Police nab 17 kidnap suspects in Delta

Police detectives in Asaba, the Delta State capital, have arrested in the last one month no fewer than 17 suspected kidnappers across the state.

Abia lawmaker faces probe over alleged certificate forgery

A member of the Abia State House of Assembly may be on his way out of the hallowed chambers if found guilty of certificate forgery.

Undergraduates held for murder of US returnee in Enugu

Two undergraduates, James Okoh and Victor Okefie, have been arrested by the police in Enugu over the murder of a lady who was returning to the country from the United States of America.

Businessman jailed for theft

An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a businessman, Samuel Nzewo, to six years’ imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences and stealing.

Police arrest two for cult killings in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command said that it had arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of 15 persons in Omoku community, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Randy pastor rapes teenager, says blame me, not devil

The General Overseer of Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Oprite Amakiri, has been arrested and detained at the Rumuolumeni Police Division in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Police arrest seven for raping boys, girls in Nasarawa

Seven suspects have been arrested in Nasarawa State for allegedly having sexual relations with underage victims of different genders, including a 12-year-old girl said to be a sachet water salesgirl.

Band, manager die in car crash

Five Britons, believed to be the members of indie band Viola Beach and their manager, have died in a road crash in Sweden where they staged their first international gig, police said Sunday.

Pregnant woman contracts Lassa fever as victim dies

The Ogun State Government says the first Lassa fever patient in the state, who was being treated at an isolation centre of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Hospital Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, has died.

Domestic violence on the increase

The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Lola Akande, has said incidents of domestic violence are on the increase in the state.

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.