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.