Fatal miracle: 2 mad men die in prayer ministry

Police in Ebonyi State are working to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of two mad men of same parents while receiving miracle prayers in a prayer ministry at Mile 50, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State capital.

Manslaughter: Ibinabo Fiberesima gets N2m bail

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday granted a N2m bail to embattled ex-beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for manslaughter.

Landlord, two daughters burnt to death in Lagos

Tears flowed on Wednesday on Adebiyi Street in the Somolu area of Lagos State after a 65-year-old motorist, Alhaji Kamourudeen Ajibade, and his daughters, Shakirat and Wuraola, were burnt to death in an inferno.

Slain corps member buried amid tears

The body of the late Mr. Chukwudumebi Okonta, a National Youth Service Corps member killed during the recent re-run elections in Rivers, was laid to rest on Friday last week.

Workers, unemployed youths groan as food prices rise

Some workers and unemployed youths on Friday lamented the rising cost of living, saying the increase in the prices of food items had gone up beyond their reach.

Robbers kill guard at phone shop in Edo

Robbers have killed a 52-year-old night guard attached to a phone shop on Airport Road, in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

Student disappears after withdrawing money from ATM

A final year student of the Technical College, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Iseoluwa Omomowo, has disappeared while running an errand for his stepbrother’s wife in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State.

Teacher commits suicide ahead of trial for raping pupils

A former elementary school principal awaiting trial on charges of raping possibly dozens of pupils has hanged himself in a prison in central France, sources close to the case said Tuesday.

Four killed as soldiers, cultists clash in Rivers

Four persons, three of whom are suspected members of cult groups, were killed by soldiers on Tuesday in Oboburu community in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Tipper driver dies after crashing into stationary tanker

A yet-to-be identified tipper driver has been killed after ramming into a stationary tanker conveying black oil.

Hoodlums kill man buying fuel at filling station

While vehicles queued to buy fuel at Total Petrol Station on Kano Street, in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State, some hoodlums stormed the area, dragged away a man, identified only as Sijuade, and slit his throat.

Vendors, motorists deliver baby by roadside

Six food vendors, cab drivers and motorists struggling to buy fuel were among the people who delivered a woman of a baby boy in the Anthony area of Lagos State.

Police arraign mechanic for selling customer’s tricycle

A 23-year-old mechanic, Paul Dosu, has been brought before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly selling his customer’s tricycle and converting the proceeds to personal use.

Drug abuse: IG orders urine tests for cops

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said the Force will henceforth carry out urine tests on all policemen for signs of drug abuse before they are issued lethal weapons or posted to their operational points.

Man kidnaps niece, demands N500,000 ransom

The Oyo State Police Command has nabbed 20-year-old Olayinka Taiwo, who allegedly kidnapped his three-year-old niece, Omolade Abdulsalam, and demanded N500,000 ransom from her parent.

Man, 20, remanded for raping boy

A 20-year-old man, Mr. Precious Ereta, has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping a five-year-old boy through the anus.

Truck kills pregnant woman, mob sets driver ablaze

Three persons, including a pregnant woman, have been crushed to death after a truck rammed into them in Osholo village, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.

Bovina hotel owner kidnapped in Ilorin

The owner of Bovina Hotel, a popular site in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Chief Ifeanyi Okoya has been kidnapped.

Pregnant woman, 19 others cheat death in tanker crash

No fewer than 20 persons, including a pregnant woman, escaped death by a whisker on Wednesday after a petrol-laden tanker rammed into five vehicles on the Otedola Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos State.

Fraudsters clone EFCC chairman’s phone, extort money

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says fraudsters have cloned the telephone line of its chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.