Suspected serial rapist set ablaze in Delta

An angry mob on Wednesday set ablaze a suspected member of a gang of serial rapists that had terrorised Ughelli and its neighbouring communities in Delta State.

Policeman beaten to coma by Nsukka mob dies

A policeman who was beaten to coma by a mob in the Nsukka area of Enugu State on Tuesday has been confirmed dead.

Spokesman, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement.

Abductors demand N44m ransom for Sierra Leonian envoy

The Sierra Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.) has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory.

Crayfish sellers lose N15m goods to sea pirates

Dealers of fish and crayfish at the Marina Beach in Calabar have expressed worry over the incessant robbery attacks on them by sea pirates along the Ikang-Bakassi waterways.

One killed, 20 buried in China landslide

Heavy rain unleashed a landslide Friday that killed one person and left 20 others missing in China, state media said.

Soldiers kill two cult members in gun duel

Operatives of 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, engaged a group of armed men suspected to be cult members in a gun duel, killing two in the process.

20 hostages killed in Bangladesh terrorists attack

The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant.

Lagos to jail street hawkers, buyers

The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it had begun a total enforcement of the law prohibiting street trading and hawking.

Bus driver kills twins, injures brother in Ogun

A commercial mini-bus, a Toyota Picnic with number plate KTU 175 DZ, crushed two children of the same parents to death on Friday in Ita Oshin area, Abeokuta, Ogun State while they were on their way to school.

Petrol tanker kills 12 in Bauchi

Twelve people, among them 11 members of the Danga Vigilante Group established by the Bauchi State Government, have been killed while one other person sustained serious injuries when a tanker carrying petroleum product had a head-on collision with the Toyata Hilux vehicle they were travelling in.

EFCC arrests seven health officials over $4m HIV fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested seven officials in the Federal Ministry of Health for their alleged role in the diversion of over $4m.

NDLEA arrests 160 suspects in Kwara

The Kwara State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Apeh Reuben, on Monday, said the agency had arrested 160 suspects for drug-related offences.

Army arrests ex-militant leader as lawyer threatens legal action

Soldiers suspected to be from the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, Edo State Capital, have arrested an ex-militant leader, Aboy Francis Muturu, at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta State.

Family seeks justice for factory worker tortured to death by police

To members of his immediate family, Chibuike Edu’s death is like a nightmare that they have not been able to wake up from.

Woman on trial for leaving baby to die on beach

A French woman went on trial Monday for abandoning her baby daughter on a beach at the mercy of a rising tide, which swept in and killed the infant.

Pain killers reduce sexual drive, sperm count – Expert

A medical practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, on Tuesday, said that long use of analgesics and antidepressant drugs, could cause sexual dysfunction and low sperm count.

Navy arrests pipeline vandals, recovers pirate vessel

The Nigerian Navy has arrested an unspecified number of pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta.

Kids’ torture: Group blames police

A Calabar-based child’s rights organisation known as Basic Rights Counsel Initiative on Tuesday accused the police of lack of commitment to the prosecution of those that tortured kids accused of witchcraft.

Man loses parents, sisters to B’Haram, becomes a drug addict

An Internally Displaced Person at Dalori camp in Maiduguri on Tuesday said he took to drugs to erase the memory of the slaughter of his father, mother and four sisters by Boko Haram insurgents.

Abia Govt to appoint 34 physically challenged persons as aides

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has directed the transition committee chairmen of the 17 local government areas in the state to appoint two disabled persons each from their areas as special assistants as a way of reducing unemployment in the state.