Man arraigned for allegedly paying sex worker with fake naira

A 30-year-old man, Frank Igwe, who allegedly used some fake naira to pay a sex worker for her services, was on Wednesday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos.

Men who defrauded Nigerians using BVNs jailed

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today secured the conviction of Innocent Clinton and Emmanuel Okanni before Justice Sa’ad Muhammad of the Gombe State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and theft.

Housewife pours boiling water on hubby’s manhood

Adeyinka Adelakun, a middle aged public school teacher in Ibadan, on Thursday narrated how his wife, Kafayat, poured boiling water on his manhood which seriously injured him.

Man arrested for raping 13-year-old in-law

A 35-year-old, Kingsley Chigbo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, said to be his wife’s younger sister.

Woman beats 10-yr-old girl to death

Operatives of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a 28- year- old woman, Alapa Linda, for allegedly beating one Joy Mbafan,10, to death.

Police arrested us because we lodged in hotel to enjoy ‘our money’—Robbery suspects

FOUR armed robbery suspects arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of Lagos State Police Command, have confessed that they were arrested after they lodged in a hotel in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos to enjoy ‘their money’.

Concrete railing crushes woman to death in Ogun

Faulty concrete railings from a storey building that gave way, on Monday, struck a 51-year-old woman, Mrs Modupe Bankole, dead in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

I was misled to kidnap my mistress’ daughter, says suspect

A KIDNAP suspect, Grace John, yesterday alleged that she was deceived into kidnapping her mistress’ daughter by a man who claimed to be the child’s biological father.

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

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

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

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.

Plumber held for ‘sexual assault’ of daughters

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

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

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 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.

Shoes with high heels can cause spinal injury, expert cautions

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

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

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.