2 men docked in Kano over alleged gang-rape of teenage girl

Two men, who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl, were on Tuesday remanded in Kano Prisons on the orders of a magistrate court. 

Health benefits of eating fibre

Eat more fibre. You’ve probably heard it before. You are wondering or asking “what’s in it for me eating fibre?” Well, we have always been told by healthcare professionals and nutritionists that fibre is important for a healthy you. But do you know why fibre is so good for your health? One of such reasons is that the gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining our body’s overall health. In fact, new research shows what happens if we do not feed our gut microbes with the fibre they need to survive.

NAFDAC seals fake cosmetics factory in Benue

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control on Friday shut a factory in Makurdi, Benue State, which it accused of manufacturing fake cosmetic products.

We are conductors by day, robbers by night – Suspects

Two bus conductors, 22-year-old Lateef Sodiq and 21-year-old Tunde Lawal, have been nabbed by men of the Lagos State Command after robbing a motorist of his Honda saloon car.

I bought gun for self defence –Undergraduate

An 18-year-old undergraduate of the Abia State University, Divine Ibeneme, has confessed that he acquired a locally made gun to protect himself from armed robbers and cultists on campus.

Sexual abuse of minors by priests a sin that shames us – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has lamented that sexual abuses of minors by priests is a sin that has continued to shame Catholicism as a church and doctrine. He urged Bishops not to tolerate any priest who engages in any form of sexual abuse. 

What’s the unforgivable thing your spouse could do to you?

In marriage, just like every other human relationship, offence is inevitable. This is because no two persons are the same in character and nature. Because several marriages have crashed due to irreconcilable differences, Our Reporter asked some Nigerians which offence their spouses could commit that they would not forgive them:

Teenager nabbed for beheading mother, daughter in Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have apprehended a teenager identified as Daddy who allegedly beheaded a mother and her daughter in Ibaa community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Woman, 70, sold my niece for N500,000 – Delta man

A resident of Ndemili community in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Festus Nwaomucha, has narrated how a kidnapping gang, which included a 70-year-old woman, sold his five-year-old niece for N500,000

Robbers raid don’s residence, kill four-year-old daughter in Edo

A four-year-old girl, Aisosa Ogbeide, has been reportedly shot dead during a raid by suspected armed robbers on Enaghege Street, in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

400-level UNIOSUN student found dead

The corpse of a 400-level student of the College of Education, Osun State University, Ipetu Ijesa campus, Miss Rofiat Adebisi, who went missing since last week, has been found in Iragbiji in Osun State.

Bus conductor on trial for raping of his landlady

A 52-year-old bus conductor, Segun Awogbemi, who allegedly raped his landlady, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Are you all ready to die, school bus driver asked pupils before crash

A school bus driver has been arrested and charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving after he crashed into a tree with 35 children on board, killing five.

Man goes wild, smashes bank doors, vandalises vehicles

A man who claimed that God instructed him to engage in violent conduct, went berserk on Thursday in the premises of a Sango-Ota branch of a first generation bank, smashing car windshields and glass doors.

Policeman, five others arraigned for robbery

For allegedly robbing some Chinese of N6m worth of goods and cash, six people, including a police officer, were on Thursday remanded at Kirikiri prison by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

Apprehension in Warri over killing of twins’ father by MOPOL

Sunday, December 18, 2016 began like any other for 34-year-old engineer, Omayone Dottie,but by evening of that day, he was dead; allegedly shot by a mobile policeman said to be attached to the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals Company in Warri, Delta State.

Surgery can trigger off worse problems, experts say

As we all know, surgery is not child’s play, however minor.

Often, physicians recommend surgery as a last resort to save life.

Man punches baby in the face after ‘mistaking’ her for a doll

A man who punched a newborn baby in the face has been ordered to pay £100 compensation to the girl’s family after being found guilty.

Ogun police arrest pastor for alleged rape

The Ogun State Police command has arrested a pastor, Adekunle Francis, at Ipamesan, Sango Ota, for allegedly forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old girl.

Man stabs neighbour’s penis with knife

A 32-year-old man, Obed Fwoms, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing his neighbour with a knife on his manhood.

Fwoms, a resident of Awori in Dopemu, Agege, Ikeja, is standing trial on a charge of wounding and similar acts.