Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen have killed scores of villagers in Benue State in a long-running conflict over grazing rights, the state government said on Monday.
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Teenagers invade Lagos streets, kill worshipper, loot shops
There was confusion on the Lagos Island on Friday when about 50 hoodlums, mostly teenagers, invaded five streets, where they killed a resident, Ade Busari, and looted several shops.
‘Uncle raped me four times a week for years’
A 14-year-old girl, Faith (pseudonym), from Delta State has said that when her uncle brought her to Lagos State three years ago, little did she know she would end up as his sex slave.
Kidnappers in Rivers lure victims with job interviews
KIDNAPPERS in Rivers State have devised a new means of getting at their victims and making their families part with huge sums of money as ransoms.
Bullets can’t kill me, suspect tells police
A suspected cult leader, Andrew Awalebi, has told operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command that no amount of bullets can pierce through his body.
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Age, sex of blood donors may affect patients – Study
Blood that comes from donors who are young or female may be linked to poorer outcomes in the patients who receive them, researchers suggested on Monday.
Court to sentence man for stealing N5,000 yam flour
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan will on Tuesday sentence a 42-year-old man, Abdulahi Mumuni , after he pleaded guilty to stealing yam flour worth N5, 000.
Man, wife held in Calabar over sale of babies
A man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Godwin Eze, have been handed over to the police for alleged sale of babies in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
Police detain seven-year-old boy for murder
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A primary two pupil, Chibuike Oramalu, has been detained by the Enugu State Police Command for alleged murder.
Vigilance group nabs, strips vandals
A local vigilance group in Abia on Sunday captured and stripped naked four suspected vandals of electrical installations in Umuahia the state capital.
Friday, 29 July 2016
Police arrest man with son’s head
The Police in Bauchi on Monday said they have arrested a 25-year-old man, Maikudi Mohammed, for being in possession of the head of his child.
Three-year-olds among ghost workers in Adamawa
The Adamawa State government has said it found people aged three to 10 on its payroll.
The state government said this in Yola on Monday while denying reports that it was axing workers employed by the previous administration.
My wife sleeps with landlords, man tells court
A 50-year-old teacher, Mr Musiliu Yusuf, on Monday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that his wife was impregnated by one of her lovers in their matrimonial home.
Blogger gets two-year jail term for insulting President
An Algerian journalist and blogger was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to pay a fine for insulting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a defence lawyer said Monday.
Police arraign 22 for attempted murder in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command on Monday arraigned 22 suspected transport workers who were allegedly involved in the clash between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and National Union of Road Transport Workers on Friday.
Thursday, 28 July 2016
10 die as farmers, herdsmen clash in Niger
No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed in clashes between suspected Fulani herdsmen and farmers in two communities in Niger State.
Four women die, nine others injured in Bauchi crash
Four people, including a minor, were on Sunday killed in a fatal motor vehicle accident at Miya Berkete village, in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Murdered preacher planned to buy car for our dad —Brother
The elder brother to Mrs. Eunice Olawale, the preacher who was murdered in Kubwa, Abuja on Saturday, Prophet Ayodele Olusesan, says that the evangelist planned to buy a car and complete the construction of a building for their father before her death.
Two bailiffs, gunman killed in courthouse
Two court bailiffs an a gunman were killed Monday afternoon at a southwestern Michigan courthouse.
Man hugs suicide bomber to save lives
An Iraqi man stopped a would-be suicide bomber from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham from reaching his intended target on Thursday night.
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