Woman jailed 10 years for killing four people in car crash

A Canadian woman whose drunk driving left four people dead in January received a 10-year sentence on Thursday.

‘Chinese woman set hotel ablaze to kill lover’

Forty-seven-year-old Zhen Zhen attempted to kill her lover, Leo Feng, 41, when she set Ernest Hotel in the Ikeja area of Lagos on fire.

Frustrated motorcycle rider commits suicide

Tragedy struck on Tuesday in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State after a motorcycle rider, identified as Monday Onoja, hanged himself.

Trader hacks couple to death over debt

An axe-wielding shopkeeper hacked a couple to death in northern India Thursday after they failed to pay a debt of 22 US cents, police said.

DSS arrests 10 suspected kidnapers in Kogi

The Kogi State Command of the Department of State Services on Wednesday said it had arrested, at least, 10 suspected kidnappers terrorising the state in the last few weeks.

‘My husband dates four girls on our street’

A 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Cecilia Ajayi, on Thursday pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her marriage with her husband, John Ajayi, aged 46.

Court jails radio presenter, panellists for hate speech

Ghana’s Supreme Court has jailed a radio presenter and his two panellists for threatening to kill judges who ordered names to be removed from the voters’ register ahead of the December general elections.

Cultists kill father, son in Benue

A suspected cult group on Thursday killed a father and his son in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

Court remands teenager in prison for alleged rape of 35-yr-old woman

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody a 19-year-old man, John Julius, for alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman.

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Indonesia executes three Nigerians for drug trafficking

Indonesia on Thursday night executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, leaving the fate of 10 others uncertain.

Fresh trouble as family finds corpse abandoned in Ondo mortuary mutilated

Last month Saturday PUNCH reported how the corpse of a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Justina Joshua, was left to rot in the mortuary of the General Hospital in Idanre, Ondo State due to a clash of cultures, there are fresh indications that the corpse has been mutilated while laying on the floor of the mortuary.

Nigerian children rescued, mum drowns at sea

Two unidentified Nigerian siblings aged 11 and 10, were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday after losing their mother while on a dangerous journey to Europe.

Police arraign seven-year-old over murder in Enugu

The police in Enugu on Friday arraigned a seven-year-old boy, Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, before a magistrate’s court over alleged murder.

Man rapes church member after her birthday party

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, identified only as Damilola, for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in Omole Estate, in the Ojodu area of the state.

Cleric arrested for marrying six-year-old girl

An elderly cleric has been arrested in Afghanistan after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.

Bricklayer abducts two children, sells three-year-old for N1,500

A suspected child abductor, Ola Ibikunle, has been detained by the police after he was caught with a four-year-old girl in the Oyero area of Ijoko, Ogun State.

Cultists kill retired police officer, son

Suspected cult members on Thursday killed a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daniel Akogwu, and his son, Oche, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

SARS policeman shoots motorist dead

A trigger-happy policeman has killed a patent medicine dealer, identified as Tochukwu Iro.

Inspector detained for allegedly stealing plantain

A police inspector attached to the Railway Police Command, Ebute-Meta, identified only as Joseph, has been detained for allegedly stealing bunches of plantain.