Warehouse fence kills Lagos casual worker

A casual worker, identified only as Deji, has lost his life while working on the fence of a warehouse belonging to MDS Logistics on Vory Close, Acme Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja area of Lagos State.

Man who raped, killed eight-year-old boy sentenced to death

A Dubai court Monday sentenced to death a Jordanian man convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old boy in a crime that shocked public opinion in the United Arab Emirates, media reported.

Diseases you didn’t know that mosquitoes give

Ask any adult the type of diseases that mosquitoes give, and malaria fever is likely to be the answer. While this is true, the awful fact is that mosquito bites transmit more than malaria, because the disease that a particular mosquito carries depends on the mosquito type.

So, what kinds of diseases are mosquitoes capable of inflicting on their victims? These ones…

Woman jailed 10 years for kidnapping newborn baby

A South African court Monday handed down a 10-year prison term to a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from her sleeping mother in hospital 19 years ago, local media reported.

Cameroonian couple nabbed with stolen baby

THE Cross River State command of Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested a Cameroonian couple (names withheld by the command) with a two-week-old baby boy suspected to have been stolen.

Woman, neighbour torture 16-year-old housemaid with iron

A woman, Fatima Williams, and her neighbour, Waliu Yusuf, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly brutalising a 16-year-old girl, identified only as Kemi, with a hot iron and electric cables.

Undertaker jailed for raping, taking nude photos of 22-year-old woman

For raping and taking the nude pictures of a 23-year-old woman after drugging her, an undertaker, Sheriff Oyewole, 29, is to spend the next nine years in a Lagos prison.

Musician undergoes therapy for sex addiction

Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne revealed Wednesday that he has been undergoing therapy for sex addiction as he tries to reconcile with his wife.

Policeman’s son shot dead while visiting home from school

Teenage son of a city police officer was shot and killed while home from college to visit his family in Chicago.

Newborn twin boys dumped in Lagos canal, found dead

The Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into the death of two newborn babies, whose corpses were recovered from a canal beside a filling station in the Ajangbadi area of the state.

Cleric, daughter arraigned for distributing poisoned snack to beggars

A 50-year-old Muslim cleric, Mohammed Yusuf, and daughter, Salamat, 18, were on Tuesday arraigned at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly distributing poisoned ‘akara’, a local snack, to beggars.

Robbers attack CBN bullion vans, kill two policemen

Two mobile policemen were killed in the early hours of Tuesday at Hawan Kibo along Jos – Abuja road as armed robbers attacked a convoy of bullion vans belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Doctor arrested for killing six, burying bodies

Police have arrested a doctor in western India for allegedly injecting six people with a lethal overdose and burying most of the bodies at his farmhouse, an officer said Tuesday.

Mentally ill man stabs passengers on Austrian train

A mentally ill man from Germany seriously wounded two passengers in a knife attack on a regional train in western Austria on Tuesday, police said, ruling out a terrorist act.

Web designer defrauds man of N1.7m on Nairaland

The police in Lagos have arraigned a website designer, Ikechukwu Iwezor, in an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding a blogger to the tune of N1.7m.

NDLEA officials kill headmaster in Nasarawa

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday allegedly shot dead a primary schoolteacher, Abubakar Inusa, in Nunku community, in the Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.

Driver, arrested for traffic offence, crushes LASTMA official

A taxi driver, Sunday Agbariko, has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, identified as Olayemi Isiaka.

Gunmen kill hotel guest in Jos

Some gunmen on Sunday afternoon stormed a hotel, La-Paz Guest House, located in the Utan area of the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a guest.

Girl, parents drown in latest selfie deaths

An 11-year-old girl drowned on Tuesday after falling into a river in northern Pakistan while attempting to take a selfie and her parents also died trying to save her, officials said.

EFCC arrests fake lawyer over N7m scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one ThankGod Echem, a fake lawyer, for defrauding his client of seven million naira in Port Harcourt.