Thursday, 17 November 2016

Troops kill seven suspected kidnappers in Bauchi


Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed seven suspected kidnappers in Bauchi State.

The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday,

Navy arrests seven for alleged oil theft in Delta


The Nigerian Navy has arrested seven persons for oil theft in the Escravos axis of Delta State.

The Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe,

Reagan shooter released after 35 years in psychiatric hospital


John Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate president Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, was freed from a psychiatric hospital in Washington on Saturday, a report said.

Missing five-year-old girl found with convicted child rapist


A five-year-old girl who got missing in a park near her home was found with a convicted child rapist.

The girl had been playing in a park in Bootle, Liverpool, when her mother, who had been watching from her window, realised she was not there.

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Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Police detain corpse for hours over mourners’ misconduct


The final burial rites of one late Lawrence Ufomadu, a native of Afor Nkwu in Umuahia North Local Government were briefly halted following the detention of his corpse as a result of misconduct of the deceased’s mourners on Thursday.

What to do if your car is flooded


The torrential rains are here again and in many of our ill-planned cities and urban/suburban conurbations the deluge of water seems to be inundating just about anything in its way.

Vehicles, like houses, household pieces of furniture, electronic gadgets, documents, certificates, and other valuable objects, are susceptible to the damaging effects of flooding.

Man rips out girlfriend’s intestines for calling ex’s name during sex


A man has admitted to ripping out his 31-year-old girlfriend’s intestines with his bare hands after she called out her ex-husband’s name during sex.

Fidel Lopez, 24, cried hysterically down the phone to the police as his girlfriend Maria Nemeth lay dying on the bathroom floor, September 2014.

Delta police smash child theft syndicate, rescue 12


The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Asaba-based businesswoman suspected to be a ringleader of a child theft syndicate.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, made the confirmation on Saturday in Asaba at a press briefing and parade of 43 suspects arrested over various crimes.

Driver steals UNILAG lecturer’s ATM card, withdraws N2.7m


A driver, Mayowa Adenuga, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing his boss’ Automated Teller Machine card and withdrawing over N2.7m.

Robbers trail Malaysia returnee to hostel, attack students


There was chaos on Sunday on Moore Road, in the Yaba area of Lagos State, after suspected armed robbers attacked a student hostel, Dean’s Court, and carted away some property.

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Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Nigerian hacked with sword, machete by cultists in Malaysia


The Malaysian police are asking for information that will help them track down a gang of cultists, who attacked a Nigerian in OUG Parklane Condo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, September 17, leaving him in coma.

‘Paracetamol abuse can cause kidney damage’


A fellow and ex-president, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Olumide Akintayo,speaks about the uses and side effects of paracetamol:

What is paracetamol?

The chemical name for paracetamol is N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol.

Female suspect strips naked in cell, police seek relatives


A female suspect in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos State, has been taken by the police to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, to determine her state of health.

Corps member jumps out of speeding bus


The passengers of a luxury bus en route to Jos in Plateau State from Aba, Abia State, were thrown into confusion on Saturday after a corps members who was one of the passengers jumped out of the speeding bus.

He was, however, lucky to have escaped with broken limbs.

‘I joined gang to raise money for burial’


A 46-year-old truck driver, Obi Ebong, who was arrested by the police in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, says he went into robbery to raise the money for his sister’s burial.

Electrician stabs wife’s lover to death in Delta


An electrician, identified as Ochuko, has allegedly killed his wife’s lover on Emebiren Street, in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

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Monday, 14 November 2016

Police in Ogun hunt for human body part dealers


Following the arrest of three suspects in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State on Tuesday, who were found with two fresh human hearts, the police have said they are searching for more suspects who have possibly specialised in harvesting human body parts for rituals in the state.

Catholic priest charged with rape of 10-year-old parishioner discharged


The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, charged with the rape of a 10-year-old parishioner has been discharged. A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, which discharged him on Tuesday also struck out the First Information Report for lack of jurisdiction. 

Hoodlums force 23-year-old lady to take India hemp before raping her


At the time of writing this story, 23-year-old Judith (not real name) was recuperating with heavy dosage of antibiotics. She was not ill, and neither was she down with any flu. She had simply survived one of the worst sexual attacks in Lagos in recent times.

Forming robbery gang in prison is my revenge –Suspect nabbed two months after leaving Kirikiri


While incarceration is meant to be a “home of reformation” for offenders, for an armed robbery kingpin recently arrested in Lagos, it was an opportunity for him to set up a ruthless gang that would terrorise many parts of Lagos.

Suspected herdsmen kill two in Kaduna village


Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed two persons in Golkofa village, Godogodo Chiefdom, in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday.

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the death of the two victims.

Woman berates court’s ruling on custody of her children


A court battle between a designer, Caroline Oyekunle, and her husband, Olatunde, for the custody of her two children has ended in the latter’s favour, a situation, which the woman has described as unfortunate.

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Sunday, 13 November 2016

EFCC arrests two for Internet romance scam


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, Oyo State, said on Friday that it had arrested two suspects, Egbedayo Semilore and Elijah Jeremiah, over Internet fraud.

One of the suspects, Semilore (26), allegedly lured unsuspecting women into Internet romance with the intent to defraud them of large sums of money. He targeted victims who live abroad mostly.

Police parade 38 robbery suspects in Nasarawa


The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday paraded 38 armed robbery suspects arrested across the thirteen local government areas of the state.

Saudi-bound pilgrim exretes 76 wraps of cocaine


The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended a 55-year-old woman on pilgrimage to Medina, Saudi Arabi, Basira Binuyo, on suspicion of ingesting drugs.

Trader kills business partner, begs victim’s ghost for forgiveness


A Warri, Delta State-based businessman, Kingsley Agbaire, who allegedly killed his business partner, broke down as the deceased’s body was being exhumed on Wednesday and asked the victim’s ghost for forgiveness.

Satan used children against me – Pastor found with 13 girls in sex harem


On a normal day, 36-year-old Chukwuemeka Nwocha, the General Overseer of Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry located in Igbosere, Lagos, is a ‘man of God’ that his congregation, both young and old, called “Daddy”.

Indian Doctor, attendant arrested over patient’s ‘rape’


A doctor and a hospital attendant have been arrested for the alleged rape of a woman who was being treated at a top hospital in western India, a police officer said Friday.

The two hospital employees were arrested on Thursday after the alleged victim, who was being treated for dengue, said they drugged and raped her twice over the weekend.

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Saturday, 12 November 2016

My manhood was too big for her –Okada rider nabbed for raping girl to coma in Benue

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On Wednesday, the arm of the law caught up with an okada rider identified simply as Daniel in Otukpo, Benue State, after he allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl in his room on Ogiri Okoh Street, to a point where the girl became unconscious.

Woman, 34, jailed for flogging neighbour in Edo


An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, has sentenced one Patience Reveth to one year imprisonment for flogging her neighbour.

The trial magistrate, Mrs. RacheaI Ogbevoen, convicted Reveth, after finding her guilty of the charge filed against her.

Court grants prophet N500, 000 bail for chaining step-son


An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court has admitted a 50-year-old prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, to bail in the sum of N500, 000 for allegedly chaining his step-son and burying four corpses in his residence.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, who granted the bail on Friday, ordered the accused to produce two sureties in like sum.

Alfa butchers 25-year-old, dumps his parts on expressway


The Osun State Police Command has arrested an Islamic cleric, Kabir Ibrahim, for allegedly butchering a 25-year-old farmer, Lukman Adeleke, and dumping his remains along the Akure-Ilesa Expressway.

The police said the cleric wanted to use his victim’s hand for a money making ritual for another man. They are now both in police custody in Osogbo.

NDLEA seizes N6m cannabis in Kogi


The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it intercepted a vehicle and 35 sacks of Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp, weighing 1,244.4 kilogrammes in Kogi.

Commander of the agency in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello, said that the drug worth N6 million was confiscated on Friday in Lokoja.

Police rescue 13 kidnaped passengers in Rivers


Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Thursday rescued 13 passengers held hostage in a bush by a group of kidnappers.

The victims, who were abducted on September 5, 2016 along Ndele/Elele axis of East-West road, regained their freedom when Anti-Kidnapping Unit, who acted on a tip-off, combed the bush in the area.

Friday, 11 November 2016

Man arrested for possessing human skull, bone


A 28-year-old man identified as Oluebube Nwachukwu is currently in police net for an unlawful possession of human skull and bone suspected to be that of a murder victim.

Exercises men can do for better sex


Move over, viagra, regular exercise could be the best medicine for a man to improve his sex life.

You know that working out is good for your health. But did you know that hitting the gym could also help you have better sex? “Working out three to four times a week can do a lot to help your sexual technique, flexibility, and endurance,” says Pete McCall, MS, an exercise physiologist and personal trainer for the American Council on Exercise. So what types of exercise are best for better sex? McCall recommends the following four “sex exercises.”

Monarch orders arrest of ‘beggar masquerades’


The Obong of Calabar, Ekpo Abasi-Otu V, has called on the Cross River Police Command to arrest any masquerade found along the streets of Calabar begging for money.

Three arraigned for killing nine policemen

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THREE suspects alleged to have been involved in the killing of 10 persons, including nine police officers, were on Thursday arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court siting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Abandoned nine-month -old baby found crawling on road


Residents of Shodipo Crescent in the Ikeja Government Reserved Area of Lagos State were shocked on Wednesday to find an abandoned baby boy crawling on the road.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the nine-month-old baby, whose name had yet to be ascertained, was seen crawling by residents, who quickly alerted some policemen on patrol in the area.

Evil spirit made me kill my boss – Lekki housekeeper


A 22-year-old housekeeper, Tanko Abdulateef, who was arrested by the police in Lagos State for killing his employer in the Lekki area of the state, says an evil spirit moved him to commit the crime.

Abdulateef, who was paraded at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, on Thursday, said he stabbed the 50-year-old woman, Mabel Okafor, four times in the stomach.

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Man spends 43 years in wheelchair on wrong diagnosis


A Portuguese man spent 43 years in a wheelchair because of a mistaken medical diagnosis, finally re-learning to walk only in his fifties, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

10 ways to keep phones safe from hackers


A 2013 Norton report found that one in three smartphone users had experienced some form of cybercrime. Protecting yourself doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming, but you should consider the following 10 steps:

Navy, family disagree over killing of 26-year-old man


The Forward Operational Base of the Nigerian Navy and the family of Omosebine Efotan have disagreed over the circumstances surrounding his alleged killing by some officers of the base at Abe-Oroyo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Police arrest 23 for robbery, kidnapping in Ogun


Twenty three suspects were paraded on Friday by the Ogun State Police Command for various offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of arms to murder and cultism.

Outrage as stepmom tortures girl to death with knife in Kaduna

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The death of a seven-year-old girl Zainab Ibrahim, who was allegedly mutilated and tortured by her step-mother in Rigasa area of Kaduna State has roused anger and call for urgent retribution in the state.