Six people, including a mother, three of her children and two of their neighbours, on Tuesday lost their lives in Ogaminana area of Okene in Kogi after eating a meal made from cassava flour.
Friday, 30 December 2016
Lagos hotelier turns job seeker into sex worker
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a hotelier, Victor Obano, for allegedly turning a 23-year-old female job seeker into a commercial sex worker in the Ijegun area of the state.
The police said Obano, who owned Tisa Hotel, allegedly lured the victim, Elizabeth, from Akwa Ibom, promising her employment in Lagos State.
Police loot community, torture farmer to death
A 42-year-old farmer, Segun Elegbede, has died in the custody of policemen from the Magbon Police Division, Ogun State.
Couple, siblings burnt to death in Osun auto crash
A couple and five other persons were among those who were burnt to death in an accident along the Gbongan-Ibadan Road in Osun State.
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Thursday, 29 December 2016
Man on trial for defiling friend’s 10-year-old daughter
For allegedly defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter, Godwin Itta, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Policeman stabs tout to death over N100
Pandemonium erupted on Saturday at Berger bus stop, Lagos State, after a policeman, who was a passenger on a 14-seater bus end route from Ibadan, Oyo State, reportedly stabbed a motor park tout, popularly called agbero, to death.
Man treks from Lagos to Zaria for lover
A 26-year-old man, Tunde Agbaje, has reportedly trekked from the Ketu area of Lagos State to Zaria in Kaduna State.
Masked men kill textile merchant in Kano
A 35-year-old trader, who dealt in textile at the popular Kantin Kwari Textile Market, identified simply as Alhaji Usman, was shot dead on Friday by three masked men.
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016
EFCC arrests Akpabio’s cousin for N10m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Ibanga Akpabio, a cousin to former Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State for his alleged involvement in a N10m oil scam.
Police arrest 38 after farmers, herders clash kills 38
Niger has arrested 38 suspects over the deaths of 18 people who were killed in clashes between cattle herders and farmers, a police source said on Wednesday.
Soldiers kill kidnappers, rescue 16-year-old boy
Operatives of the Nigerian Army, 33 Artillery Brigade Headquarters, Bauchi, have killed two suspected kidnappers during an exchange of fire in Rafin Gigi village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Policeman sexually abuses 15-year-old rape victim
A Metropolitan Police officer who had sex with a 15-year-old rape victim he met online has been dismissed from the force and jailed.
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Police detain imam over call to kill Muslims
Swiss police arrested an imam at a controversial mosque near Zurich on Wednesday after he allegedly urged followers to kill fellow Muslims who refused to join communal prayers.
Tailor bags three years imprisonment for rape
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old tailor, Seun Badmus, to three years imprisonment for raping a minor, 16-year-old girl.
Saudi prince sentenced to flogging and jail
Saudi Arabia has flogged a prince convicted in a criminal case, a newspaper reported Wednesday, two weeks after another was executed for murder in rare punishment of the country’s royalty.
Teenager arraigned for attempted theft of N.4m tricycle
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted an 18-year-old auto mechanic, Benjamin John, a bail of N100,000, even as he is standing trial over attempted theft of a tricycle valued at N400,000.
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