

The Cross River State Police Command on Tuesday paraded an eight-man robbery and kidnap gang that had been terrorising Calabar in recent times.

Suspects arrested in case of girl gang-raped twice

Indian police said on Tuesday they have arrested two new suspects accused of raping a student, after she said a group of men who attacked her three years ago had gang-raped her a second time.

NDLEA arraigns minor for peddling Indian hemp

A minor, Uchenna Akoma, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly peddling Indian hemp, also known as marijuana.

HIV-infected man paid to have sex with 100 children arrested

Malawi police have arrested an HIV-infected man who was paid to have sex with more than 100 adolescent girls as part of a traditional ritual marking their passage to womanhood, officials said Tuesday.

Ogun teacher arraigned for sexually assaulting pupil

The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 21-year-old teacher, Matthew Sodake, at an Ota Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having oral sex with a 14-year old pupil.

EFCC arraigns two for forging Osun college certificate

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned one Animashaun Abimbola and Adeniji Modupeoluwa for allegedly forging the National Diploma certificates of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, Osun State.

Bank customer loses N4.3m to robbers

An armed gang on Monday robbed a bank customer of about N4.3m as he was about depositing the money in Access Bank branch in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory.