Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Housewife accused of calling pastor ‘prostitute’

Housewife accused of calling pastor ‘prostitute’

A housewife, Nkiruka Ibeanu, was yesterday arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly calling a pastor, Lovelyn Mba, a prostitute and threatening to kill her.

RRS arrests seminar, conference thief

RRS arrests seminar, conference thief

Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested a man who specialises in stealing the laptops and properties of conference and seminar participants in Lagos.

My husband canes me daily, woman tells court

Housewife accused of calling pastor ‘prostitute’

A 39-year-old petty trader, Yemisi Akinwunmi, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old loveless marriage to free her from pangs of daily corporal punishment meted to her by her husband.

Driver found with ‘stolen’ number-plate

Driver found with 'stolen' number-plate

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials have arrested a commercial bus driver, David Agiri, for allegedly using a stolen number-plate FKJ 875XC.

Woman Raped To Death In Benin - Shepherd Digest Magazine


The corpse of a young woman was found at a welding workshop along Upper Adesuwa road in the early hours of today.

Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Plumber held for ‘sexual assault’ of daughters

Housewife accused of calling pastor ‘prostitute’

A 42-year-old plumber, Idowu Lasisi, has been arrested for allegedly molesting his daughters.

Suspected rent-a-baby beggar charged with murder

Suspected rent-a-baby beggar charged with murder

A suspected rent-a-baby beggar, Hafsa Asirinka Ibrahim, was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly drugging a baby, Hassana Jemilo, to death.

Man arrested for slicing off toddler’s penis

Man arrested for slicing off toddler's penis

A 59-year-old man identified as Ziwotimin Keke has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State for chopping off the penis of a nine-month-old boy during circumcision.

Man jailed six years for N7.8 million love scam

A Dating Site

A 37-year-old internet fraudster, Akintunde Abiodun, was on Friday sentenced to six years in jail after the Lagos high Court sitting in Ikeja convicted him of forgery and stealing.

Monday, 5 June 2017

Shoes with high heels can cause spinal injury, expert cautions

Shoes with High heels

Martins Adejo, a consultant with the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, has cautioned women against the effects of the frequent use of shoes with ‘high’ heels.

Court sentences Nigeria university undergraduate to death by hanging

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A 200-level student of Lead City University, Ibadan, Moshood Owolabi, is to die by hanging for stabbing his fellow student to death.

Septuagenarian docked for allegedly sexually assaulting 8-year-old

Justice court law

A 70-year-old man, Bello Talliat, who allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old girl sexually, was on Wednesday in Lagos released on a N200, 000 bail.

Four men jailed five years each for possession of fake Naira notes

Naira notes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday secured the conviction of four counterfeit currency dealers before Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kebbi, on a four-count charge of conspiracy and possession of counterfeit currency.

Sunday, 4 June 2017

Engineer killed as gunmen invade home

Engineer killed as gunmen invade home

Gunmen yesterday stormed House 2, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, Lagos, and killed Sunmi Ige, an engineer.

Ige was shot in the head as he pleaded with the gunmen not to go away with his laptop.
Three of the eight men were said to have stormed Ige’s apartment on the top-most floor of the two-storey building; others waited on the street.

17-year-old girl seeks divorce from husband

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A 17-year-old girl, Fatima Baba, has appealed to the Niger Child Right Protection Agency to dissolve her one-month-old marriage.

Gunmen kidnap businessman’s wife

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Gunmen on Tuesday night kidnapped a middle-aged housewife of a businessman, Christie Orakeme, at her family home in Asaba.

Police arraign woman for allegedly stabbing lover to death

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The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 35-year-old woman before an Ebutte-Meta Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly stabbing her lover to death.

Saturday, 3 June 2017

My love for money made me to ingest 69 wraps of cocaine — Suspect

Pills+pill+drug+drugs

A suspected drug trafficker, Emeka Okafor, has said he went into narcotics trade to get enough money to rent a shop and invest in his business.

Pregnant woman, son killed in kerosene explosion

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The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman and her son after a kerosene explosion in Ngenevu axis of Coal Camp within Enugu metropolis.

My wife slept with her ex-husband on our matrimonial bed, man tells court

High Court

A barber, Gbenga Akinade, on Friday at an Ibadan Grade C Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, secured the dissolution of his six-year-old marriage on grounds of infidelity.