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A 36-year-old Nigerian man has jumped to his death from his apartment on the ninth floor of a building in Johannesburg, allegedly in an attempt to avoid arrest. There are still conflicting accounts about the events that led to the…

A barber in Asaba was reportedly assaulted today by some soldiers for cutting a wrong hairstyle on his daughter. Activist, Prince Gwamnishu who shared the story online wrote Received a call from a barber to please rescue his boy from…

A 28-year-old suspected hacker has been arrested for defrauding a Lagos car dealer of N28 million Porsche car, using false bank alert. Parading the suspect on Monday, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said that the…

The family of a girl, Confidence Nwanma, allegedly killed by her boyfriend has declared that the killer boyfriend must marry the corpse of the deceased in line with the tradition of the family. Nwanma was allegedly stabbed to death…

A yet to be identified man has reportedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purpose in Oshodi area of Lagos State. This was made known in pictures and post shared on the Facebook page of one…

The Police in Akwa Ibom State have launched a manhunt for a notorious woman trafficker in Uyo, who recently purchased a five-year-old girl for N300,000 from suspected thieves.Vanguard learned that the suspects: Ogechukwu Ibe (38) and…

A 25-year-old man, Aminu Mustapha, said to be a cleaner with Magama-Jibia Police Division in Katsina State, has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of 103 SIM cards and 13 passport photographs of police officers. Mustapha, a…

A 23-year-old worker, Ismail Yusuf, has attacked and knocked out the teeth of his boss with a hammer for allegedly failing to pay salaries. The suspect admitted to knocking out seven teeth from Sattish Kasara, an Indian national and…

Five persons have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly raping two female teenagers in the Odoside area of Ondo town, Ondo State. The state police command spokesperson, Mr. Femi Joseph, who confirmed the…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two persons using stolen SIM cards to defraud the owners in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Saturday that the two suspects were arrested on May…

The state of Kansas now has a law on its books making it a criminal offense for law enforcement officers to have sex “during the course of a traffic stop, a custodial interrogation, an interview in connection with an investigation, or…

Alfred Mutua, a governor in Kenya, fell off a bridge while taking a selfie alongside Joash Maangi, his deputy. According to Capital News, a Kenyan publication, both men who ended in a river were pulled out and taken to Ogembo…

Florida man, Patrick Shurod Campbell, 27, was booked into Palm Beach County’s Main Detention Centre, allegedly for abusing his dog, Dimitri.Authorities received a complaint about the abuse after a 911 caller reported hearing “slamming…

A bread seller, Marian Folarin, on Thursday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that it was her lover that impregnated her and not her husband, Kayode Folarin.The mother-of-four in her original petition to the court accused her…

This is very sad. A day which was meant to be one of the happiest days of a man’s life – turned out to be one of the worse moments after a mishap occurred on the way for his traditional wedding in Umuahia, Abia state. According to…

Property developer jailed for 2,670 years for duping 133 tenants of N25m, he is also going to forfeit his building to the state government. A property developer, Alhaji Ayobami Oseni, has been sentenced to 2,670 years imprisonment by…

Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 25 years old man, Saliu Oladapo for allegedly stabbing his presumed 19 years old girlfriend; Chinyere Ebere to death. Ebere who has just finished her West African Secondary School…

A 35-year-old man, Bawa Joshua, was on Monday tried before in Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly pouring hot semovita on his wife, Grace. The police prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendant…

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…

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…

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…

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…

•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…

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…