Selfie-seeking tourist bitten by Thai crocodile

A French tourist was bitten by a crocodile inside a Thai national park as she tried to get close to the fearsome animal to take a selfie, an official said on Monday.

Teacher allegedly rapes two-year-old pupil, arrested

A 46-year-old teacher, Adenekan Adegboyega, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl.

Two risk imprisonment for fondling boobs

Idris Sodiya and Sodiq Odebiyi of no given addresses were arraigned at Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta on Wednesday charged with fondling breast.

NDLEA arrests tricycle rider, trader with heroin at MMIA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday arrested a commercial tricycle rider and a trader with heroin at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

Man who sexually abused pupil on wife’s wedding dress jailed

A boarding school teacher will spend the next 12 years in confinement for sexually abusing four teenage girls.

60 inmates killed, many beheaded, in Brazil riot

Rioting inmates in Brazil decapitated and brutally assaulted their rivals, killing at least 60, when fighting erupted between two gangs at a prison in the Amazon region, officials said Monday.

Trader arraigned over alleged N314,200 fraud

A 27-year-old trader, who allegedly obtained N314,200 from a customer on the pretext of supplying oil filters, on Wednesday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Prostitute, entertainer in court over alleged N1.6m theft

A prostitute and an entertainer, both aged 22, who allegedly stole property valued at N1.6 million, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

Man bags four-year jail term for burglary, stealing

An Egor Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday in Benin sentenced 54-year-old Eze Oba to four years in prison for burglary and stealing.

Court sentences 16 to life for adulterating diesel

A Federal High Court in Calabar on Tuesday sentenced 16 persons to life imprisonment for adulterating about 100 tons of petroleum product suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel.

Judge hangs himself amid corruption scandal

A senior Egyptian judge hanged himself in custody on Monday a day after his arrest in connection with an investigation into a corruption case, his lawyer said.

School supervisor accused of molesting two-year-old pupil

A supervisor at a private school, Mr. Adegboyega Adenekan, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly molesting a two-year-old pupil.

The 46-year-old suspect was alleged to have lured the girl under the pretext of taking her through sex education in the school.

Police arraign man for allegedly burning N3.5m Jeep

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Joseph Okwuese, before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State for allegedly setting fire to a Honda Acura belonging to another man.

20-year-old man arrested for hacking motorcyclist to death

A 20-year-old man, one Cephas Appaf, has been arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly hacking a motorcyclist to death in the Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that Appaf, a rubber tapper who hails from Benue State, had asked the victim, identified as Aniete Okon, to give him a ride to Benin, the state capital on November 3, 2016.

Police arraign bricklayer for defiling 12-year-old pupil

A 44-year-old bricklayer, Tunde Babalola, has been arraigned by the police in a Lagos Magistrate’s Court, Ogba, for allegedly defiling a 12-year- old pupil.

Scissors pulled from Vietnam man’s stomach 18 years after surgery

A Vietnamese man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomachache that was nearly two decades in the making. 

NDLEA arrests newly-wed, tricycle rider with N575m heroin

A newly-wed, Sunday King, and a tricycle rider, Chinedu Egwin, have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly smuggling heroin worth N575m into the country.

Man’s ear bitten off after criticising hemp smokers

A 25-year-old man, Tolani Ajisefini, has lost one of his ears in a fight that ensued after speaking against hemp smoking in the Mushin area of Lagos State.

Robbers break warehouse with acid, steal N19m goods

Luck has run out on four members of a robbery gang who allegedly break shops in the Alaba International Market, Lagos State.

Court remands 62-year-old, others for attacking firm

A Tinubu Magistrate’s Court sitting on Lagos Island has ordered the remand of a 62-year-old man, Shafideen Bakare, and 13 other suspects in prison for allegedly invading an agro-allied firm in Ogombo town, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Indian minister blames ‘western dress’ for sex attacks

An Indian minister faced a severe backlash Tuesday after he criticised women for dressing “like westerners” at a New Year’s eve celebration where a mob allegedly carried out a series of sex assaults.

Ladies, stop sending out your nude photos

Sometime back, I was on my way to drop off some items for a friend. I was on a bus and settled in at the back and two male youth corps members got in after me and sat beside me. The journey had not been long when they began a very loud discussion on girls and relationships. I normally listen to music but on that day, I wasn’t with my earphones, so, I was treated to story after story of their sex lives, and then the talk shifted to “passing girls around.”

‘Expose human parts dealers’

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has appealed to the traditional medicine practitioners in the state to help the police to tackle human parts dealers and other shady characters by exposing them whenever they consult them for “traditional assistance.”

Woman injures girl, uses her for alms begging

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women – one Amadi and Mama Esther – for allegedly abusing a nine-year-old girl, Joy Esemonu, in the FESTAC Town area of the state.

Apprentice absconds with employer’s children day after resumption

An apprentice, identified only as Grace, has allegedly absconded with the two children of her employer, Mrs. Suliyat Azeez, in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State.

The victims were identified as Farouk, 4; and six-year-old Kafayat.

Man arraigned for defrauding girlfriend of car, land

A 47-year-old historian, Nicholas Ajayi, who allegedly defrauded his girlfriend of a car and landed property valued at N1.3 million, was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. 

Robbers strangle widow, steal money, bags of rice

A widow, Mrs. Florence Ede, has been strangled by suspected robbers on her farm in Chikanda, a border community in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Accountant allegedly fakes own kidnap, steals company’s $50,000

An accountant with a lubricant producing firm in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Femi Akinola, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing the company’s $50,000.

Church members defend pastor who spray them with insecticide

Members of a church in South Africa who were sprayed with insecticide by their pastor have defended him amid outrage over his actions, according to the South African Broadcast Corporation.

My husband compared me to goats, wife tells court

A woman, Aderonke Ojediran, on Monday, approached a Grade C Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan in Oyo State, to seek for dissolution of her five-year-old marriage with Oyeleke Ojediran, for allegedly comparing her with goats.

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.