Cult clash claims five in Benue agric varsity

No fewer than seven persons, including six students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, and a security man attached to a private students’ hostel in the school community have been killed in a cult related clash.

Muslim youths attack carpenter for eating during fasting

There was confusion in some parts of Kakuri, in Kaduna South Local Government Area, when a 41-year-old carpenter, Mr. Francis Emmanuel Francis, almost lost his right eye on Tuesday following an attack on him by Muslim youths for not observing the Ramadan fast.

Court jails five for life for rape

Five men convicted of gang-raping a Danish tourist in the Indian capital in 2014 were Friday sentenced to life in jail, a prosecutor said, the maximum term possible.

Two students feared killed during water protest

Two students of the Federal College of Education, Technical, Gombe State have been feared killed by security operatives during a violent protest over lack of water, power and other facilities.

Fake AEDC officer arrested in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested one Anthony Adeoye who made money out of issuing prepaid meters to residents of Abuja.

Fire kills seven-year-old during vigil in Lagos church

A seven-year-old girl, Priscilla Adesina, was killed on Saturday after fire razed a section of the Faith Revival Apostolic Church at Faith bus stop, Egbeda area of Lagos.

Shepherd Digest Magazine - July 2016 Edition

   

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Police arrest Nasarawa monarch for robbery

A 50-year-old district head of Dagachi Bukan-Sidi, Lafia, Mohammed Agabi, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for his alleged involvement in a robbery activity in the state.

Devil made me rape minor — 65-year-old

Seventy-five-year-old suspected rapist and abductor, Mr. Akinlolu Ogunlade, has said he was influenced by the devil to rape 11-year-old Funke Olagbaju (not real name) in Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, last week.

Mentally-ill woman gives birth on Calabar road

AN unidentified woman with mental illness, on Saturday, went into labour along Marian Road, one the busiest outlets in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

Woman convicted of adultery after accusing man of rape

A Doha court on Monday convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar.

Gunmen kidnap judge, kill orderly in Kogi

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a judge of Customary Court of Appeal, Mr. Isaq Momoh Usman, has been Kidnapped.

Soldiers kill five cultists in gun battle

Five suspected cultists believed to be members of the Icelander cult were on Sunday killed in Obelle, a community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, by the military during a shootout.

Ondo police arrest couple for abduction of Rev Sisters

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a couple, Ayodeji Muyijimi and Adebimpe Muyijimi, for the series of kidnapping that had taken place recently in the state.

Police rescue kidnapped monarch, kill three

OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday rescued a 75-year-old monarch, Edi Igwe Matthias, after spending 17 days in the kidnappers’ den.

Man sets wife on fire in Edo

There was pandemonium on J. B. Street in Benin, the Edo State capital, when a middle aged man, identified as Onya, reportedly set fire on his wife, after a disagreement over her father’s burial.

Baby with heart outside dies, Gaidam mourns

The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the death of Baby Aisha Mustapha, who was born with a heart outside her body.

Police dismiss cop for collecting N50,000 bribe

A police sergeant, Daniel Osaimayu, has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly collecting N50,000 bribe from motorists in the Oshodi area of Lagos State.

Navy arrests more pipeline vandals in Delta

The Navy on Wednesday arrested three more persons suspected to be pipeline vandals in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

Alligator kills boy at Disney resort

A United States family’s desperate search for their toddler son, who was snatched by an alligator off the shore of a lake at a Disney resort, ended Wednesday when divers found the two-year-old’s body in murky water.

Man arrested for killing father with chopstick

A Japanese man who stabbed his father to death with a chopstick was arrested on Thursday, police said.

16-year-old boy jailed 10 years for rape, murder

An Indonesian court has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to 10 years in prison on Thursday over the rape and murder of a woman.

Man jailed two years for defrauding Canadian woman of $32,220

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old, Patrick Ezeji, to two years imprisonment for defrauding a Canadian woman, Sheila Griffiths, of 32,220 dollars.

Flood sacks churches, destroys properties in Ekiti

Residents and shop owners at Adere, along Ilawe road, are lamenting following the flood that ravaged the place on Wednesday and sacked no fewer than three churches.

ISIS targeting children through mobile app, FG warns

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has developed and launched a new mobile application aimed at recruiting and indoctrinating children for the purpose of furthering its Jihad course.

Lagos promises better facilities in schools

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is making effort to improve the standard of education in the state by investing more in infrastructural projects.

11 killed in Rivers fresh cult clash

NO fewer than 11 persons were feared killed on Wednesday in Omoku town, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following a renewed cult clash in the area.

Nine die in Lagos crash, mob burns truck

Tragedy struck at the University of Lagos Waterfront end of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State, on Wednesday after a Mazda bus with number plate, AKD 292 XL, rammed into a stationary truck.

British lawmaker killed in shock attack

A pro-EU British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, halting campaigning for the referendum on Britain’s membership in the bloc just a week before the crucial vote.

Father, son remanded for burglary

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Friday remanded a man, Taiwo Adebiyi, 61, and his son, Tope, 20 in prison custody for alleged burglary.

Lagos seals CWAY, others over regulatory non-compliance

The Lagos State government on Friday said it had sealed the premises of CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science Technology Company and Figol Water in various locations in the state for not complying with regulatory guidelines.

Man blinded by police pleads for N20m compensation

A victim of police brutality, Mr. Adebayo Olaide, has cried out to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase; and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to assist him get police pay him N20m court judgement award.

236 arrested at RCCG camp in police raid

Men of the Ogun State Police Command in conjunction with security units of the Redeemed Christian Church of God have conducted a raid on the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during which 236 people were arrested.

Bayelsa teachers protest against half-pay

Some teachers in Bayelsa State on Friday protested against the decision of Governor Seriake Dickson to pay them half of May salaries out of five months they were owed.

The aggrieved teachers had gathered at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Memorial Centre in Yenagoa to receive their salaries earlier promised them by the governor.

Tears as victims of Enugu herdsmen attack are buried

Tears flowed freely on Friday as nine victims of Fulani herdsmen attack on Ukpabi Nimbo, an agrarian community in the Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu State, were buried.

Troops arrest 19 vandals, foil bombing of Agip pipeline

Troops of the Joint Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, have foiled an attempt by suspected vandals to destroy a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Okpoama community of Bayelsa State.

Sex scandal: House committee to summon accused Reps

The three members of the House of Representatives alleged to have committed sexual misconduct in the United States are to appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges to state their case, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.

Robbers kill policeman, snatch seven cars in C’River

Bandits on Friday operated in Calabar freely for over three hours, killing an unidentified Inspector of Police that led a team to stop the robbery operations at a popular hotel located behind the headquarters of the Zone 6 Police Command.

Kids made orphans by mother’s death, father’s disappearance

When their parents were together, they never knew what it was to skip a meal. But things started wearing a different look when their father, Mr. Fred Agu, absconded from home in 2011. The children were then too young to be convinced why their dad would abandon them.

Abia governor’s wife rescues indigent nursing mothers detained over hospital bills

Wife of the Abia State governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, extended her hand of fellowship and humanity at the weekend when she rescued seven indigent mothers who were trapped in the hospital after their discharge for inability to settle their hospital bills.

Gunmen kill naval officer, 18 others in Rivers

Gunmen suspected to be cult members on Saturday killed 19 persons in Aluu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area and Obite community in Etche council area of Rivers State.

‘Rate of sexual assault cases, frightening’

Rape incidents and other forms of sexual assault are on the increase. Most are neither investigated and if investigated at all, the perpetrators are not prosecuted.

Children’s place in society

I do not believe in the aristocracy of birth, but I believe in the aristocracy of moral ethics. This is the philosophy that inspires my writing of this piece. Aristocracy of birth has its selfish limitations. That of morality is altruistic – putting others into considerations.

Ogun police arrest six pipeline vandals in new offensive

The Ogun State Police Command in a new offensive has arrested six pipeline vandals in various locations in the state.

Those arrested include four notorious militants operating around the Ikorodu-Arepo axis.

Alfa abducts, rapes Dubai returnee in Lagos

The police in Ogun State have rescued a 24-year-old Dubai returnee from the custody of an Islamic cleric five months after he allegedly abducted her from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

Five guilty of Danish tourist gang-rape in Delhi

A court convicted five men Monday of the gang-rape of a Danish tourist in New Delhi in 2014, a crime which put India’s record on sexual violence back in the spotlight.

Shocking! Community where old women marry young ladies

Eighty-three-year old Nwanyidinma looked disconsolate as she sat in front of her thatched, mud house. There was no one to keep her company apart from her little ‘bingo’ dog and a host of chicken strolling round her premises.

34 oil thieves convicted

THE Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday said it secured 34 convictions recently in its fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalism in Rivers State.

Project Light Up Lagos’ cable vandal arrested

Barely 52 days after the launch of Light Up Lagos project by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the state Police Command, weekend, arrested a suspect attempting to steal the cables.