Ways employees can make extra income

Is your dwindling bank account impacting your health? The American Psychological Association released a survey showing that money stress impacts Americans’ health nationwide. And, as it turns out, the wealthy are also stressed about money – not just those in lower income households.

How to recover data from locked Android

A reader forgot her password and could not get access to her phone. So she formatted her device and that resulted in her losing valuable data.

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‘Woman attempts to set neighbour ablaze in Lagos’

A 27-year-old woman, Achonu Ugochi, was on Monday arraigned before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly threatening to pour petrol on another woman and set her ablaze.

The woman, who lives in Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, is facing a four counts bordering on assault and threat to life.

Police nab armed robbers, kidnappers in Cross River

The Cross River Police Command on Monday said it arrested 15 suspects, including 13 armed robbers and two kidnappers, operating in parts of the state.

Airport worker dies after sex with girlfriend

A clearing agent, Mr. Sikiru Olanrewaju, has lost his life after leaving his wife and children at home to have fun with his girlfriend in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that 37-year-old Olanrewaju died shortly after having rounds of sex with his lover on Surulere Street.

Truck kills robber while raiding passengers in Lagos

A suspected robber has been crushed to death by a truck at the Ojo Lowo bus stop in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State, while allegedly attacking some bus passengers.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, whose name had yet to be ascertained, along with other hoodlums, had at about 10.30pm on Friday stood at the bus stop to waylay bus passengers.

Man to be caned for selling employer’s puppy

A Gudu Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Kingsley Natty, to three strokes of cane for selling employer’s puppy.

Seven ways to boost your bank account

With the right knowledge and attitude, you can make your bank account grow faster.

“If you have trouble putting money aside in a savings account, maybe the solution is to stop struggling and put things on autopilot,” says a Money Talks News financial expert, Stacy Johnson.

My policeman friend led team that killed my son – Father

The father of a teenager, Master Innocent Kokorifa, allegedly killed by a police team in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on August 18, 2016, has demanded justice from the police authorities and the government.

Pastor rapes 13-year-old-boy to cure homosexuality

A pentecostal pastor with the Jesus Miracle Ministries, Awka, Anambra State (names withheld) is on the run after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy.

A source who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the gay pastor was told by a native doctor that his homosexual ‘sickness’ would be cured if he slept with a male teen.

Prisoner jumps to death after sentencing at court

Authorities say a man took his own life at an eastern Ohio courthouse moments after he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Guard beats salesgirl to coma, steals N2.1m goods

A security guard, Uchenna Okoh, has been arrested for alleged theft of goods worth N2.1m at a shop on Ikotun-Idimu Road, Lagos State.

Girl, 12, dies after falling into pit latrine

A 12-year-old girl, Blessing, reportedly died when she fell into a pit latrine at Asin-Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Coffee may lower risks of chronic diseases

A daily consumption of coffee may lower the risk of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson and some forms of cancer, a nutritionist, Nike Oshinowo, has said.

Oshinowo, who works with the Gbadaga General Hospital, Lagos, made this assertion on Friday in Ibadan.

22 dead as bus plunges into river

A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early Friday in central Nepal, killing 22 people, a senior local official said.

The bus fell into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village in Chitwan district.

Abia police uncover baby factory, rescue pregnant girls

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Abia State Police Command have uncovered a suspected baby factory at Ogbor Hill, in the Aba area of the state.

Mechanic burns daughter’s eyes, private parts with iron

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Surakat Idowu, for allegedly brutalising his five-year-old daughter with a hot iron in the Ikotun area of the state.

Man plans sister’s kidnap for being stingy, demands N300,000

A 27-year-old man, Chigozie Egegonye, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly planning the kidnap of his sister, identified only as Franca.

NDLEA seizes N15m fake cough syrup

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in Adamawa State has seized a truck load of cough syrup worth N15m.

11-year-old boy convicted for raping sister

A 12-year-old boy who is believed to be Britain’s youngest ever rapist was convicted after he admitted to raping his younger sister twice when he was just 11-year-old.

The small boy carried out the sex attacks on his nine-year-old sister on two separate occasions while at their home in Plymouth, a court heard.