A housewife, Rasheedat Mudashiru, has told an Ilorin Area Court that she eloped with her husband, Taiwo, when her family withhold their consent in the marriage.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Police sergeant, bank official arrested for robbery
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Sergeant Promise Ukwuoma and an employee of Access Bank, Rumuolumeni Branch, Samuel Ndudiri, who attempted to rob the bank.
The policeman and the bank worker were said to have been apprehended after an investigation by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team with assistance from the Technical Intelligence Unit of the Nigeria Police.
Police arrest 300 suspects in Benue
The Commissioner of Police, Benue State, Mr. Bashir Makama, has said that the command has arrested over 300 suspects who are involved in various criminal acts in the last three months.
My husband knocked out my tooth, wife tells court
The President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Mr. Ademola Odunade, on Tuesday dissolved 12-year-old marriage between one Aishat and her husband, Riliwan Atanda, for punching off her tooth.
Policeman hangs self after colleagues found indecent pictures
A police officer arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images was found has hung himself hours after he was released.
He beats me whenever I’m pregnant, divorce-seeking wife tells court
A mother of three, Kudirat Ajoke, on Tuesday pleaded with an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to Baba Mutairu over persistent battering and lack of care.
Friday, 20 January 2017
Woman kills husband over Christmas food
Childless woman steals fellow tenant’s one-month-old baby
The Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested one Peace Chukwuemeka, 30, for allegedly stealing a month-old baby from her mother.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Murtala Mani, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the activities of the command in Uyo on Tuesday.
Arrested child rapist blames wife, children
A child rapist found with several indecent pictures of children has blamed his wife and children.
According to Judge Robert Juckes QC, the images found on James Devine’s computer are the ‘worst and most disturbing kind’.
I caught my wife red-handed, husband testifies
A middle-aged man, Ebenezer Olotuyemi, has told an Agege Customary Court that his wife, Folashade, flirts about with different men.
My wife undermines me, dumb man tells court
A dumb man, Tajudeen Ibrahim, has told an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court that his wife, Sakirat, undermines him and wants to assume the role of the family head.
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Gunmen kill woman, four grandchildren on Christmas Day
Youths beat motorcycle thief to death
Some angry youths have lynched a motorcycle rider, Francis Uroh, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Vigilantes arrest man for burglary, theft of soup pot
Members of Igbogene Vigilance Committee in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Amatare Wenibo, for alleged burglary of a shop and theft of a pot of soup.
Fake soldier escapes lynching for stealing phone
An angry mob on Monday almost lynched a 21-year-old man, who impersonated an army officer, for robbing a woman of iPhone 7 Plus along Deco Road, in the Okumagba Avenue area of Warri, Delta State.
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Police arrest 18 suspected vandals, recover 29 trucks
The police have arrested 18 suspected oil pipeline vandals in different parts of the country and recovered 29 trucks laden with stolen diesel and petrol.
Sales boy gatecrashes birthday party, killed
A sales boy, Akeem Tajudeen, has been stabbed to death in Ilaje Otumara, in the Iponri area of Lagos State, by some hoodlums.
Teacher arrested for having anal sex with pupil
The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a 20-year-old primary school teacher, Collins Obi, for raping a 10-year-old boy in Ibadan.
Hoodlums gang-raped woman to death, say residents
A woman in her late 20s has been confirmed dead after she was reportedly gang-raped in an abandoned building on Farawe Street, Agbado-Oja, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Ritual killers attack Lagos family, murder siblings
Some suspected ritual killers have stormed the residence of a family of five children on Saka Adegbose Street, off Olu Odo Road, Ikorodu.
The assailants, who struck on Sunday, killed two siblings, Azeezat Oriade and Abeeb Oriade.
Court sentences student to 10 years’ imprisonment
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, on Wednesday sentenced a student of a polytechnic in the state, Mr. Fatai Olasile, to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of N50, 000.
Policemen torture students, take N20,000 bribe
When Princewill Jumbo, a 300-level student of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and his friends were returning to Port Harcourt from a burial in the Buguma area of the state on Saturday, little did they know that they were going to spend the rest of the weekend in police custody.
84-year-old herbalist, others to die by hanging
Justice Kudirat Akano of an Osun State High Court, Ilesa, on Tuesday sentenced an 84-year-old herbalist, Oluwafemi Fagbemi, to death by hanging for killing one Jacob Ajayi for money ritual.
Two robbers killed during attack on filling station
Four armed robbers, who operated on two motorcycles, attacked a filling station in the Isolo area of Lagos State on Tuesday, during which two of them were shot dead by the police.
Monday, 16 January 2017
Policeman kills man five days to wedding
The premises of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mega Station located at the Control Post junction in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been deserted following the alleged killing of one Friday Nduka, by a police Inspector, Mike Edem, who was on duty at the station.
Man remanded in prison for threatening to kill parents
An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded Dickson Uwadinusu, 30, in prison for allegedly threatening to kill his parents.
Policeman shoots colleague to death over N20,000
A policeman attached to the Bayelsa Police Command has shot dead his colleague over N20, 000 largesse.
Lagos dad breaks son’s arms for going missing
The police in Lagos State have arrested a man, Adeyemi Adekunle, for allegedly brutalising his eight-year-old son in the Dopemu area of the state.
70-year-old arrested for raping girl, 8
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl, who is deaf and dumb.
Sunday, 15 January 2017
10 factors responsible for low sperm count
A man’s fertility rate generally relies on the quantity and quality of his sperm. If the amount of sperm a man ejaculates is low or if the sperm is of poor quality, it will be difficult and sometimes impossible for him to impregnate a female.
Police arrest 10 with 18 trucks of illegally refined diesel
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 10 suspected crew members of two vessels, Ellen and MB Opuda, with 18 trucks load of diesel suspected to be illegally refined.
Two Fulani herdsmen arrested for murder in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two Fulani herdsmen for allegedly killing a fellow herdsman in Ofada, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
Woman bathed with acid after accepting lover’s proposal
A 25-year-old woman, Ogochukwu Nwosu, is in a critical condition at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, after she was bathed with substance suspected to be acid.
Fraudsters arrested with live snake after making N5m
The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested two suspected fraudsters in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State for allegedly using a live snake and other fetish items to defraud a man of N5m.
Saturday, 14 January 2017
Court jails man 14 years for raping eight-year-old girl
Pastor impregnates church member’s daughter
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the founder of El-Bethel Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, Itaaka, Abeokuta, Dr Michael Adeniran, for allegedly impregnating a 15-year- old girl, Mary.
Mob beats suspected motorbike thief to death
Angry youths numbering over 500 at the weekend lynched a motorcycle operator, Francis Uroh, for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
NCC convicts 57 for piracy
The Nigerian Copyrights Commission on Monday said it had convicted 57 persons across the country this year for piracy.
My wife gave me hypertension, man tells court
A husband, Abdulganiy Kehinde, on Monday sought the dissolution of his 15-year-old marriage to Baliqees Abdulganiyu allegedly for unruly behavior.
Friday, 13 January 2017
My husband is a gold digger – wife tells court
A 38-year-old woman, Amudalat Agboola, whose husband on Thursday approached a Lagos Island Customary Court for the dissolution of their five-year marriage, has described her husband as a “gold digger.”
Amudalat said she married her current husband after the death of her first husband.
Man on trial for allegedly raping housewife
A taxi driver, Ikechukwu Onyia, 48, was on Monday arraigned before a Enugu High Court judge for allegedly raping another man’s wife.
Man rapes victim for three days, threatens to shoot father if she screamed
A 21-year-old rapist, Jordan Smith, has been jailed for 13 years after holding his victim captive for three days.
NSCDC arrests five vandals of Agip pipelines in Bayelsa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, has arrested five suspected vandals of pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the state.
Four girls forced into marriage return to school
The Child Protection Network, Minna, has taken back to school four girls of Women Teachers College (WTC) Minna, who were earlier withdrawn for marriage.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Police arrest cattle rustlers in Niger
DSS arraigns 40-year-old fake Ph.D holder
A 40-year-old man, Omotayo Aworinde, on Monday appeared in an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for alleged possession of fake doctoral degree.
My wife is not submissive, husband tells court
A 31-year-old trader, Oluwatoyin Ibikunle, on Monday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage over constant beating by her husband.
Cult members kill TASUED student over girlfriend
Hoodlums, suspected to be cult members, on Saturday unleashed mayhem in the Ijagun, Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State, during which they killed a final-year student of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun.
Catholic catechists arraigned for alleged possession of firearms
THREE catechists of the Roman Catholic Church were on Thursday arraigned at an Ogidi High Court, Anambra State, presided over by Justice Arinze Akabuo, for alleged unlawful possession of firearms.
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