64-year-old woman dupes company of N3m

A 64-year-woman, Iyabo Adeoti, was on Friday arraigned at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for duping a company of N3m.

Parents tackle teacher for flogging pupil

A teacher of the Faith Academy, Gowon Estate, Lagos, has reportedly been charged to court after a pupil she flogged sustained serious injuries.

Man jailed 14 years for raping daughter

An Egor Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo, on Friday sentenced 40-year-old Lucky Idahosa to 14 years imprisonment for raping his 17-year-old daughter.

Man arrested for allegedly raping one-year-old in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday paraded 10 criminals for various offences, including armed robbery, rape and theft.

Man, 27, arraigned for beating up father, policemen

For allegedly daring to beat his father and the two policemen who came to arrest him, a 27-year-old man, Tobi Majoyegbe, was on Friday arraigned in Lagos.

Troops repel attack, kill 16 terrorists

Troops have killed no fewer than 16 Boko Haram terrorists who attacked their location at Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday.

NDLEA arrests 66 suspects, seizes 1,862kg narcotics in Nasarawa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nasarawa State command, has said it had arrested 66 suspected drug barons and seized about 1,862kg of narcotics in the state.

Two suspected militants arrested over attempted attack on Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested two suspected militants, who attempted to attack Igando community, a suburb in the state.

Anambra to punish intending couples who refuse sickle cell test

The governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano has said intending couples in the state who failed to screen for sickle cell disease before formalising their marriages would be punished.

NSCDC arrests three with human head in Niger

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger on Saturday paraded three suspects who were caught with a human head.

Police parade suspected robbers in Abia

THE Abia State Police Command has paraded 10 suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery and impersonation.

Man jailed for stealing phone

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Samson Eweje, to one and half years’ imprisonment for stealing a phone.

Prolonged use of septrin can cause liver, kidney problems — Expert

A Senior Clinical Pharmacist and member of the National Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, Ejionye Oluchi, discusses co-trimoxazole better known as septrin

How Female Redeemed preacher was killed during morning evangelism

A female pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and mother of seven, Mrs. Eunice Elisha, was on Saturday morning killed by unknown assailants while preaching around the Gbazango-West area of Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory.

I drank alcohol only once — 80-year-old clergy

Eighty-year-old pastor, Dr. John Ojo, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about his life and ministry

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Gunmen kill scores in Benue

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.

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.