Gunmen kidnap woman, 80, in Rivers

An octogenarian mother of a serving Assistant Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mrs. Rebecca Igbe, was Monday evening

Man shot dead by Police in Edo after killing 6 people

A middle aged man who went berserk after he was confirmed to be suffering from food poisoning was shot dead by a police patrol team

Man, 28, docked over alleged theft, presentation of fake US currency

A 28-year-old man, Musa Bukar, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court over alleged stealing and presentation of fake United States dollars to a customer.

Lagos doctor dies after attending to patient

A Lagos-based senior doctor has died shortly after attending to a patient.

Embrace family planning, cleric advises couples

A Cleric, Rev. Fr. Leonard Ojorgu of St Peters Catholic Church, Calabar, has advised couples to embrace family planning by having only the number of children they could cater for

Bloody Christmas in Borno as Boko Haram kills 14, burns entire village

At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day

Members barricade MFM church in Rivers

HELL was let loose at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, South-South Region 11, Town, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday

Xmas tragedy: Son kills father in Enugu

The sleepy town of Imilike-Agu in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State was, weekend, thrown into mourning following the killing of a 60-year-old Paulinus Ugwuoke

I bled profusely, fainted as ‘suspected ritualist’ raped me—11 -yr-old girl

When Mrs Lawal sent her 11-year-old grand-daughter (names withheld) on an errand to deliver okro to a customer, she did not envisage that the girl would be ambushed not to talk of being raped.

Policeman runs amok in Lagos

Tragedy struck, on Saturday, on Anibaba Street in the Ketu area of Lagos when a mobile policeman ran amok and shot one man and male twins dead, and then killed himself.

Two men in Delta caught in act of Homosexuality, handed over to priest for spiritual cleansing

Two men have been arrested by a vigilante group in the Delta State in southern Nigeria

Boko Haram bomb makers arrested in Kaduna

Press statement from the Nigerian Army:

Another catastrophe was averted in Kaduna State

Robbers shoot man, son in Calabar

A Calabar-based business magnate (name withheld) and his son have been shot in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, after an armed robbery operation

Fire razes 200 shops in Ibadan

It was a black Christmas for traders in the popular Sango Market, Ibadan as fire razed over 200 shops in plank section of the market.

Nnewi fire disaster: Relatives search bushes for bodies of victims

Relatives of victims of Nnewi gas explosion, on Friday, combed bushes near the gas plant for corpses of missing family members

Four killed in Benue motor accident

Four yet-to-be identified persons, were on Christmas Day crushed to death in a ghastly motor accident along the ever busy Makurdi – Lafia road.

Fire razes petrol station, tankers in Ondo

A filling station, Giant IBK Oil and Gas, and two petrol tankers were razed by fire on Ondo-Akure Expressway in Akure

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Almond nut prevents heart attack, diabetes – Expert

Mrs Aisha Abdullahi, a Nutritionist with a private hospital in Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday said consuming almond nut helps reduce the risk of heart attack and diabetes, among other diseases.

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Two arraigned for alleged murder

An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded two persons, Suraj Ramon and Ahmed Ademola in prison custody

Behold an artist without hands

Shaidatu Abubakar, 19, is unlike many of her peers. Born without hands, she has demonstrated that there is ‘ability in disability’.

LAGBUS offers free ride at ‘Xmas

The Lagos State Government through LAGBUS and its franchises, said it would provide free bus rides to residents today to commemorate Christmas.

Christmas, a time to remember the poor – Umana

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, Chief Umana Umana, has congratulated Christians across the country for witnessing the 2015 Christmas.

Trailer falls in Oshodi

A container-laden trailer fell early Wednesday at Oshodi-Isale in Lagos partially blocking the Apapa expressway.

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Immigration arrests man, 29, with 870 ATM cards in Kano

The ATM Cards

A 29- year-old man, Yahya Saifullahi , was recently arrested by Immigration officers at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport with 870 ATM cards and two bank internet tokens.

70-year-old in trouble for impersonating army colonel

A 70-year-old man who claims to be retired colonel from the Nigerian Army and went about defrauding people

ASP, 2 other policemen die in gun battle with alleged kidnappers

Three policemen reportedly lost their lives on Tuesday when they went to foil an attempted kidnapping

MARRIAGE CLINICS: Strategies for Marriage Conflict Resolution

‘’Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye’’ (Colossians 3:13)

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Printer electrocuted on football pitch

He woke up hale and hearty last Sunday, but he died a few hours later on a football pitch.

Four dead in Delta road accident

FOUR passengers were on Monday confirmed dead in a collusion between a Toyota Picnick and a Toyota Hiace bus on the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State.

Baby Aishat, Boko Haram explosion victim, gets reconstructive surgery

LOCAL and international plastic surgeons carried out a successful reconstructive surgery on Baby Aishat Ibrahim, the victim of a Boko Haram bomb explosion

7-year-old boy, 3 others injured in Lagos gas explosion

Seven-year-old boy, Okiki Alabede and three others suffered severe burns after a gas exploded

Man, 32, in court for raping 18-year-old girl

James Adamu, a 32-year-old man, who allegedly raped an 18-year-old woman in Ota, Ogun,

Illicit drugs use in pregnancy unsafe, even in small amount — Expert

Mr Yabo Makoshi, the Head of Department of Pharmacy, National Hospital, Abuja, has advised pregnant women against the use of illicit drugs even in small amount.

Man in prison for allegedly killing co-tenant over N5,000 electricity bill

A man, Chukwuebuka Okeke, who allegedly beat a co-tenant to death over N5,000 electricity bill,

Train crushes 3 persons in Ilorin

Tragedy struck Sunday afternoon in Ilorin as three persons inside a car were crushed to death by a moving train.

Woman docked over alleged peddling of 4.5 kg of Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a 38-year-old woman before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over drug trafficking.

Ambode’s wife pledges toilet for park

Wife of Lagos State Governor Mrs Bolanle Ambode has promised to construct a toilet at the Ndubisi Kanu Park, Alausa, Ikeja.

Celebrity couple: I proposed to my wife at my grandma’s funeral — Femi Branch

Nollywood actor, Femi Branch, is married to Tola, a marketing executive. They share the story of their blissful union:

Double trouble for family: Four siblings go blind, injection paralyses mum

Several years ago when Mercy Okafor Onanwa got married to her hearthrob, Christopher, hopes were high they would live happily thereafter and raise kids

I led robbers to my client’s house to steal rare software in laptop

An Information Communication Technology, ICT, expert in Lagos, Emma Osim, arrested for robbery, has confessed that his victim was an unsuspecting client.