Pregnant woman dies after falling inside pits twice in one week

The look on his face said it all, and it was a look with many emotions rolled up in one.

Each of his words was laced with a deep sense of grief, despair, and confusion; he had lost his woman and his first son in one day.

Ex-RCCG pastor writes Adeboye open letter, demands unpaid fees, others

After serving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God for 23 years, Bayo Akinjiyan, 55, has decried what he described as “man’s inhumanity to man and the travesty of justice” by the church he served “meritoriously.”

Serial rapists should be castrated –Ireti Doyle

Recently, there is virtually no day that a rape case is not reported in the news in Nigeria. Due to this fact, ace Nollywood diva, Ireti Doyle, has given her two cents views about the matter. According to the screen diva, serial rapists should have their manhood cut off if convicted.

Four brothers bag 26 months for forging Registrar’s signature, stamp

An Ikeja Magistrate’s court has sentenced four brothers, Abayomi Oluwa, 64; Ismaila Oluwa, 69; Tajudeen Oluwa, 60; and Musa Oluwa, 58 to 26 months in prison for forging the official stamp and signature of a Lagos High Court registrar.

NDLEA discovers cocaine hidden in shoes

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested three suspects after discovering some cocaine inside shoe soles at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Man bags two-month imprisonment for stealing prepaid meter

A Karmo Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man Yaknan David to two months imprisonment for stealing an electricity prepaid meter.

Man stabs wife with screwdriver over loan

A 31-year-old father of one, Sunday Dennis, was on Tuesday brought before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stabbing his wife, Blessing, with a screw driver.

Guests stab schoolboy to death at birthday party

A birthday party on Kehinde Street in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State turned bloody when some guests began a fight and stabbed a schoolboy, Endurance Augustine, to death.

Court jails man for stealing palm oil

An Ifetedo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Afeez Ismaila, to three months imprisonment for stealing 25 kegs of palm oil worth N125,000.

Pregnant teenager drinks poison, blames grandma in suicide note

A 17-year-old girl, Temitope Saka, has died after drinking insecticide, Sniper, in the Igando area of Lagos State.

Pandemonium as police kill protesting youths in Kogi

There was pandemonium on Wednesday in Umomi community in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State when some policemen attached to the Ugwolawo division opened fire on a crowd of protesting youths.

Fisherman kills colleague during disagreement

A 28-year-old fisherman, Samson Arubiewe, is in police custody after beating his colleague, Suleiman Kareem, 26, to death over a disagreement that ensued between them during a fishing expedition.

Ogun customs impound 18 vehicles with smuggled rice

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, has impounded 18 vehicles loaded with bags of rice at the Idiroko border, which were being smuggled into the country from the Republic of Benin.

Farmer arraigned for selling seven children for N400,000

A 49-year-old farmer, Gabriel Ajor, has been arraigned before a Lokoja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly abducting and selling seven children, including his two sons and an eight-year-old baby, for N400,000.

Goat with two heads born in Ekiti

It was a morning of surprise for residents of Osin-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government of Ekiti State on Friday as a black nanny goat gave birth to a kid goat with two heads.

Why suya is healthier with beer —Scientists

A group of researchers at the University of Porto, in Portugal, have said that barbecued meat, popularly known as suya, in Nigeria is healthier when cooked and eaten with beer.

Mum, son vow to remain lovers, defy court order

A mum and son who say they are ‘madly in love’ have vowed to remain together despite a court order that they should stay away from each other.

There is no herbalist my wife does not know, man tells court

A 52-year-old businessman, Lateef Oteshile, approached an Igando Customary Court on Wednesday in Lagos to dissolve his 24-year-old marriage over his wife’s alleged fetish acts.

Father remanded in prison for beating 10-year-old daughter

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday remanded a 37-year-old father in prison custody for putting pepper on his 10-year-old daughter’s private part.

My wife does not cook for me, man tells court

A 57-year-old cleric has begged an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Titilayo, for allegedly making him a ”laughing stock” in their neighbourhood.