Policeman kills man five days to wedding

The premises of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mega Station located at the Control Post junction in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been deserted following the alleged killing of one Friday Nduka, by a police Inspector, Mike Edem, who was on duty at the station.

Man remanded in prison for threatening to kill parents

An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded Dickson Uwadinusu, 30, in prison for allegedly threatening to kill his parents.

Policeman shoots colleague to death over N20,000

A policeman attached to the Bayelsa Police Command has shot dead his colleague over N20, 000 largesse.

Lagos dad breaks son’s arms for going missing

The police in Lagos State have arrested a man, Adeyemi Adekunle, for allegedly brutalising his eight-year-old son in the Dopemu area of the state.

70-year-old arrested for raping girl, 8

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl, who is deaf and dumb.

10 factors responsible for low sperm count

A man’s fertility rate generally relies on the quantity and quality of his sperm. If the amount of sperm a man ejaculates is low or if the sperm is of poor quality, it will be difficult and sometimes impossible for him to impregnate a female.

Police arrest 10 with 18 trucks of illegally refined diesel

The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 10 suspected crew members of two vessels, Ellen and MB Opuda, with 18 trucks load of diesel suspected to be illegally refined.

Two Fulani herdsmen arrested for murder in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two Fulani herdsmen for allegedly killing a fellow herdsman in Ofada, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.

Woman bathed with acid after accepting lover’s proposal

A 25-year-old woman, Ogochukwu Nwosu, is in a critical condition at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, after she was bathed with substance suspected to be acid.

Fraudsters arrested with live snake after making N5m

The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested two suspected fraudsters in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State for allegedly using a live snake and other fetish items to defraud a man of N5m.

Court jails man 14 years for raping eight-year-old girl

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday sentenced 31-year-old Salisu Abdullahi to 14 years imprisonment, for defiling an eight-year-old girl.

Pastor impregnates church member’s daughter

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the founder of El-Bethel Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, Itaaka, Abeokuta, Dr Michael Adeniran, for allegedly impregnating a 15-year- old girl, Mary.

Mob beats suspected motorbike thief to death

Angry youths numbering over 500 at the weekend lynched a motorcycle operator, Francis Uroh, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

NCC convicts 57 for piracy

The Nigerian Copyrights Commission on Monday said it had convicted 57 persons across the country this year for piracy.

My wife gave me hypertension, man tells court

A husband, Abdulganiy Kehinde, on Monday sought the dissolution of his 15-year-old marriage to Baliqees Abdulganiyu allegedly for unruly behavior.

My husband is a gold digger – wife tells court

A 38-year-old woman, Amudalat Agboola, whose husband on Thursday approached a Lagos Island Customary Court for the dissolution of their five-year marriage, has described her husband as a “gold digger.”

Amudalat said she married her current husband after the death of her first husband.

Man on trial for allegedly raping housewife

A taxi driver, Ikechukwu Onyia, 48, was on Monday arraigned before a Enugu High Court judge for allegedly raping another man’s wife.

Man rapes victim for three days, threatens to shoot father if she screamed

A 21-year-old rapist, Jordan Smith, has been jailed for 13 years after holding his victim captive for three days.

NSCDC arrests five vandals of Agip pipelines in Bayelsa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, has arrested five suspected vandals of pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the state.

Four girls forced into marriage return to school

The Child Protection Network, Minna, has taken back to school four girls of Women Teachers College (WTC) Minna, who were earlier withdrawn for marriage.