12 persons reported dead in flooding incident

Twelve persons have been reported dead following a flooding incident that occurred in the Ganjuwa and Giade Local Government Areas of Bauchi State.

Woman tortures 7-yr-old stepdaughter to death in Kaduna

A heartless woman has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old stepdaughter identified as Zainab, to death.

 

According to Hausa News site, Zuma Times, the mother of the toddler had divorced from her father and he left her in the care of his second wife, not knowing that the woman was not happy with his decision.

Man who killed business partner in Delta begs for forgiveness from the ghost

Kingsley Agbaire, a businessman based in Warri, Delta State, who killed his associate, Lawrence Okoh, has cried out to the ghost of the deceased to forgive him and stop haunting him.

 

Okoh, a vehicle parts dealer based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was reportedly murdered by the suspect when he traveled to Warri to supply him with some parts when Agbaire lured him to his house and killed him on August 4, 2016, two days after he went to make the supplies.

According to the State Police Command, Agbaire had allegedly murdered his friend and buried him a shallow grave but the secret was found out after Okoh's wife raised an alarm over her missing husband and father of young twin children.

Indian employer assaults female employee

An Indian businessman living in Nigeria, Jay Keswani, has come under fire after he brutalized one of his Nigerian worker, Faith Nwaneri, with the lady ending up with a facial injury.

According to an older brother of the brutalized lady, Chukwuka Ignatius, his sister worked for Keswani's wife as her Personal Assistant and also helps out at the couple's residence and on the day of the incident, Keswani who is one of the famous Aswani brothers, beat her up with a briefcase at his Benefista Tower, Banana Island, Lagos, residence and she fainted.

Man who abandoned wife to marry her mother now seeks for divorce

An Indian man who fell in love with his mother-in-law and left his wife to marry the older woman, has made a U-turn after realizing his mistake just two months later and is now seeking a divorce to go back to the wife.

University dismisses 6 lecturers for sexual harassment

The University Governing Council of the Delta State University, Abraka, at its 97th regular meeting, has recommended the dismissal of six lecturers from the institution for sexual harassment of female students.

Man bathes lover in acid after finding out that she is married

A 43-year-old man has been arrested by the Oyo state police command after bathing his lover in acid for lying to him.

Mr Yisua Adeleke was shocked to discover that Mrs Morufa Ajoke Odesanya, 36, was a married woman instead of a widow as she had led him to believe.

 

An aggrieved Yisua reportedly invited Morufa over to their meet on November 25, 2015, and doused her in acid.

The suspect then went into hiding for months until he was finally arrested on August 7, 2016.

Unidentified man electrocuted to death

An unidentified man has been electrocuted to death in Jigawa State in unknown circumstances.

The man suffered the terrible fate yesterday, August 21, 2016.

Photos of his corpse being brought down from the high tension pole on which he was killed have been making the rounds.

 

The sad incident comes barely two days after news reports revealed the death of a PHCN official in Kano State.

May his soul rest in peace.

Police arrest pipeline vandals in Akwa Ibom State

Three suspected pipeline vandals in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, have been arrested by the police for allegedly destroying oil pipelines.

Victor William and Nseobong Dickson, the suspects under question, reportedly denied the accusation, stating their innocence concerning the matter.

Police arrest man who demanded N10m ransom after abducting sister

The Rivers State Police Command have arrested a man named Nwanaka Egbo, who reportedly abducted his elder sister, Nwanaka Ada, and demanded a sum of N10m for her release.

This was confirmed by Nnamdi Omoni, the state Police Public Relations Officer, who told the press on Friday, August 12, 2016, when the suspect was being paraded.

Nwanaka reportedly did this in collaboration with his friend, who kept her in captivity.

Man with HIV rapes 6-yr-old girl

Monday Imande, an HIV positive man, was arrested on Thursday, August 11, 2016, for allegedly raping a 6-yr-old girl.

The girl, Osiagboro Blessing, was on an errand when Imande accosted her and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her, Daily Post reports.

This information was revealed by the victim's grandfather as Blessing has not been able to articulate her experience due to the trauma.

Police uncover 12 houses operating illegal oil wells (PHOTOS)

The Lagos State Government has uncovered 12 houses with illegal oil wells in Abeokuta Ibadan Streets in Ilasamaja area of the state.

Report said owners of the houses built shallow oil wells to steal diesel  from pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
As contained in a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, the wells were discovered on Friday, August 12.
According to the Commissioner, the oil wells were built purposely for illegally scooping of diesel.
He said some of the affected landlords built pumping machine and boreholes to perpetrate the crime on a large scale.

FG, UNICEF begin emergency immunisation campaign in Borno

The Federal Ministry of Health supported by WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said.

The UNICEF Chief of Communication, Doune Porter, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the campaign would commence in the accessible parts of the state.

Porter said that the campaign followed confirmation of two fresh cases of polio virus in parts of the state which recently became accessible.

He said the outbreak occurred in the conflict-ridden state where children were already facing dangerously high levels of malnutrition.

Porter said the discovery underlined risks for children in conflict and underscored the urgent need to eradicate the disease in conflict-affected areas.

Suspected sea bandits kill three soldiers in Bayelsa

YENAGOA—SUSPECTED pirates, yesterday, attacked a military checkpoint at Tombi waterside in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing three soldiers. Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai Vanguard gathered that the pirates, who caught the soldiers unawares, struck at 10 a.m. They allegedly made away with a gunboat belonging to the military and two K2 rifles. The incident caused panic in the coastal enclave, as the natives abandoned their homes for fear of reprisal by the military. The bandits stormed the checkpoint in an SUV and opened fire on the soldiers, carting away their arms.

Breaking: Nigeria beat Sweden 1-0, qualify for quarter-finals

Nigeria progressed to the quarter-finals at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 after a 1-0 victory over Sweden in Group B thanks to a Sadiq Umar header at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus. Sadiq Umar’s header that sealed the day for the Dream Team For a large part of the match both sides were playing conservatively but Nigeria certainly looked the most threatening in attack. Fresh from scoring four goals last time out, Oghenekaro Etebo attempted several shots in the half—with his right foot, left foot and with his head—but he was unable to get the better of Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Linde.

Militants Vow To Kill Moslems & Burn Mosques If Boko Haram Kills Christians

THE Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, Saturday, vowed that it would carry out reprisal attacks on Muslims and mosques in the Niger Delta region if Boko Haram kills Christians and burn down churches in the north, as threatened by its new leader, Abu Masab el Barnaw, last Wednesday.

Spokesperson of the militant group, W O I Izon-Ebi, in a statement, said: “We want to alert Nigerians and the world that the Islamization plot has been proven by the Boko Haram new leader Abu Masab el Barnaw that their new mission is to kill all Christians and burn down all churches.”

Benue University Graduate Stoned To Death By Two Men In Makurdi

A graduate of State University (BSU), from the Computer Science department, simply identified as Kelvin Oche Ogebe, has been stoned to death by two men in Makurdi.

The deceased who passed out from the Computer Science Department of the school, was reportedly engaged in a fight with the guys who allegedly hit him with a stone and beat him to death,