Suspected vandal electrocuted in A’Ibom

A middle-aged man suspected to be a cable thief has been electrocuted in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.

The incident, which was said to have occurred in early hours of Tuesday, caused confusion as residents of the area gathered to see the lifeless body of the suspect.

Guards accused of stealing N500,000 tithes

Four security guards, who allegedly stole the sum of N500,000 from a tithe box, were on Monday brought before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.

Fuel-laden bus explodes, kills three

Luck ran out on four suspected marketers of stolen fuel on Tuesday after a civilian bus with number plate, KTU 418 XK, loaded with petrol went up in flames.

Gang leader, Adigun Oriyomi, to die by hanging

Notorious Lagos gang leader and suspected serial killer, Adigun Oriyomi, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere.

Buhari congratulates Adeboye at 74

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who turns 74 on Wednesday.

Father sells day-old baby for N2m

Controversy is brewing in Orhuwhorun community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State following the alleged sale of a day-old baby for N2million by her father, Happy Fashion, a member of vigilante group in Orhuwhorun.

Police arrest fake naval officer in Enugu

A panel beater, Sunday Oka, who allegedly impersonated a naval officer in Enugu, has been nabbed while attempting to effect the release of two fraudsters from police custody.

Ritual killer forces stick into girl’s private part

A suspected ritual killer, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, has reportedly abducted a three-year-old girl and forced a stick into her vagina.

Ambode silent as 15 gunmen abduct three Lagos schoolgirls

Parents of pupils of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, a private school in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, have blamed the abduction of three schoolgirls of the college on security lapses in the school.

Robber set ablaze for stealing plasma TV

A mob on Saturday set ablaze a suspected robber at Funmilayo junction, Agege, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing a plasma television.

Man rapes 8-year-old stepdaughter

A 40-year-old man, (name withheld) has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter at Okpanam, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.

Man kills 14 members of his family with knife

A 35-year-old man allegedly murdered 14 members of his family including seven children with a butcher’s knife before committing suicide outside India’s financial capital of Mumbai, police said Sunday.

Police arrest five teenagers, other for sex trade

Police detectives attached to ‘A’ Division Police Station Warri, Delta State, have arrested five female teenagers and a young lady, (name withheld) for alleged sex trade with a man identified as Burkar Hassan.

Cultists kill man for obstructing land deal

POLICE detectives in Calabar are searching for a group of suspected cultists that hacked a man simply identified as Godspower for reportedly obstructing the sale of a parcel of land in the Eight Miles axis of the Cross River State capital.

Money tips for single mums

The current economic climate presents enormous challenges for most families; for the single mum, there is an additional strain on an already stretched budget.

Artisan nabbed in Enugu for reshaping stolen cars

An auto electrician is in police net in Enugu for reshaping stolen vehicles.

Our correspondent gathered that the suspect, John Chijioke, was part of a syndicate that specialised in stealing and remodeling vehicles, before selling them.

Mother petitions police, Ambode over son’s death

Mrs. Lillian Essien, whose only son was allegedly killed by a private hospital in Lagos State, has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force to investigate the clinic’s medical staff for negligence and quackery.

Suspected cultists behead, bury rival in shallow grave

A member of a cult group, Akobundu Mbah, has confessed how he and his members beheaded a rival cultist identified as Wabali Ebubedike and buried him in a shallow grave on a farm road in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area.

Pastor bags 14 years for corruption

A Chinese court has sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement and other charges, a court official confirmed Monday, after the preacher opposed the forced removal of crosses from churches.

Drug suspect attempts escape, re-arrested at Abuja airport

A drug suspect, 31-year-old Michael Nwobodo Alli, on Monday broke through a glass wall at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in an attempt to escape the long hands of the law.

Driver sentenced to 5 days of sweeping police station

An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, ordered a commercial driver, Kolawole Olumide, 25, to sweep the Ogudu Police Station for five days for driving against traffic. 

14-yr-old Ese Oruru regains freedom

Following a directive Monday afternoon by the Inspector General of Police to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mohammed Katsina to liase with the State’s Emirate Council and relevant persons, the 14-year-old Ese Oruru was last night rescued from her abductor.

EBONYI: 10-year-old boy dies from Lassa fever

ABAKALIKI — Ebonyi State, weekend, recorded its second confirmed case of Lassa Fever as a 10-year-old boy in Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government died from the disease.

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My tattoo has ruined my life –Suspected Lagos gang informant

Fair-skinned Mariam Adesola, a 20-year-old hairdressing apprentice in Agege area of Lagos, sobbed as she sat on the ground on the premises of the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja.

I bought police walkie-talkie for N2,000 –Fake policeman

For two years, 45-year-old Dele Oduwole had operated as a fake traffic policeman around Ketu area of Lagos. His specialty: arresting traffic offenders and extorting money from them.

I kidnap people to raise money for my girlfriend’s bride price –Suspect

Uzordima Chukwudi, 29, was a lotto operator before he took to kidnapping, a trade he was into before he was arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, led by CSP Abba Kyari.

Tears as remains of man killed by lawyer-wife arrive church

The remains of Oyelowo Ajanaku, who was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife in Ibadan have arrived at the St, Paul’s Anglican Chruch, Gbogan amidst weeping and wailing by members of his family, friends and other sympathisers.

Man, 30, remanded for stabbing his mother to death

A 30-year-old man, Ibrahim Oniyide, who allegedly stabbed his mother to death was on Friday ordered to be remanded in prison custody by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Getting caught first day shows robbery is not my destiny –Suspect

Twenty-three year old Mamodu Mohammed, who was caught red-handed as he broke into a shop in Ilupeju, Lagos, has claimed that he was caught the first day he got involved in robbery.

We sell N15,000 heroin every day –20-year-old drug peddler

If 20-year-old Ridwan Aliyu had known that trying to make ‘quick’ money could land him in jail, he probably would have thought twice before becoming a drug dealer.

Air Force parades fraudster for recruitment scam

The Nigerian Air Force in Friday paraded a suspected fraudster, Musa (surname withheld) for allegedly exploiting the ongoing recruitment exercise into the service to extort money from unsuspecting applicants.

Petrol tanker crushes children, others to death in Osun

Tragedy struck at Akoda Junction along Gbongan-Osogbo Expressway on Thursday night when a petrol tanker veered off the road and crushed five persons including two children to death.

Residents apprehend, brutalise teenage robbers in Ogun community

Two daring robbers, aged 15 and 16 , got into trouble on Tuesday, a day after they burgled a house in Oke Afa area of Magboro, Ogun State when they simply strolled through the same street with their loot.

SULEIMAN ABBA ALLEGEDLY STOLE FOOD STUFF FROM THE INTERNAL DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) CAMPS (PICS)

Suleiman Abba allegedly stole some food stuffs in the Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, Borno state. Reports have it that he was caught by the Task Force.

A 34 YEAR OLD TRADER ALLEGEDLY RAPES A 9 YEAR OLD BOY

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old trader, Mallam Isiaka, for allegedly raping a 9 year old boy in the Iju area of Lagos state.

NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICER, BILLY JOSEPH ORIADE SHOWS ACT OF KINDNESS TO A 10 YEAR OLD HAWKER

Adedayo Osho reports via Facebook about a kind hearted Nigerian Police officer. His name is Billy Joseph Oriade and he is reported to have paid the medical bill of a 10 year old hawker hit by motorcycle.

JUSTICE FOR SHAWN ESSIEN: A MOTHER RECOUNTS HER EXPERIENCE ON THE LOSS OF HER SON

Last week, I read a story that was shared by a mother to a group I belong to on Facebook. It was a touching story and I felt the urge to also republish same on my blog. Fortunately, the mother who shared the story dropped her email address so I immediately sent her a mail seeking her permission to put up the story on my blog.

HOW A WIFE REPORTEDLY STORMED HER HUSBAND’S WEDDING CEREMONY TO ANOTHER WOMAN

Things are really happening! According to MotherhoodInStyle, a Nigerian born doctor based in the United Kingdom, Dr. Chin Akano,returned to Nigeria to get married to another woman despite been married to another for 19 years.

When You Marry For A Reason Other Than Love

Hello all, today let us talk about the idea of marrying the right or wrong person. As young adults continue to come under pressure from family to get married, it is increasingly likely that they could make bad choices and end up with a life time of regret.

SOLDIER BEATS UP A COMMERCIAL BUS DRIVER FOR SMIRKING AT HIM

A soldier, Emmanuel B.J, battered a commercial bus driver, Moshood Olaniyi, at the Ojodu-Berger motor park in Lagos State for allegedly smirking at him.

WOW! A 28 YEAR OLD WOMAN DELIVERED QUINTUPLETS IN IBADAN

A 28-year old woman, Sakirat Rasaq, was delivered of five babies (three boys and two girls) at the University College Hospital, Ibadan on Monday.The quintuplets were born at hospital’s special-care baby unit.

GRAPHIC PICTURE: HENRY EKUPKE ALLEGEDLY MURDERED HIS WIFE

Justice Aibomosi alleges that Henry Ekupke killed his younger sister, who happens to be his younger sister with a knife and cutlass. Henry Ekupke is said to have absconded, hence he has been declared wanted.

SHOLA - A GRADUATE WHO SWEEPS THE STREETS OF LAGOS

No doubt, there is dignity in labour but when you read a story of a Banking And Finance graduate who works with a state owned waste management company as a sweeper & refuse collector and earns ameager salary then one tends to feel sorry for such situation.

A VILLAGE IN INDIA BANS MOBILE PHONES FOR SINGLE WOMEN

A village in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat has banned single women from using mobile phones, with elders deeming the technology a “nuisance to society”.

I WANT TO SEE MY PARENTS – GABRIEL, A BOY ABANDONED AT LAGOS MOTHERLESS BABIES’ HOME

The moment he was told some visitors had come to see him, he raced swiftly to the waiting room, hoping to see the ‘person’ he had been expecting all this while. But when he saw who his guests were,the ray of hope on his face vanished.

Huh! 15-Year-Old Girl Says Jesus Is Responsible For Her Pregnancy

A 15-year-old Latifah Smith-Nabengana from Ohio,USA claims Jesus impregnated her through the spirit.She said the visitation came in July 2015.According to World News Daily report, she said

In Jos: Man Beat His Girlfriend To Death Because She didn’t Spend Valentine With Him [Graphic Pic]

According to a facebook user, Bello Lukman, who posted this story, Dele and Nanchin were in a four year relationship. Dele was known for beating her at the slightest provocation.In his words;

Man Kills Mother Two Days After Completing 30-Years Murder Sentence [Photo]

In October of 2014, Steven Pratt was supposed to begin his life anew. He had served out a 30-year prison sentence and gone home to Atlantic City, N.J., where his family held a party to welcome him.