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Arrested! ‘Most Wanted Abuja-Kaduna Highway Kidnapper’ Who Shoots With Two AK-47 Rifles…
Brau Ibrahim, a notorious gang leader of kidnappers better known as Rambo, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector Genral of Police Response Team (IRT) attached to Operation Absolute Sanity, which was recently launched by IGP…
Baboon attacks one-year-old over doll
A baboon has attacked a year old girl in Victoria fall, Zambia, in an attempt to drag a doll from her. Narrating the incident, the mother of the child, Jean Gama, said she did not believe the girl would survive the vicious attack by…
Businesswoman arraigned for ‘N122m fraud’
A businesswoman, Monalisa Okoye, who allegedly obtained N122 million from a customer under false pretence, was at the weekend, arraigned at an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Okoye, 35, who operated under the name, ‘Throne…
Thieves robbed by a deadlier gang of their loot, after they stole N500,000
Two thieves have been arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, after they allegedly robbed unsuspecting bank customers of N500,000. But were shortly after, robbed by another deadlier gang of the loot. The victims…
Nigerian woman sues US airline for ejecting her over body odour
•Alleges racial discrimination A NIGERIAN woman is in court against the United Airlines, claiming the carrier racially discriminated against her in removing her from her flight at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport following a…
Serious Drama As Man Storms Police Station With Rats That Ate His Money in a Box (Photos)
Drama ensued yesterday when a young man identified as Longolaginro, stormed a police station with a box of money and rats, showing his interest in the arrest of the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA for allowing rats to destroy his hhard…
My wife slept with two church members – Pastor tells Court
A pastor’s wife, Mrs. Uzoamaka Ibeneme, on Friday, lost her 21-year-old marriage, when an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, dissolved the union on grounds of adultery. Mr. Akin Akinniyi, the court president, who delivered the…
Customer drags bank officials to court over alleged use of her account to siphon N33 million
A Kaduna State High Court in Zaria, on Friday adjourned till July 30, the suit instituted against two officials of a commercial bank over alleged use of a customer’s bank account to siphon N33 million from the bank. The case is…
I fall sick for not having sex – Woman tells court
The Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Friday dissolved a five -year-old marriage between a 35 year-old trader, Bilikisu Azeez and her husband Olusesi Azeez , over sex starvation. Bilikisu had told the court that her husband,…
Court remands Pastor for killing, burying lover near his church’s altar
Pastor Tobiloba Ipense, the founder of Holy Garden Ministry Zion C and S Church, has been remanded in Prison by an Ifo Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ifo, Ogun State on Thursday for allegedly killing his lover, Raliat Sanni, and burying her…
You’re too young to send me to jail, suspect threatens magistrate
There was drama in a Zimbabwean court when a suspect threatened to assault a magistrate, Caroline Tafira, whom he felt, as a female magistrate, lacked the capacity to adjudicate his case. Tatenda Mkanganwi of Tabungaidzwa village,…
Akwa Ibom man drinks to stupor, goes swimming in Atabong river, drowns
A man, identified simply as Amos, has drowned in Atabong River in Eket, Akwa Ibom State after deciding to take a swim while under the influence of alcohol. According to reports, the 30-year-old man had on Sunday attended the…
Top RCCG pastor jailed 18 months for defrauding his tenant of N9 million
Magistrate O.A. Adedayo of the Ogba Magistrates court has sentenced a 60-year-old pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to 18 months imprisonment for defrauding one Dr Emeka Ugwunze of N9 million. Pastor Jamiu Ishola…
Police arrest dismissed cop declared wanted for Offa robbery
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested one of the four robbery suspects declared wanted for attacks on banks in Offa, Kwara State.The suspect, Michael Adikwu, an ex-policeman, was said to…
Man allegedly kills 82-year-old mother, removes eyes, heart for ritual
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man, Christopher Okadigbo, for allegedly killing his 82-year-old mother, Roseline Okadigbo. Also arrested was a suspected accomplice, Ameke Udolu. The first son of the…
Man arrested for allegedly defiling three of his cousins aged, 10, 6 and 4 years old and his…
A woman identified as Mrs. Delight has raised an alarm on her brother-in-law, Mr. Michael who according to her defiled her 11-year-old daughter. She called the Chritsianah Fate Foundation, who rescued the little girl and facilitated…
Lawyer accused of killing husband remanded in Kirikiri prison
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Udeme Odibi, a lawyer, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. The accused, 48, who was arraigned on a charge of murder, was remanded in Kirikiri…
SHOCK! Police Arrest Woman For Killing Her Husband’s Younger Wife With Rat Poison In Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command said it had arrested a 45-year-old housewife (name withheld), who allegedly poisoned to death her 14-year old housemate, Zulfa’u Amadu, in Kangan Village in Taura local government area. The command’s Public…
Man, teenage son rape 9-year-old girl
A 65-year-old man, Lawal Angala, and his son, Isah, 19 were on Monday tried before a Katsina senior magistrates’ court for allegedly defiling their neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Sani Ado, had…
I killed my daughter because she irritates me, says 15-year-old housewife
The police in Niger State have apprehended a 15-year-old housewife, Fatima Adamu, and her ex-lover, Usman Mohammed, of Egbati village in the Agaie Local Government Area of the state for the murder of her daughter identified as Hauwa.…
Man gets five strokes of cane for divorcing wife
A Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna yesterday ordered that Idris Sai’du be given five strokes of cane for violation of the Islamic Law on divorce. The judge, Mallam Dahiru Lawal also ordered the man to pay N5,000 to…
Photos Of Man Wanted For Running Away With N20m Porsche During Test Driving At Car Shop In Lagos
The Lagos state Police command has declared a man named Michael Thompson Ujowhzi AKA Captain Danladi wanted for running away with a N20million Worth Porsche while testing driving in Ikoyi. According to the statement the guy called a…
Housewife remanded for killing husband with `rat poison’
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday remanded 16-year-old housewife, accused of poisoning the husband to death in children’s remand home. The defendant, who lives at Shittar village, Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano…
South African Man Found Dead Inside Lagos Hotel After Checking In With His Girlfriend
Nigerian lady, Gift Mike, is cooling her heels at State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba answering questions bordering on the death of her South African lover, Daniel Grant, weekend, in a hotel on…