Abia: Police smash child trafficking syndicate, rescue three children

Men of the Abia State Police Command have smashed a child trafficking syndicate and rescued three victims in the state.

Man bags seven years for printing fake naira

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted one James Onwuso who was caught printing fake naira notes.

The judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, sentenced Onwuso to seven years imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of the machine used by the convict to print the fake naira notes to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Police arrest undergraduates for murder

The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday said it had nabbed two undergraduates for the murder of one Stella Uhuo.

Conductor abducts, robs workers returning from office

A 26-year-old conductor, Chineyen Okoro, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly abducting three factory workers in the Sango area of the state.

Mad man’ arrested with 22 ATM cards, phones

A ‘mad man’, Lanrewaju Jaiyeola, has been arrested with 22 Automated Teller Machine cards, two mobile phones and a power bank.

Fr. Mbaka’s transfer: Adoration members spit fire

Members of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), under the aegis of Concerned Adorers and Igbos in Diaspora (CAID), have warned that people should stop making fuss over the transfer of their spiritual director, Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejike Mbaka.

Motorist killed at checkpoint while producing ID card

A motorist, Arinze Daniel, has been killed by a policeman at Agip bus stop, opposite Ojo Barracks on the Lagos-Bagadry Expressway, Lagos State.

Family tackles MFM after varsity fence killed child

The mother of four-year-old Olamide Adegbesan, who was killed after the fence of the Mountain Top University fell on her, says the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, the owner of the school, has yet to compensate the family for its loss.

Three robbers, one cop killed during bank robbery

Armed robbers invaded some banks in Ikirun, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State in the evening last Friday, making away undisclosed sums of money.

Husband divorces wife for sex-starving him

For always wearing trousers to the matrimonial bed every night in order to deny him sex, an Ibadan-based Igbo plumber, Isaac Ikechukwu has got an le-tuntun Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his nine-year old marriage to Ekuious, mother of his two children.

Driver sent to pay bill flees with boss’ car

The police have arrested a driver, Michael Bameyi, for allegedly running away with his employer’s Toyota Camry valued at N2m.

Priest arrested having sex with minors

A priest, a junior football coach and an HIV-positive man were among 11 people arrested in northern Italy on charges of paying for sex with minors, police said Thursday.

Four reverend sisters perish in auto crash in Cross River

Four Reverend Sisters of the Ogoja Catholic Archdiocese were killed while two were taken unconscious when the car they were travelling had a head-on collision with a truck along the Ogoja – Ikom highway on Wednesday. 

3 Unilag students arraigned over alleged N10, 500 theft, phones worth N506,000

Three University of Lagos Students were on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly robbing their fellow students of N10, 500 cash and phones valued at N506, 000. 

Police arrest six in Delta for attempting to defraud govt

Six Civil Servants in Asaba, Delta Statehave been arrested for alleged attempt to defraud the state government. Although the amount was not specified, but unconfirmed sources said the money was up to N7.3billion, meant to pay January 2016 salary.

Suspects attack policeman in Ogun while making arrest

A police corporal attached to the Ayinla Police Division, Ogun State Police Command, has gone into a coma after being beaten in the Agbado area of Ogun State.

Man wanted for raping, impregnating 13-year-old stepdaughter

A man identified as Femi Orojo has allegedly raped and impregnated his 13-year-old step-daughter, Odunayo in Okitipupa town in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state.

Power firm officials electrocuted, residents blame company

Residents of Kogberegbe Street, in the Isolo area of Lagos State say they have yet to recover from the shock of watching two officials of the Ikeja Electric being electrocuted by high-tension cables.

We remain part of Assemblies of God – S’South leaders

The South-South leaders of the Assemblies of God Nigeria say they still believe in the leadership of the church’s General Superintendent, Rev. (Dr.) Chidi Okoroafor, and its executive committee.

Suspected thief drowns in well

A suspected thief has drowned in the Alagbado area of Lagos State.

The 35-year-old fell into a well on Modupe Ajayi Close around 1am on Thursday.