Navy rescues 13 foreigners from suspected pirates

OPERATIVES of the Nigerian Navy have rescued 13 foreign nationals aboard a merchant ship leaving Nigeria for Cameroon.

Police nab suspected militants, recover explosives

THE Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three men suspected to be members of a militant group with explosive devices.

Labourers bag 14-month imprisonment for stealing rice

A Jos Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced two labourers, Friday Duro, 21, and Friday Audu, 22, to 14 months in prison for stealing a bag of rice.

Four-year-old boy raped by asylum seeker

An Afghan man seeking asylum in Germany was accused of raping a four-year-old Iraqi refugee.

Long life depends on lifespan of parents – Study

A study, believed to be the largest of its kind ever conducted has shown that the longer parents live, the longer their offspring are likely to live.

Six-man gang nabbed in Ikoyi while sharing loot

Six suspected burglars have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in the Ikoyi area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspects were sharing their loot when they were arrested by police operatives.

‎Woman commits suicide in Ogun

Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Ilisan-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State when a 35-year-old woman, Omolola Atejioye, reportedly committed suicide by hanging in her apartment.

Man docked for allegedly stealing N214,000 tithes

A 23-year-old church member, Elochukwu Nnoruga, on Wednesday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged theft of N214,000 from church tithe box.

Man stabbed to death in Delta over girlfriend

A twenty-five year-old man, Matthew Iyede, has been stabbed to death by three friends due to a disagreement over a ‘girlfriend’ at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.

‘My wife didn’t tell me she had other children’

A 49-year-old businessman, Mr Andrew Ndubisi, on Wednesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Saraphina, alleged to be promiscuous.

13 die from suspected toxic liquor

At least 13 people died Wednesday, a local official said, after they apparently drank toxic homemade liquor in India’s eastern Bihar — despite a state-wide ban on alcohol.

Police arrest two cultists for manslaughter, rape

The Lagos State Police Command said on Wednesday that it arrested two suspected members of a dreaded cult gang, Aiye, operating in Ebute Meta area.

Three killed as kites slit throats

Two children and a man have died in the Indian capital after their throats were slit by glass-covered strings used for flying kites during Independence Day celebrations, police said Wednesday.

Police arrest two rapists in army uniform

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said that it arrested two men who disguised as soldiers to rob and rape women in Oworonshoki and Bariga areas of the state.

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Gunmen abduct uncle of rape victim in A’Ibom

Dr. Ime Stephen, the uncle of 15-year-old Mary Udo, who was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a police inspector in Akwa Ibom, has been abducted.

80-year-old woman arrested with dead baby in Lagos

An 80-year-old woman, Kuburat Ayinde, has been arrested by the police after she was caught with a dead baby boy in the Oshodi under bridge area of Lagos State.

Adamawa doctor arrested for removing patient’s kidney

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Hassan Yakubu, for his alleged role in the removal of the kidney of a 24-year-old male patient in his clinic.

‘Silent’ killer sat next to teenage victim, stabbed him to death

A killer sat beside his 18-year-old victim in complete silence as he repeatedly stabbed him to death, an eyewitness has said.

Two electrocuted as fire guts buildings, shops

Two residents have been electrocuted after a spark from an electric pole ignited a fire on Shogbamu Street, in the Bariga area of Lagos State.