Ekiti court jails herdsman two years for destroying crops

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna, 18, to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland in Ado Ekiti and destroying crops.

Fake taskforce official nabbed for allegedly robbing Okada riders

The suspect

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man impersonating officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Special Offences in robbing motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada, in Agege and its environs.

Four killed in cult related acts, as residents raise alarm over robbery attacks

No fewer than four persons were in the early hours of yesterday allegedly killed, while two others were seriously injured in a cult related war which occurred in Alihami community, Ika South local government area of the state. It was gathered that the killings heightened apprehension and tension around the students’ dominated area of Agbor, a development that had also crippled business activities within the area.

FUNAAB students protest robbery attacks, burn vehicles

Scores of students of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, went on the rampage, on Thursday, over alleged incessant robbery attacks on school hostels within and outside the campus.

NSCDC impounds ‘oil wells’ in Lagos, arrests two

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has taken over two new wells containing petrol in Egbeda and Iyana Odo areas, LASU-Igando Road.

Persons displaced by 2012 flood in Edo still live in camps

Four years after the 2012 flood disaster that ravaged Edo, Delta and Kogi states, many displaced persons are still staying in public buildings in the affected local councils, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

School- leaver rapes four-year-old girl in her brother’s presence

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Bassey Johnson, for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in the Idimu area of the state.

Sexual harassment: DELSU sacks six lecturers

The Delta State University, Abraka, has sacked six of its lecturers for their involvement in several offences including alleged sexual harassment of female students.

Man kills spouse, pastor’s wife, daughter in Sokoto

A 43-year-old man, Taiwo Adio, has clubbed his wife, Yemisi, and three other persons to death with a pestle in Sokoto, Sokoto State.

Fake miracle syndicate nabbed, says pastor hired them

Members of a syndicate, which specialised in confirming fake prophecies for pastors, have been arrested by the police in Enugu State.

Abductors force activist to drop rape, kidnap cases

An activist, Dr. Ime Stephen, who escaped from the Kidnappers den on Saturday, has said he would no longer pursue the kidnap case involving a 15-year-old Mary Udo, who was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a police inspector in Akwa Ibom State.

Pastor, church member arrested for robbery

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has arrested a 45-year-old pastor, Joseph Olude, and his church member, Rasak Raheem, for allegedly robbing in the Idiroko-Oke Odan area, a border community between Ogun State, Nigeria, and the Benin Republic.

Desmond Tutu wants assisted death

South African retired Anglican archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu celebrated his 85th birthday on Friday saying he would like to be allowed the option of dignified assisted death.

Imo mob lynches serial killer, Fela

A notorious criminal, Charles Emeka, popularly called Fela, who had allegedly been terrorising residents of Owerri, the capital of Imo State, and its environs, has been killed.

Gunmen murder Malaysia graduate in Kaduna

THREe gunmen who alighted from a tricycle on Saturday in Kaduna opened fire on a 27-year-old man, Mohammed Rabiu, killing him on the spot.

Woman, 60, arraigned for alleged N600,000 fraud

A 60-year-old woman identified as Itohan Ighavogbe-Akoda has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrate’s Court in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N600,000 under false pretence.

Navy destroys barges laden with stolen oil

THE Nigerian Navy has destroyed six large wooden barges laden with at least 70,000 litres of diesel suspected to have been stolen from pipelines in Rivers State.

Policemen arrested for mounting roadblocks

The Bayelsa State Police Commissioner, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, has ordered the arrest of two policemen for allegedly flouting the directive of the police headquarters against mounting of roadblocks.

Man kills wife, three others in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the alleged murder of a 43-year-old woman, Yemisi Adio, by her husband, Taiwo Adio.

Three dead, 14 missing as bus plunges into river

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three persons and declared 14 others missing after an 18-seater bus plunged into River Rijana on Kaduna-Abuja road.