Rivers police arrest 18 kidnappers, rescue seven

OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested 18 suspected kidnappers and rescued seven victims, who were abducted in various parts of the state.

Man beats wife to death for denying him sex

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Josiah Johnson, in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to death.

Man stabs landlord over rent increase

The police on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old man, Martins Kenneth, in an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly beating and stabbing his landlord with a broken bottle after a rent increase.

Two drown friend over missing phone

An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two labourers in Lagos prison for touring and drowning their colleague for allegedly stealing phone.

Court grants man N200,000 bail for stealing carpet

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday granted N200,000 bail to a 32-year-old man, Adeyemo Niyi, for allegedly stealing carpet and rug.

Panic as kidnappers abduct man, vanish into Kogi’s ‘ghost forest’

More than two months after 51-year-old Dr. Akinyele Eniolorunda, a staffer of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Lokoja, Kogi State, was abducted along with his cousin, Chief Joseph Ajinihi, nobody has heard anything about him even as Ajinihi was eventually released.

Fraudsters hold businessman hostage, force him to sign N8m cheque

The police in Abuja have arrested three suspected fraudsters, who held a businessman hostage at Durumi, Area One, seized his property documents and forced him to sign a Diamond bank cheque for N8,050,000.

Villagers desert homes as cultists invade Imo community

Two rival cult groups operating under the names, ‘Asland and Deegbam’ have invaded Obitti community in Ohaji/Egbema Council Area of Imo State chasing away residents.

Police arrest boy, 15, others for burning nine houses

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, Ismaila Suleiman, and his accomplices for setting nine houses in different areas in the Bauchi metropolis ablaze.

NDLEA nabs man with N9.8m fake currency

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kwara on Friday said it arrested Mohammed Adamu for possessing N9.8 million fake currency notes.

Man rapes five-year-old to death in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl to death in Akedei Community, a riverine suburb in Sagbama Local Government Area.

Security guard shoots man to death over N500

Military personnel and policemen on Friday prevented an irate mob from setting ablaze a filling station in Onitsha, Anambra, after a security guard shot dead a middle-aged man over N500.

Pregnant woman shot dead over land in Delta

Five persons have been declared missing after Enwhe and Igbide communities of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state clashed over a disputed plot of land.

Man shoots ex-wife, attempts suicide

A man on Friday at a shopping complex in Zaragoza, Spain, shot his ex-wife and then tried to commit suicide, investigators have said.

My husband used our baby’s placenta for rituals, wife tells court

The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Musa Busari and his wife, Kafilat over issues of missing placenta and irresponsibility.

Man murders wife’s lover on matrimonial bed

A 32-year-old businessman, Ezekiel Igbokwe, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife’s lover, Victor Olatundun.

Man dumps father’s corpse in septic tank

A 37-year-old man, Chuckuman Udenwa, has been arrested for dumping his late father’s corpse in a septic tank at Okpanam community in the Oshimili-North Local Government Area of Delta State.

Man kidnaps elder sister, demands N10m ransom

OPERATIVES of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested one Egbo Nwanaka for organising the abduction of her elder sister, Ada Nwanaka.

When marriage is not the answer…

One who is not ready to face his /her reality, seeks answers in the wrong places.

A lot of the times you think ‘not having a spouse’ is the issue, is actually when you don’t need one.

Man drugged, dumped in Nigeria after two months in Swiss jail

As he sat on the chair last Monday evening, Prince Ugochukwu brought out a white handkerchief from his pocket with his right hand, wiping off the small tear drops that clouded his red eyes.