Man arraigned for raping three daughters

For allegedly raping his three daughters, a 48-year-old man, Micheal Ogbar, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

Stepmother remanded for cutting off baby’s penis

A 22-year-old woman, Bara’atu Rabiu, has been remanded in the Minna Medium Security Prison for allegedly cutting off the penis of her rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari.

Two policemen, five others killed in Rivers cult clashes

Two policemen and five other persons have been feared killed in fresh cult clashes that erupted on Sunday in Rumuji and Ovogo communities in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Bus drivers protest in Ilorin, attack journalist

No fewer than 1,000 bus drivers staged a protest march through the streets of Ilorin on Monday over the arrest of one their members by the Kwara State Road and Traffic Management Agency.

NDLEA destroys Delta cannabis farm

The Delta State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday disclosed that a cannabis farm measuring over 100 hectares of land has been destroyed in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state.

60-year-old widower drowns in Edo flood

A 60-year-old man, identified as Osarobo Obayuwana, has drowned in a flood off First Powerline Street, Evbuotubu Quarters in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

Gunmen kill four in Kaduna village attack

Unknown gunmen on Monday evening invaded Gurguzu village, near Maguzawa, an outskirts of Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing four persons while many persons sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Oyo arraigns employee for collecting deceased worker’s salaries

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday arraigned two workers in the state civil service commission before the state’s magistrate court for using fictitious names to collect multiple salaries to the tune of N5.84m.

Violent protest in Maryland as vehicle kills hawker

There was violence in the Maryland axis of Lagos after a hawker allegedly fleeing from officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline task force was hit and killed by a vehicle on Ikorodu Road.

11 fake Naval officers arrested in Rivers

Eleven men suspected to be fake naval officers have been arrested in Rivers State.

Four ways to protect your bank account from thieves

A billionaire hardware chain founder, John Menard, was recently targeted by identity thieves. Someone had called his bank in Wisconsin, the United States, requesting that a sum of $475,000 be transferred to a bank account outside the country.

Student, 19, arraigned for raping five-year-old girl

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 19-year-old student, Joseph Urama, in prison for pleading guilty to defiling a neighbour’s five-year-old daughter.

Woman burns boy’s genitals for stealing N100

The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman identified simply as Saratu, for allegedly burning the private parts of her seven-year-old nephew, Razak Qudus.

Drunken cop dies after disagreement with girlfriend

The corpse of a policeman, Sergeant Godspower Okoro, has been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital, Lagos State, for an autopsy to unravel the cause of his death.

41 dead, 239 wounded in Istanbul attack – Official

Turkish officials have said 41 people were killed and 239 others were injured in Tuesday night’s triple suicide bombing at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.

Court frees 11 Indians, others accused of bunkering

A Federal High Court in Calabar on Thursday freed 11 Indians, three Ghanaians and two Nigerians facing trial for alleged oil theft in the Nigerian territorial waters.

Vietnam sentences 73-year-old Australian citizen to death over drugs

A Vietnamese court has sentenced an elderly Australian woman to death for heroin trafficking, local media reported on Thursday.

Drunk woman ‘drove 1km with man’s body in windscreen’

A woman, Esteysi Sanchez also known as Stacy Sanchez has been accused of driving almost a mile with a dead man’s corpse embedded in her windscreen after a marathon night of drinking in California.

Lebanese dupes three Lagos customers, absconds with N170m

A Lebanese and bureau de change operator, Aly Sayad, has been accused of absconding with $487,700 (about N170m) in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.

Sea pirates kill three Agip workers in Bayelsa

Armed men suspected to be sea pirates have killed three workers of Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa State.