Boy, 7 dies locked up inside mother’s car booth in Ilorin
A male child of seven years has been reported dead inside the booth of her mother’s Toyota Corolla car while…
Four burnt to death in Ogun tanker explosion
No fewer than four people were reported to have been burnt to death in a tanker explosion that occurred at…
Police arrest 2 for falsifying tyres, chassis, engine numbers
Two people, who allegedly falsified the expiry date of tyres have been arrested by the police in Lagos state. The…
Army denies killings of 17 herdsmen, says only two miscreants were killed
The Headquarters 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna has denied stories making the rounds especially on the social media claiming the…
Pandemonium in Lokoja as man dies in hotel’s swimming pool
There was pandemonium in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, as a young man identified as Mohammed Suberu, died in the…
Suspected Fulani kill prisoner in Benue
There was pandemonium at the mini prison located along Jato Aka-Kashimbila Road in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State…
Gunmen kidnap 2 businessmen in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two businessmen–Labbo Giyawa and Murtala Dantata–by some unknown gunmen. The…
Robbers invade churches during vigil, cart away valuables, cash in Ondo
Armed robbers in the early hours of Saturday besieged churches in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during vigil, carting away…
EFCC arraigns business man for false pretences, obtaining, issuance of dud cheque
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, March 27, arraigned an Enugu based businessman, Nicholas Emenike before Justice C.C.…
3 killed in Mushin gang war
PALPABLE tension has gripped residents of Alamutu and Akala in Mushin area of Lagos State as three persons were found…
Man beheads 72-year-old woman in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a 23-year-old man, Adeoye Ikugbayigbe, for beheading a septuagenarian, Madam Funmilayo Shada, in…
3-storey building collapses in Anambra
An uncompleted twin three-storey hotel at Nkwo-Eziudo market along Ogidi-Abatete road, Ogidi, near Onitsha, Anambra State, has collapsed with no…
2 night guards killed, elderly couple kidnapped
The residents of Odo Ona, Gbekuba and Apata areas in Ibadan, Oyo State, had recently been under the siege of…
Police arrest Man for poisoning food at restaurant in C/River
The Cross River State Police command says it has arrested a 35 years old man, Paul Nchui for allegedly poisoning…
We are not compatible, please separate us, couple pray court
A Jos High Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage over the couple’s incompatibility. The couple, Dorcas Alimi and Akeem Alimi,…
Kogi Police arrest 18-year-old girl, 19 others for kidnapping, robbery
The Kogi state command of the Nigeria Police on Thursday paraded 20 suspects, including an 18-year-old girl and one of…
Unknown men kidnap teacher in Ekiti
A teacher identified as Mr. Festus Olatunde Oke has been kidnapped at a point on Ise-Ikere road, by unknown people…
7 die as mining site collapses in Plateau
AT least seven illegal miners have been killed while a few others sustained injuries at a mining site in Jos…
Court remands UNIOSUN student in prison for stabbing colleague to death
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court, headed by Chief Magistrate Olushola Aluko, on Tuesday, remanded a 34-years-old suspect, Akanbi David, in prison…
I planted explosives in church because I was dismissed, says Edo pastor
A pastor, Abel Eku, has told the police in Edo State that he planted explosives at the headquarters of his…
