Five suspected Avengers arrested

THE Nigerian Navy on Tuesday paraded five suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers alleged to have been responsible for last Saturday’s multiple attacks on pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

Institute develops ‘tomato ebola’ vaccine

The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, today said it had developed a vaccine forTuta Absoluta, popularly known as ‘tomato ebola’.

The Public Relations Officer of the institute, Alhaji Bala Aliyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State that an end had come to the disease, which had been ravaging tomato farms.

Navy arrests three pipeline vandals

The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspects for pipeline vandalism and related maritime crimes.

The Director of Information of the Navy, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, said in a statement on Wednesday that the three suspects would be handed over to the prosecuting agencies after preliminary investigation.

Abuja landlord accuses tenant of abducting 16- year-old daughter

A landlord, Alex Osuji, has accused his tenant, Cornelius Ubara, of abducting his daughter, Precious, in the Kapwa, Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.

Alex said that he left 16-year-old Precious at home for a banking transaction on November 13, 2015 – the day of the incident.

I treated stolen kids as twins – Woman caught on CCTV

A suspect, Zainab Salisu, who allegedly disguised as a customer to abduct a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State says she named the girl, Taiwo, and another abducted boy, Kehinde (twins).

Domestic violence: 4,000 cases recorded in 1year –LASG

The Lagos State Government says no fewer than 4,035 domestic violence cases were recorded in the last one year, adding that they ranged from rape, child abuse, sexual assault and sexual abuse to defilement, divorce and other matrimonial issues.

Man, pregnant wife, daughter suffocate in apartment

A family of three has been found dead inside their mini flat on Church Street, Lagos Island, after allegedly inhaling some chemical substance.

Who sprayed the chemical into the apartment had been a thing of concern to the victims’ family members and residents of the area.

Policemen cause accident, teargas motorist to escape

There was chaos at the tollgate area of Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday after two policemen, who had reportedly caused a minor accident, opened a tear gas canister on a motorist.

Cop kills okada rider in Ogun

Tragedy struck in Ilaro town, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State after a policeman allegedly shot and killed a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider).

Drunken graduates stab, rob, rape woman

Two graduates, Desmond Quadri and Richard Orji, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a woman in the Ajah area.

The suspects had attended a party together where they had some bottles of alcoholic drink.

FIDA advocates life imprisonment for child rapists

The International Federation of Women Lawyers has called on government to prescribe life imprisonment for child rapists.

Moinmoin cooked using cellophane is poisonous – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday, raised the alarm that Nigerians who are eating moinmoin cooked in cellophane bags risk serious health challenge as the product is poisonous.

53-year-old ex-convict arrested for stealing cloth

A 53-year-old ex-convict, Peter Raymond, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing fabric at a shop in a plaza on Martins Street, Lagos Island.

It was learnt that the suspect, who had just completed four years’ jail term in Cotonou, Benin Republic, had accompanied an in-law who wanted to buy some cloth at the shop.

Two workers die in Ondo, one caught stealing

Two members of the Ondo State civil service have lost their lives as a result of the inability of the state government to pay their salaries for five months, the Joint Negotiating Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said on Wednesday.

Police, soldiers kill two in failed bullion van robbery

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday killed two armed robbers, who engaged a team of policemen and soldiers in a shootout on Stadium Road in the Elekahia axis of Port Harcourt.

‘Lagos records 4,035 rape, child abuse cases in one year’

Lagos State recorded 4,035 cases of sexual and child abuse in the last one year, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has said.

Lagos to equip undergraduates with entrepreneurial skills

The Lagos State Government has promised to equip its youths, especially young graduates, with entrepreneurial skills.

Woman captured by CCTV with stolen one-year-old arrested

A woman, Zainab Salisu, who allegedly disguised as a customer to abduct a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State has been arrested by the police.

Religious violence claims four lives in Niger

The 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Minna, on Tuesday, said the religious violence, which claimed four lives in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday, had been brought under control.

Construction workers arrested for abducting Chinese boss

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four workers of a construction company for allegedly abducting their Chinese boss, Hang Kumming, in the Ajah area of the state.