Our son vanished without any explanation one month to his wedding – Family of missing driver

It was December 2013. When Nigerians were preparing to end the year on a high note, the family of 36-year old Dantala Da’u, was ending the year in a limbo; one caused by the mysterious disappearance of the young man, while on his way to Lagos to deliver cement.

NYSC rejects two for registering with spouses’ thumbprints

Two prospective female members of the National Youth Service Corps have been rejected participating in the Batch ‘A’ 2016 orientation exercise of the corps, following their failure to meet registration requirements.

Canada detains man posing as 17-year-old student

Canadian authorities have detained a 30-year-old South Sudanese man for lying about his age, saying he claimed to be 17 in order to play high school basketball.

NSCDC arrests pastor for burying juju inside church

The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church, identified as Moses Abiodun for burying fetish items inside his church located at Ikota in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state.

Tenant beats landlord’s wife to death in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a resident of Shobowale Street in the Alagbado area of the state, Victoria Alaba, for allegedly killing the wife of her landlord during a scuffle.

Towed car vanishes from LASTMA yard, owner kicks

A businessman, Abiodun Richards, has asked the Lagos State Government to produce his Honda Accord which was towed from his residence on Imaria Close, in the Anthony area of the state.

Fake FG worker arrested for selling appointment letters

No fewer than 21 job seekers have fallen victims to a fake official of the Federal Ministry of Education, Abayomi Owoyale, after giving him money to secure teaching jobs.

Man, 40, docked for raping deaf-mute girl in Osogbo

A 40-year-old man, Kamoru Shittu was, yesterday, arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court by men of Osun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 21-year-old deaf and mute girl in her school. 

Six feared killed as lovers clash over Kaduna lady

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

There was confusion in some parts of Kaduna on Wednesday following the killing of six over a girl palaver.

‘Memories of children that I killed haunt me’

A 26-year old secondary school leaver, Oluwaseyi Babatola, who burnt to death five family members while they were sleeping, says he is being haunted daily by the memories of the children he murdered.

Command arrests fake policeman with bags of hemp

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a fake Superintendent of Police, George Oliseh, with 10 bags of weed suspected to be cannabis.

Lagos youth killed during shootout over sharing formula

Gunshots paralysed activities on Arumoh and Ugbonwankwo streets in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State on Tuesday as members of a vigilance group clashed with hoodlums over formula for money sharing.

Man who fell from two-storey building in Lagos dies

Residents of Ijegun community in Lagos are mourning the death of a man who mysteriously fell from an uncompleted two-storey building in the area.

Recruitment: Police arrest five for extorting applicants

The police have arrested five suspected fraudsters for allegedly extorting applicants in the ongoing recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force.

16-year-old hacks Lagos resident to death

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 16-year-old suspected cultist, Rilwan Okegbenro, for allegedly killing a man, Olawale Adebayo, who resided in Imosun in the Ikorodu area of the state.

Soldiers torture lawyer who accused them of causing gridlock

A Lagos-based lawyer, Olajide Sipe, is in a critical condition at a private hospital after he was tortured and shot at by some soldiers on the 7th Avenue, FESTAC Town, Lagos State.

Motorist avoids killing rider, plunges into building

Tragedy was averted on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State after a woman veered off the main road and plunged into a house witsh her car while trying to avoid killing a commercial motorcyclist.

150 females raped, 31 babies abandoned in Lagos

No fewer than 150 females were raped, while 31 babies were abandoned on the streets of Lagos in the last one year.

10 worst stadium disasters in history

On Tuesday, the longest inquest in British legal history was concluded with the jury announcing its findings. It was an inquest into the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.

48-year-old man arraigned for defiling two minors

A 48-year old trader, who allegedly defiled two under-age daughters of his co-tenants, was on Monday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

DSS smashes certificate forgery syndicate in Kwara

The Kwara State Director, Department of State Services, Mr. Abdullahi Shinkafi, on Friday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, paraded three men and a woman for the alleged forgery of certificates of academic institutions in the state.

Ogun residents arrested for battering FRSC officials

Policemen from the Ibafo division have arrested some residents of Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, for allegedly attacking and injuring four officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

Teenager kills landlady, daughter, grandchildren, reports to police

An 18-year-old man, identified simply as Sunday, is currently in the police custody in Abuja after he allegedly killed his parents’ landlady, identified only as Mama Moses.

Couple caught having sex in train station

A couple was filmed having full intercourse on a bench normally reserved for commuters at a Barcelona Metro station on Saturday at about 11.55pm local time.

Loneliness can cause heart disease, stroke

People who are lonely and isolated may face a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, researchers report.

Army parades fake colonel

The Nigerian Army on Friday paraded one Mr. Prince (surname withheld) for allegedly impersonating as a colonel and illegal possession of firearms.

Parents disagree as teenager disappears from home

The parents of 16-year-old Oluwatobi Odunayo have traded blames over his disappearance from home about a month ago.

Lagos traders arrested for selling expired biscuits

The police in Lagos State on Monday arrested three traders at the Mosafejo Market in the Oshodi area of the state for allegedly selling expired biscuits to consumers.

Egypt jails 11 men accused of homosexuality

An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 men accused of homosexuality to jail terms of between three and 12 years, legal sources said.

Police intercept 3,600 litres of petrol in polythene bags

The Lagos State Police Command has recovered 3, 600 litres of fuel from suspected pipeline vandals in the Aquatira area, 1st Avenue by 12 Road, in the FESTAC area of the state.

High tension cable snaps, kills five in Niger

No fewer than five persons were confirmed electrocuted at Kuta in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State when a high tension cable snapped and fell on their buildings.

Man, 41, arrested for raping four-year-old inside toilet

A 41-year-old man, Adeniyi Adewale, aka Baba Adura, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter, Busola (pseudonym) inside a toilet.

LASU lecturer denies wrongdoing in daughter’s death

A lecturer at the Lagos State University, Gbenga Oyeniyi, says his insistence that his daughter must live with him was not what caused the death of the two-year-old, as alleged by the wife, Adenike.

Driver arrested for removing Eko Bridge rails

A commercial bus driver, Ademola Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly removing the rails under and above the Eko Bridge.

Monarch worries over disappearance of 34-year-old woman

The Paramount Ruler of Eket, His Royal Majesty, Obong Etim Abia, said he suspected a dishonest act by the Nigeria Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, over the alleged kidnap of a 34-year-old lady, Ms. Eunice Unanaowo by one Mr. Chigozie Chinwuba.

Lagos community boils as gunmen kill resident

There is anger in Oreyo community in the Igbogbo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State after some gunmen ambushed and shot dead a father of three, identified as Saheed Agbede, a week to the burial of his mother.

Man, 37, arraigned for trafficking in Edo

A 37-year-old man, identified as Maurine Daniel, has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly abducting a 17-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution.

10 cancer symptoms men should not ignore

Cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases in the world, with 14 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths recorded in 2012, World Health Organisation statistics show.

Online car dealer defrauds neighbour of N5m

The police in Lagos arraigned an Internet car dealer, Abiola Akinlonu, before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on Monday for alleged conversion of N5m into personal use.

Navy arrests 38 smugglers, oil thieves

The Nigerian Navy has arrested a total of 38 persons for various maritime offences such as smuggling, pipeline vandalism and oil theft.

Policeman’s wife stabs neighbour for laughing at her

There was a breach of the peace on Etunrere Street in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday after the wife of a policeman attached to the state police command allegedly stabbed her neighbour, Mrs. Olaitan Ayobami.

Tiwa Savage’s bombshell: I caught my husband sniffing cocaine

THE crisis rocking the marriage of Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun (Tee Billz) has deepened, as the pretty hip-pop star declared that their union was over.

Suspected vandals caught on CCTV arrested

Two suspected car vandals – Kwesi Godwin and Michael Omotayo – have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command on the Victoria Island of the state.

Shepherd Digest Magazine - May 2016 Edition

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Motorist burnt to death after buying fuel

A 45-year-old man has been burnt to death at the C Close, FESTAC Town, Lagos State, after a keg of fuel in his car caught fire.

Be ready to jail 5,000 pastors, PFN tells el-Rufai

The Kaduna State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said the over 5,000 pastors in the PFN would rather obey God than obey the proposed preaching bill currently before the state House of Assembly when passed into law.

Motorcyclist lures, rapes pupil in hotel

A primary six pupil, Princess, has been allegedly raped by a commercial motorcyclist (okadarider) in a hotel on Yemi Aderemi Street, Igbede, in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos.

Two nabbed for ATM fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the duo of Frank Joseph and Valentine Mmonwuba for alleged Automated Teller Machine fraud.

30-year-old scrap collector rapes pupil, gives her N200

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old scrap collector, Nurudeen Owolabi, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil, Ngozi (pseudonym) in the Bariga area of the state.