Corps member slumps, dies after party with colleagues

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Ogundare Opeyemi, has slumped and died in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State.

Breakfast mistakes you need to avoid

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what people do not know about this meal is that if they skip this meal, it could have an adverse effect on their weight. Akansha Jhalani, Registered Dietitian and health blogger at Beyond The Weighing Scale, helps you decode the myths associated with breakfast, so that you enjoy the most important meal of the day in a healthy way.

‘I hugged transformer in a suicide bid’

A Magistrates Court in Zaria, Kaduna State, has sentenced one Kennedy Gambo to one-year imprisonment without the option of a fine for attempting to vandalise a power transformer belonging to Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company.

Police arrest kidnap suspects, rescue two victims

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two kidnap suspects and rescued two of their victims at Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of the state.

Police arrest three over land-grabbing

The police in Lagos have charged three persons to court for forcefully taken over other people’s land, one month after the state anti-grabbing law came into effect.

Driver on phone crushes security guard to death

The family of Effiong Etim has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly killed by a company driver, Henry Uduze.

Police arrest SARS officer for killing undergraduate

The police have arrested the Special Anti Robbery Squad officer who fired the shot that killed an undergraduate of a polytechnic in Edo State, Joseph Eidonojie-Ugbeni.

Foods that ease pain naturally

Chronic pain affects 116 million American adults. That’s more than a third of the US population. And while pain pills reduce suffering, they can be addictive and produce side effects. Worse, they often fail to eliminate the true cause of the pain.

My wife is an ‘unrepentant adulterer’, man tells court

Worried by his wife’s adulterous acts, Mr Azeez Adeshina, on Wednesday approached the Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State to annul his 22-year-old marriage.

Migrant-kicking camera woman charged in Hungary

A Hungarian television camerawoman who made headlines last September after appearing to trip and kick migrants who were fleeing police has been indicted, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Child rapist caught after buying condoms for sex with 11-year-old girl

A man who was due to marry his long-time fiancee has been caught by a vigilante group trying to have sex with an 11-year-old girl.

Armed robbery gang arrested after killing night guard

An eight-man notorious armed robbery gang that specialises in breaking into warehouses has been arrested by police operatives attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos.

The suspects, who shot dead a night guard at Amuwo-Odofin during one of their operations, were picked up at different locations in Lagos State.

Fuel tanker falls, kills motorist in Lagos

What could have become a major disaster in Lagos State was averted on Sunday after a loaded petroleum tanker fell and spilled its content in the Ikorodu area of the state.

Health and fitness accessories for smartphones

There are loads of smartphone compatible health and fitness accessories out there. Here is a list of 10 fitness gadgets (and accessories) to get you in the best shape of your life.

Fitbit Flex

Man on trial for raping nine boys in Kano

A 28-year-old man, Alhassan Musa, on Wednesday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat, Kano, for allegedly sexually abusing nine under-age boys.

American, 57, hangs self in Lagos hotel

The police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 57-year-old American, who was found hanged with a rope in a hotel room in the Lekki area of the state.

Hausa, Fulani in bloody clash in Lagos

There was chaos on Wednesday at the Lagos State Abattoir, Agege, as Hausa and Fulani traders clashed.

No fewer than three persons were killed, while more than 20 people reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to different hospitals in the area.

My husband stripped, beat me to pulp – Wife

A trader, Margaret Agwu, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that her husband, Onu, strips and beats her to a pulp sometimes.

Avoid roadside food to reduce risk of cholera

Cholera has claimed six lives in Lagos following a fresh outbreak of the disease, while 39 other persons who contracted the food and water-borne infection are under observation.

Sex raises heart attack risk in older men —Study

A new study has some unpleasant news for ageing men: Having lots of enjoyable sex may put them at a greater risk for heart complications.