Man, 40, remanded for defiling stepdaughter

A Kano Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of Ado Sa’adu, 40, for allegedly defiling his eight-year-old stepdaughter.

Sa’adu, a trader, in Hotoron Arewa Quarters, Kano, was charged to court over rape contrary to Section 283 of the Penal Code.

Customs intercept petrol tanker loaded with smuggled rice

The Ogun State Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a petrol tanker and about 25 other vehicles loaded with smuggled bags of rice.

The new Area Controller, Hassan Gangua, on Thursday added that the interceptions were recorded in different parts of the state in the last two weeks.

Police arrest pastor for alleged rape

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a pastor, Adekunle Francis, at Ipamesan, Sango Ota, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl, Dolapo.

Policeman, five others remanded for alleged robbery

For allegedly robbing some Chinese of N6m worth of goods and cash, six people, including a police officer, were on Thursday remanded at the Kirikiri Prison by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

Police rescue thieves from mob attack in C’River

The Cross River State Police Command on Thursday paraded five robbery suspects who allegedly specialised in stealing money and other items from members of the public.

Hawking liquor exposed my wife to immorality, man tells court

Abiodun Olaifa of Aremo area, Ibadan, on Thursday told the Idi-Ogogo Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, that hawking of bitter liquor, popularly called `Agbo-Jedi’, exposed his wife to immorality.

Poor Sleep can worsen kidney disease

Poor sleep according to a recent report may worsen the illness of people with chronic kidney disease.

Study author Dr. Ana Ricardo, of the University of Illinois at Chicago said, “Short sleep and fragmented sleep are significant yet unappreciated risk factors for chronic kidney disease progression.”

Gunmen kill three NSCDC operatives in Rivers

Gunmen on Monday killed four operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Police arrest car thief who uses special unlock device

A car thief, who uses a device he called ‘Try Your Luck Key’ to steal vehicles from where they are parked, has landed in police net in Enugu.

Hoodlums set Okpanam woman ablaze

A middle-aged woman (name withheld) in Okpanam community of Delta State was on Monday set ablaze in the town by yet-to-be-identified persons.

Secrets your bank won’t tell you

Banks often don’t tell customers what they should know. This is why the customers must research to know his or her rights. Here are some secrets you should know, according to www.advicesavings.com:

Muslim cleric stabs Lagos landlord to death

An Islamic cleric, Alfa Ganiyu Umaru, is being detained by the police for allegedly killing his landlord in one-storeyed building in Agbotikuyo bus stop, Ipaja, Lagos State.

Police arraign man for N9.8m fraud

The police in Lagos have arraigned one Abayomi Arodu for allegedly defrauding one Festus Osho of N9.8m on Taiwo Close in the Ifako-Ijaye area of the state.

Teacher on trial for trying to sell 13-year-old schoolgirl for $10, 000

A school teacher on Wednesday appeared in court in Ukraine after allegedly trying to sell a 13-year-old schoolgirl under her care for more than $10,000

Irate husband stabs wife with broken bottle in private part

A 37-year-old man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken bottle in her private part, has been granted bail in the sum of N250,000 by the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court.

Watching too much TV can make men infertile

For many couples who are trying to achieve pregnancy, the solution might lie in watching less TV and spending more time, not necessarily on the bed, but in physical activities!

Police recover body of boy burnt to death

The Lagos State Police Command says it has located the charred remains of a robbery suspect who was burnt to death by a mob in the Orile area of the state.

My driver ran mad after eating my wife’s food – Pastor

Pastor Gideon Johnson of No 4, Boripe St., Basorun-Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday accused his wife of poisoning his driver who then allegedly ran mad after eating a meal she prepared for him to eat.

Police arraign suspected cultists for murder

The police on Wednesday arraigned two suspected cultist, who are members of the Aye Confraternity for murder before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

Man charged with stoning, pursuing bank’s staff, customers with nailed plank

For allegedly stoning and pursuing bank’s staff and customers with a nailed-plank , a 33-year-old man, Taiye Jimoh, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Indian police arrest 11 for trafficking babies in biscuit boxes

Indian police on Wednesday arrested 11 people suspected of duping single women into selling their newborn babies and trafficking the infants inside biscuit containers.

‘My wife is stubborn, arrogant, not submissive, lazy and wayward’

A commercial driver, Taiwo Oladepo, on Wednesday prayed an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 11-year-old marriage over alleged lack of care and submission by the woman.

Lagos pastor accuses Assistant police commissioner of torture

A pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ, Johnson Dominic, has been hospitalised after he was allegedly tortured by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr Emmanuel Eze, in Onosa community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State.

Court dissolves 10-year-old marriage

A Grade C Customary Court sitting in Iseyin, Oyo State, on Wednesday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage over allegations and counter allegations of infidelity.

Two jailed for vandalising BEDC facilities

A Magistrates’ Court in Koko, near Sapele, Delta State on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Friday Tega and Tega Ajaino, to three years and nine months and two years’ imprisonment with hard labour, respectively for vandalising the equipment and facilities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Plc.

Police arrest four robbery suspects, recover weapons

The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested four armed robbery suspects operating on Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road in the Nsukka axis of the state.

Man exchanges N1.7m with fake dollars

A bureau de change operator, Usman Nafada, has been arrested by the police for allegedly conniving with an accomplice at large to swindle one Abdullahi Uba out of N1.7m.

Football club manager sodomises teenage players in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a football club manager, Frank Darlington, for allegedly sodomising three of his teenage players in the Agege area of the state.

Driver stabs in-law for raping two-year-old daughter

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial driver, Saheed Wahab, for allegedly stabbing his in-law, Yisa Aweda, in the Orile area of the state.

Generator fumes kill environmental health officer, wife

The Abia State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the death of an environmental health officer and his wife in the Aba South Local Government Area.

Quack doctor arrested after 11 years’ practice

The police in Lagos State on Monday paraded an alleged quack doctor, Celestine Yolonfun, who was arrested in the Apapa area of the state.

Our correspondent gathered that 32-year-old Yolonfun had been practising as a doctor since 2005 after he dropped out of a nursing school in the Benin Republic.

Malawi Hyena man jailed two years over sex ritual

An HIV-positive Malawian man who said he had sex with at least 100 girls and women in traditional cleansing rituals was sentenced Tuesday to two years in jail for “harmful practices”.

My daughter-in-law wants to marry her Facebook lover – woman tells court

Mrs Deborah Ekundayo has dragged her daughter-in-law , one Ikeoluwa Adelugba and her mother, Risikatu Adelugba, before the Grade C Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, Oyo state.

Money lender jailed for forgery, sale of collateral

A Warri South Chief Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a money lender, John Ugbowhioba, to six months imprisonment with an option of N40,000 fine.

Sexagenarian turns 10-year-old to sex slave in Abia

A 61-year-old man, Timothy Onyeukwu, has been arrested by the Abia State Police Command for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl and keeping her as a sex slave in a hotel in Aba.

Onyeukwu was alleged to have tricked the victim into the hotel with ice cream and N200 and held her hostage for months.

85-year-old on trial for stealing wedding ring

An 85-year-old goldsmith, Adamu Abdulmumuni, on Monday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged theft of gold jewellery worth N1.4m.

I heal sin, injuries with insect killer – South African prophet

A self-styled prophet in South Africa on Monday defended spraying his followers in the face with insect killer saying the practice healed people of their sins.

Prostitute stabs man who offered to pay for sex with boiled egg

A prostitute in Zimbabwe beat a punter around the head with a beer bottle after he offered to pay for sex with a boiled egg, the DailyMail UK has reported.

Man arraigned for pushing passenger off BRT

A 19-year-old man, Tunde Oluwatobi, who allegedly pushed a passenger out of a BRT bus and stole his belongings, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

What to know about oral sex

Recently, a woman dragged her husband to court, asking to be divorced from him. Her major complaint: her husband wanted her to perform oral sex on him the way his girlfriends do, but she doesn’t like it.

If you love to give or receive oral sex, the following information will be useful…

Effects of energy drinks

Energy drinks are now available in Nigeria in multiples and have been so now for several years. They are often rich in stimulants or rather made up of stimulant drugs and caffeine and are marketed as food supplements that provide both mental and physical stimulation. There may not even be as much caffeine in each drink as is contained in the regular cups of coffee that we drink at home or even in the kolanuts many people consume at their leisure in many parts of the country.

Man arrested for raping, murdering a virgin

A 60-year-old man, identified as Emma Ukwa, has been arrested by a vigilance group at Amaekpu Ohafia, in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State for allegedly raping and killing a 36-year-old woman.

Man, wife, baby in prison custody over murder

A 38-year-old-man, Bernard Inya, and his wife, Chinyere (34), alongside their two-month-old baby have been remanded at the federal prisons in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State over the death of a lady in their community.

Shock of daughter’s kidnap forces mother into labour

The shock from the abduction of two-year-old Khadija by an unknown woman in Kuje area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, forced her mother into premature labour on Sunday.

Katsina court sentences district head’s son to death by hanging

A Katsina State High Court sitting in Funtua on Thursday sentenced Mu’ammar Tukur, son of former District Head of Bakori, to death by hanging for culpable homicide.

Tukur, 32, whose late father represented Bakori/Danja Federal Constituency at Federal House of Representatives, was convicted for using knife to stabbed Shafir Muktar to death.

Curbing lying in children

Nine-year-old Banjo Alade is regarded as a very polite and respectful child. But three months ago, his parents said he showed a streak that was not obvious before; he told a lie.

Fake DSS, police officers arrested in Delta

A 35-year-old fake operative of the Department of State Service, Chris Akpati, who was allegedly paid eighty thousand naira to arrest some traditional chiefs of Idemili community Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, has been arrested.

Over 100 killed as Indian train derails

An Indian express train derailed early Sunday, killing over 100 people in one of the country’s worst rail disasters in years, police said, as emergency workers searched the mangled wreckage for survivors.

Police arrest couple for alleged theft of babies

The Delta State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives arrested a couple for allegedly stealing two babies during a christening ceremony at Ebedei Adonishaka in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state.

Why pregnant women crave ‘agbalumo’ – Nutritionist

The popular African Star Apple, known as Agbalumo or Ciwoh or Udara, that pregnant women crave, has a sour-like taste that holds the mouth, hits the palate and stops one from throwing up or spitting.