I lost all my savings, nearly lost my eyes –Lady attacked by ‘one chance’ boys in Lagos bus

The worst nightmare of a 27-year-old model, Busayomi Adegun, became a reality on Tuesday morning, as she went to work only to end up being a victim of a vicious attack by robbers who molested her in what Lagosians call a ‘one-chance’ bus.

I killed colonel when he struggled to grab gun – Killer of Army officer kidnapped in Kaduna

The trail of the suspects, who abducted and murdered late Col. Samaila Inusa, a Chief Instructor at the Nigeria Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, started with a simple Tecno phone.

Court jails teenager over Facebook posts

A Malaysian teenager was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday over Facebook posts which insulted the royal family in a Southern state, the Deputy Public Prosecutor said.

Abortion: Court remands boyfriend, friend for teenager’s death

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Monday remanded a 21- year old man, Olarewanju Olorunfemi and a female accomplice Sadiat Akeem, 18 for carrying out an aportion leading to the death of an 18-year-old Fumbi Taiwo.

Headless corpse rattles Edo residents

THERE was panic among residents of Auchi community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, following the shocking discovering of the headless corpse of a middle-aged man on the Benin-Okenne-Lokoja expressway.

Suspected killer of Addax employee arrested with skulls

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has arrested one Godwin Okon, 35, from Effiat community in Mbo Local Government Area for allegedly possessing two skulls and three locally-made guns.

Kidnappers abduct, slaughter 11-year-old boy in Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday said that suspected kidnappers abducted and slaughtered one 11-year-old boy in Kano.

Court jails man 12 years for seeking to join IS

A California man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday for seeking to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage holy war, authorities said.

Herdsman stabs man to death in Nasarawa

A 20-year-old farmer, Mr. Nasiru Mohammed, has been allegedly stabbed to death following an altercation over crops with Fulani herdsman at Angwan Arimi in Bassa village area of Kokona Local Government of Nasarawa State.

Cult clash claims five in Benue agric varsity

No fewer than seven persons, including six students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, and a security man attached to a private students’ hostel in the school community have been killed in a cult related clash.

Muslim youths attack carpenter for eating during fasting

There was confusion in some parts of Kakuri, in Kaduna South Local Government Area, when a 41-year-old carpenter, Mr. Francis Emmanuel Francis, almost lost his right eye on Tuesday following an attack on him by Muslim youths for not observing the Ramadan fast.

Court jails five for life for rape

Five men convicted of gang-raping a Danish tourist in the Indian capital in 2014 were Friday sentenced to life in jail, a prosecutor said, the maximum term possible.

Two students feared killed during water protest

Two students of the Federal College of Education, Technical, Gombe State have been feared killed by security operatives during a violent protest over lack of water, power and other facilities.

Fake AEDC officer arrested in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested one Anthony Adeoye who made money out of issuing prepaid meters to residents of Abuja.

Fire kills seven-year-old during vigil in Lagos church

A seven-year-old girl, Priscilla Adesina, was killed on Saturday after fire razed a section of the Faith Revival Apostolic Church at Faith bus stop, Egbeda area of Lagos.

Shepherd Digest Magazine - July 2016 Edition

   

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Police arrest Nasarawa monarch for robbery

A 50-year-old district head of Dagachi Bukan-Sidi, Lafia, Mohammed Agabi, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for his alleged involvement in a robbery activity in the state.

Devil made me rape minor — 65-year-old

Seventy-five-year-old suspected rapist and abductor, Mr. Akinlolu Ogunlade, has said he was influenced by the devil to rape 11-year-old Funke Olagbaju (not real name) in Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, last week.

Mentally-ill woman gives birth on Calabar road

AN unidentified woman with mental illness, on Saturday, went into labour along Marian Road, one the busiest outlets in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

Woman convicted of adultery after accusing man of rape

A Doha court on Monday convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar.