Father, son in court for stealing 11,000 pieces of cat fish

Awoniyi Solomon, an adult (age not declared), on Friday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti for alleged theft of 11, 000 pieces of cat fish.

Mr Oluwafemi Ojo, the Legal Officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), told the court that the accused committed the offence along with his son, one Awoniyi Segun, now at large.

PHCN official reportedly stabbed to death by woman for disconnecting light

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly stabbing an official of Ikeja Electric company in Lagos State.

Police arrest Nigerian gay asylum seeker for murder of 76-yr-old lover

A 24-year-old Nigerian gay man, Desmond Newthing seeking asylum in Italy, has been arrested over the death of his 76-year-old lover, Lanfranco Chiarini.

The victim was reportedly stabbed to death at his villa in Castel San Pietro, on January 3, 2017, Daily Post reports.

Club owner explains why he puts leashes on women

Eze Nwalie Nwogu, the owner of a popular Lagos club house who is also known as 'Pretty Mike', has explained why he put leashes on women.

This is following his arrest by the Lagos State Police who made him write an undertaking that he will not repeat such an act.

A police officer looks on as Pretty Mike walks by with leashes tied to the necks of his female entourage.
(Press)

 

In an interview with Punch News' Saturday Beats, Nwogu disclosed that his perceived abuse of women was actually a sort of activism meant for female empowerment.

He qualified his action as a mission statement of a greater goal, claiming that only extreme measures such as his can bring the public's attention to the cause.

‘We raped lecturer to death’ – Kidnap suspects

A few days after the body of a female lecturer of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Christiana Agbulu, was found in a bush in Lokoja, Koji State, two months after she was kidnapped, the Kogi State Police Command have arrested three suspects.

Vanguard reports that the three suspects have allegedly confessed that they had gang-raped Agbulu to death and dumped her body in the bush even after they had collected ransom from her family.

Watch Obasanjo, Gowon, others sing popular hymn

Past Nigerian leaders singing a hymn
It's second day of the year and things are looking up so far.

Starting off the year in a hilarious note, past Nigerian leaders made up of former Presidents and ex-vice Presidents come together as a choir to sing a popular Christian hymn by Isaac Watts titled 'Our God, our help is ages past'. 

Groom calls off wedding after catching bride with lover 2 days to event

A wedding which would have been held on December 29, 2016, has been called off after the groom caught his bride-to-be having sex with her lover two days before the day.

The wedding which was to hold in Nnewi, Anambra State, was called off on the groom, Izuchukwu Anthony Ekweanua, following his shock find that his bride, Uchechukwu Frances Obi, was sleeping with her ex-boyfriend.