14-year-old girl chained by her parents regains freedom

A teenage girl, identified as Onyeka John, has regained freedom after she was allegedly chained by her mother to the burglar-proof bars for about one month.

The girl lived with her parents in a rented apartment on Serebe Street, Abaranje, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

Man jailed six months for stealing batteries, assault

An Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Friday sentenced one Kehinde Akinpade, 33, to three months’ imprisonment for stealing two batteries from a vehicle parked on the street he resided.

The Senior Magistrate, Mrs. Patricia Adetuyibi, said, “Having found the convict guilty of the offence and seeing that he was not in a good frame of mind, the court sees that he needs rehabilitation.

Man on trial for disappearing with 65 goats

A 45-year-old man, Kazeem Fatai, who allegedly obtained 65 goats under false pretences, and also beat up the seller, was on Monday in Lagos granted bail in the sum of N200,000.

The accused, who resides at Ajegunle area of Apapa Lagos, is facing a three-count charge of stealing, assault and obtaining money under false pretences, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Man docked over alleged theft of 4 bags of cement

A 21-year-old man, Rilwan Adebayo, was on Monday brought before a Modakeke Magistrate’s Court in Osun for allegedly stealing four bags of cement.

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Ona Glory, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 25, around 10:00 a.m. at Olorunsogo Area, off Ogunofeke, Modakeke, in the Ife North-East local government area of Osun.

Pregnant dancer shot dead at marriage function

A 24-year-old dancer of an orchestra group was shot dead by a drunk guest at a marriage function in Maur town of India late Saturday night.

The guest allegedly shot Kulwinder Kaur in the head when the troupe stopped a group of men from dancing with them on stage.

Man beats up policewoman, exposes her breasts

A 32-year-old man, Adetokunbo Ashiru , who allegedly beat up a policewoman, was on Monday arraigned in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The accused was docked on a three-count bordering on breach of peace and assault.

Judge sends woman to prison for pouring hot water on kid

A Magistrate’s Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has remanded a woman, Uduak Monday, in Afokang Prison for pouring hot water on a 10-year-old boy, Okon Nse.

NDLEA nabs man trying to export cannabis to China in garri, bitter leaf

Less than two weeks after a Nigerian, 38-year-old Chijioke Obioha, was executed in Singapore for smuggling 2.6kgs of cannabis into the country, another 38-year-old man, Augustine Uchenna, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Lagos for trying to smuggle 10.2kg of cannabis to China, another country that punishes drug importation with death.

Six good times to have sex

For an activity that is both intensely pleasurable and medicinal, it seems understandable that people are paying more attention to it.

Sex has numerous benefits, including the fact that it boosts immune system, lowers blood pressure, it’s a good form of exercise, helps to reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, lowers risk of heart attack, improves sleep and brings about the release of feel good hormone (dopamine), love hormone (oxytocin), pain-killing hormone (endorphin) and many others which have positive effects on the body.

Widow throws epileptic son’s corpse into cesspit

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman, Mrs. Bosede Adekunle, for allegedly dumping the corpse of her son, Kayode, in a cesspit in the Baruwa area of Ipaja.

Driver sleeps in vehicle for a month to catch serial car scratcher

A man who had had his car scratched over 20 times in the last six months finally managed to catch the perpetrator in the act after sleeping in the vehicle for a month.

Passenger kills okada rider, flees with motorcycle

A 20-year-old suspected murderer, AbdulrahmanMuhammed, has thrown the family of a commercial motorcyclist, Owechu Odeje, into mourning after he allegedly slit the okada rider’s throat.

Tea can kill your sex life!

Apart from the weight of his bank account, a man’s ability to get it up and satisfy his woman in bed is one of the important things that make a man worthy of his sex.

A man with weak libido or weak erection can’t be a happy man; just as his partner is likely to keep wondering what the problems are.

Fraudsters hack email, defraud estate agent of N4m

Three suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding an estate agent of about N4m.

Fake news leads to attack on restaurant

An assault rifle-wielding gunman’s appearance at a Washington pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophile ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news and malicious gossip on the internet.

Customs intercepts container of jollof rice, egusi imported from India

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 20ft container of “READY TO EAT FOODS” like Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Ogbono, Yam Porridge imported from India.

NDLEA arrests one for trafficking codeine

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in Adamawa says it has detected new modes of drugs trafficking adopted by drug dealers in the state.

The commander of the agency in the state, Mr. Yakubu Kibo, on Friday said that the new modes detected included stuffing of vehicle compartments like doors, car oil tank and spare tyres by traffickers.

Man steals bucket of gold from armoured truck

The New York Police Department has released video footage of a man who stole a bucket of gold from an unattended armoured truck.

Lion kills trainer during live show

A lion has attacked and killed a circus trainer during a live show in Alexandria Egypt.

A video of the event, which was uploaded on video sharing site LiveLeak, showed the trainer in a cage directing a lion with a stick with another climbing a ladder as children watched.

How I was infected with HIV – Mother of two

An HIV-positive mother of two, Roselyn, shares her experience. Enjoy!

I did not know that the man I was going out with was HIV-positive, though I knew that he had haemophilia — a genetic disorder that prevents the blood from clotting when someone is injured.