My children can bear my wife’s surname, man says - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Nnaemeka Chukwuemeka, has said that he doesn’t mind his children bearing their mother’s surname as well as identifying with her roots.

Husband gets five strokes of cane for improperly divorcing wife - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna on Monday ordered that one Idris Sai’du be given five strokes of cane for violation of the Islamic Law on divorce.

Mother sells son for N300,000, buyer resells at 350,000 - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A single mother, Ezechi Nwanneka, has been arrested by the police in Enugu for allegedly selling her baby boy for N300,000.

NDLEA destroys 142 hectares of Cannabis farms in Delta - Shepherd Digest Magazine

The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed 142 hectares of Cannabis sativa farms in Delta state.

Abuja court awards 10 strokes against man for stealing Quran, shoes - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A man, Auwal Muazu got six strokes of the cane for stealing a copy of the Holy Quran and a pair of shoes of a worshipper in a mosque.

Driver allegedly kills seven-month-old baby - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A commercial driver, Nwagu Nsude,was on Friday tried before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly driving recklessly and causing the death of a seven-month-old baby.

Okada rider beaten to coma over ‘dirty’ N100 note - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A disagreement between a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger over a dirty naira note on Saturday in Lagos, turned bloody as irate youth beat the cyclist to a state of coma.

Abandoned shirt, sandals expose robbery suspects - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A pair of sandals and a shirt left behind by a robbery suspect at the scene of crime have led to his arrest and his gang members.

Woman arrested for damaging neighbour’s scrotum - Shepherd Digest Magazine

The police in Lagos have arrested a 25-year-old cook, Kelechi Ugwu, for allegedly damaging the private parts of her neighbour, Emeka Egwu, in Ajiwe, in the Ajah area of the state.

Woman stabs husband to death over beer money - Shepherd Digest Magazine

A man identified as Bekithemba Ncube, from Matabo district in Zimbabwe died on the spot after his wife Feluna Moyo, stabbed him during a row over money to buy beer.