Sunday, 2 October 2016

Labourers bag 14-month imprisonment for stealing rice


A Jos Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced two labourers, Friday Duro, 21, and Friday Audu, 22, to 14 months in prison for stealing a bag of rice.

Four-year-old boy raped by asylum seeker


An Afghan man seeking asylum in Germany was accused of raping a four-year-old Iraqi refugee.

Long life depends on lifespan of parents – Study


A study, believed to be the largest of its kind ever conducted has shown that the longer parents live, the longer their offspring are likely to live.

Six-man gang nabbed in Ikoyi while sharing loot


Six suspected burglars have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in the Ikoyi area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspects were sharing their loot when they were arrested by police operatives.

‎Woman commits suicide in Ogun

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Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Ilisan-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State when a 35-year-old woman, Omolola Atejioye, reportedly committed suicide by hanging in her apartment.

Man docked for allegedly stealing N214,000 tithes

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A 23-year-old church member, Elochukwu Nnoruga, on Wednesday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged theft of N214,000 from church tithe box.