55 killed after drinking fake alcohol

55 people have been killed in Irkutsk region, Russia, with almost 26 others still lying in hospital bed without a chance of survival after they drank bath lotion or bath oil, masquerading as a safe alcoholic drink called Hawthorn.

11 ways to know if your child is being sexually abused

The issue of child sexual abuse readily brings to mind the case of a 40-year-old teacher, Shaaibu Danladi, in Potiskum area of Yobe State, who allegedly raped a six-month-old baby until the baby’s intestines were damaged.

I cope well with four wives because I’m a mathematician — Businessman, 82

Eighty-two-year-old Humphrey Wokokoro Woko talks about his experiences as a politician and businessman:

Gunmen abduct pastor, four others in Ekiti

Five people, including a pastor, have been abducted by gunmen on Saturday morning in Ekiti State.

Local sources told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Ado Ekiti that the victims included one Pastor Ojo, his driver, Jimoh and three others.

SARS kills bandit in gun battle

The Police Special Anti Robbery Squad has said that it fatally injured a notorious bandit and left others with degrees of injures in an in an exchange of fire power in Nsukka axis of Enugu State.

NSCDC arrests 2000 oil vandals in Rivers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers Command, said it had arrested more than 2000 persons for alleged oil pipeline vandalism and other crimes between January and December.

The command’s spokesman, Oguntuase Michael, a Chief Superintendent of Corps, said on Thursday that out of the figure, 44 had been convicted.

Deal with depression

Depression can be debilitating and is very different from just feeling unhappy. Alleviate the symptoms of depression with these suggestions

Police arrest one for killing corper in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna State on Saturday said it had arrested a suspected murderer of a National Youth Service Corps serving in the state.

I felt safer putting 450g cocaine in my anus than swallowing it – Drug courier

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested four drug couriers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while attempting to export narcotics with a total weight of 8.8kg to different countries.

Parrot reveals husband’s affair with housemaid to wife

A parrot landed its owner in hot water after accidentally exposing a husband’s affair with the housekeeper in front of his wife.

Officer jailed for having sex with rape victim in toilet

 A police officer has been jailed for 22 months for having sex with a rape victim several times and in a McDonald’s toilet.

33-year-old Charlotte Peters, from Luton, was based in the Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command in the Metropolitan Police when she had a relationship with a young female victim she’d been assigned to help.

Building trust

Lack of trust has a damaging effect on any relationship. Here are some sure ways to build trust and ensure a loving marriage

Police parade two kidnappers, 47 others with human skulls

RIVERS State Police Command on Friday paraded 49 suspected armed robbers, cultists and two notorious kidnappers, Alex Obubu and Alaso Igbo.

Hired wives: Tricks men use to get rid of their spouses

Two hours before her husband woke up, Janet had cleaned their two-bedroomed apartment, cooked, got her husband’s clothes ready for work and prepared their son for school.

Recession forced us into armed robbery – Suspect

Two brothers, Elijah Okpara and Prince Okpara, have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Command for allegedly taking part in some of the robbery incidents that occurred in Akure in recent times.

Kidnapped two-year-old daughter of slain woman regains freedom

Faridah Alli-Balogun, the two-year-old girl, who was kidnapped by some gunmen after her mother was killed during a traffic robbery at Asolo bus stop, Ikorodu Road, has been freed.

Diarrhoea can cause erectile dysfunction — Expert

Prof. Musa Yakubu of the University of Ilorin has asserted that diarrhoea can cause erectile dysfunction in men.

Hisbah destroys 238 bottles of beer in Jigawa

Hisbah, the Sharia law enforcement agency in Jigawa, on Friday said it had destroyed 238 confiscated bottles of assorted beer in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.

Political differences crash five-year-old marriage

A 44-year-old man, Iliasu Salami, on Thursday in Iseyin, Oyo State, lost his five-year-old marriage to irreconcilable political differences between him and his estranged wife, Rashidat.

‘I robbed to raise money to fund my poultry’

A suspected leader of a car snatching syndicate in Aba, Abia State, identified as Ladislas Ukpabi, says he robbed to raise money to expand his poultry.