Driver ‘steals’ master’s car’

The police have charged a driver, Mathias Isha, with the theft of his employer’s properties including a Toyota Camry car worth N1.8million.

Ghanaian, 49, ‘defiles’ pupil, 14

A Ghanaian security man, Santana Obend, 49, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja High Court for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter.

Two held for ‘killing’ policeman

The police in Okitipupa, Ondo State, have arrested two suspects for allegedly killing a police corporal, Michael Olujimi.

Court remands pool clerk over client’s death

An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a teenage pool betting agent, Oluwaseyi Ebenezer, in prison for allegedly stabbing his client to death.

Eating mushrooms can avert diseases, says Nutritionist

An Ibadan-based nutritionist, Ms Dayo Olawunmi, said eating mushrooms regularly could help to lower risk of contracting diseases, including diabetes, cancer and obesity.

Five causes, remedies for back pain

It is fortunate that episodes of back pain heal with time. However, back pain can be a temporary but recurrent pain that is indeed a very uncomfortable occurrence. It has a way of interfering with your daily routine, aside making you very uncomfortable. It is important to identify the causes of back pain and know the remedies to help deal with it. To help you, Jumia Travel shares five causes and remedies for back pain.

Epileptic woman raped by fiance as she suffered seizure

An epileptic woman has said she was raped by her depraved fiance as she suffered a seizure.

Secondary School Student Drowns In A Swamp - Shepherd Digest Magazine

Tragedy struck in Benin today when the remains of a teenager simply identified as Osamudiamen were found in a swamp in Useh Community.

Man held for ‘robbing’ bank customer

Policemen attached to Victoria Island Division have arrested a 23-year-old man, George Onuh, for allegedly robbing a bank customer.

Oshodi serial pickpocket arrested

A serial jailbird, Sadeeq Wasiu, 18, alias Omo Eye has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for allegedly snatching a phone.

How to stop puffy eyes

Everyone has suffered from puffy eyes at one time or the other; either because you did not get enough sleep, drank too much alcohol, partied too hard or simply find that yours is hereditary. Here are a few tips to banish puffy eyes or under-eye bags to keep your skin looking young and healthy.

My wife is cheating on me, says police officer

A 37-year-old police officer, Adoyi Okiwori, yesterday approached a Lagos Island Customary Court seeking the dissolution of his three-year-old marriage over alleged infidelity of his wife.

Adoyi told the court that he met his wife, Grace, in Abuja while they were in the university and she got pregnant and gave birth to their five-year-old son, Divine.

Man ‘beats’ neighbour over unpaid bill

The police yesterday arraigned a 50-year-old man, Alabi Egbere, in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for beating up his neighbour over unpaid security bill.

Two suspected robbers set ablaze in Calabar

Angry residents, who have been incessantly harassed by dare-devil robbers, burnt to ashes two suspected robbers in Calabar, the Cross River State, Thursday.

One of them was burnt along White House Street, while the other was at Abua by Ephraim Street.

Things to know before you buy a smartphone

It’s important to keep certain things in mind before buying a new smartphone

This is so you can make the best decision and maximise your user experience. Smartphones have, over time, become a sort of indispensable companion, especially because of their use in helping to stay on top of important email and social updates.

Five electrocuted on Valentine’s Day

Five persons were reportedly electrocuted on Tuesday at Rumuorosi clan in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government of Rives State, after a transformer exploded.

Woman murdered in Gbagada

A woman identified simply as Iya Bola has been killed in Gbagada.

Her lifeless body was found on Adewale Kuku Street, Millennium Estate, with matchet injuries on her head, neck and hand.

Businessman jailed five years in failed bid to sell father’s house

For obtaining N1 million under false pretences and forging a court document to sell his father’s house, 47-year-old businessman, Olusanya Ajala, is to spend the next five years in a Lagos jail, a court has ruled.

My boyfriend brutalised me, killed my sister for refusing abortion, woman tells court

A 27-year-old woman, Justina Dusu, on Friday told a Jos High Court that her boyfriend, Stephen Luka, got her pregnant, and when confronted, brutalised her and killed her sister.

Wife seeks divorce over husband’s “withdrawal method” during sex

A 36-year-old seamstress, Sherifat Adetunji, on Friday pleaded at a Lagos Island Customary Court that her marriage should be dissolved on ground that her husband was no longer ejaculating inside her during sex.