Court sentences labourer to life imprisonment for manslaughter
A High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a labourer, Chinedu Alli to life imprisonment for killing another construction worker…
Woman, 46, docked over alleged theft of N494,000 in Ogun
A 46-year-old woman, Adewunmi Adedayo, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing N455,000…
Pregnant woman raped to death in Benin
A pregnant woman, Mrs Queen Igbineovba was reportedly raped to death at her uptown residence in Uselu in the Edo…
Mother of 13 gives birth to another set of four children, loses one after delivery
A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, who is also a mother of 13, on Friday, June 5, gave birth to a…
Mob kills four suspected informants in Kaduna, police arrest five
An angry mob has killed four Adara youths in Kajuru local government of Kaduna State on the suspicion that they…
After spending five years in prison, court acquits man of armed robbery
After spending five years in prison for armed robbery charges, a Lagos State high court, on Tuesday, June 9, found…
FIve killed as container falls in Onitsha road accident
At least five persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal road accident that occurred at Upper Iweka area of…
Customs seize marijuana worth N244.8m in Kwara, hands over to NDLEA
Nigeria Customs Service has made two separate seizures of marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) worth N244,878,000 in two different border locations in…
Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Bauchi, destroys houses, power installation
Houses, electricity supply equipment and other structures were destroyed by heavy rainfall with a strong wind in Bauchi Monday night.…
Four persons escape death in Anambra armed robbery attack
Four persons narrowly escaped death, as hoodlum suspected to be armed robbers with automatic pump action rifle fired indiscriminately after…
Police parade 5 suspected killers of Edo lawyer, 50 others
The five suspected killers of Benin based lawyer, Mr Osobase Omon-Iyoha were paraded yesterday by the police in Benin. Fifty…
Police arrest 51 suspects in Edo
The Police Command in Edo, on Monday, announced that it has arrested no fewer than 51 suspects for various crimes…
Angry wife baths husband with hot water over domestic conflict in Yenagoa
One Mr Oyinkro Miebode, a middle-aged man, was having a sound sleep in his sitting room along INEC Road in…
NSCDC boss orders manhunt for killers of officer in Rivers
THE Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana has ordered a massive manhunt for the killers…
Killings: Oyo police commissioner, deputies relocate to Moniya
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu, has relocated his office to Moniya in Akinyele Local Government…
Leadership tussle: Houses, properties burnt down in Ebonyi
Following the recent leadership and land tussle in Amuzu Igbeagu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, properties…
Man who abducted 15-year-old girl and slept with her for two years jailed for life
An Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Lekan Felix, to life imprisonment for abduction…
FOMWAN condemns rape and murder of Barakat, decries rise in cases
The Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria, FOMWAN Oyo State chapter has condemned in strong terms the rape and…
Police give account of how 21 people were killed in 2 LGs in Zamfara
Zamfara State police command has said 21 people were killed in attacks carried out in two local government areas of…
21 people arrested inside hotel at 1.00 a.m. in Kaduna
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, has said it arrested 21 people in hotels for…
