An hit-and-run accident on Monday afternoon claimed a 12-year-old student while her 15-year-old sister sustained serious injuries. The accident occurred around 3:35 p.m. at Ogundare Bus Stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway when an unidentified driver, recklessly speeding on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane, struck the two pedestrians as they made their way home from…
The Karu Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, sentenced Frank Ugochukwu, 34, to 10 days of community service on Monday for stealing his employer’s foodstuffs and other items worth N27,800. The magistrate, Haruna Haruna, did not give Mr Ugochukwu any option of a fine. The terms of the sentence include seven days of community service at the Karu…
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for prosecution after allegedly beating his girlfriend to death at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of Lago state. Lagos Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. He said that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 p.m. Hundeyin said that…
A court in the United States has granted the conditional release of Tyree Smith, a man accused of hacking a homeless man to death with an axe before eating the brain and eyes of the victim. Officials said the Connecticut Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) approved the release of Mr Smith from prison after a…
Unidentified gunmen invaded a church in Asagba Ogwashi, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, over the weekend, shooting the pastor and abducting six worshippers. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that it was reported on Saturday evening. “A rescue team is currently in…
A 50-year-old farmer, identified as Alfa Mustapha, was shot dead at close range on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Mustapha’s lifeless body was discovered on Saturday, February 22, after an unidentified assailant attacked him. Spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed…
A Kano State High Court sentenced three middle-aged men to death by hanging after they were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, theft and homicide. The convicts, Abdurrahman Ado Soja, Rabi’u Muhammad and Hamisu Ibrahim alias Hogan, allegedly went the farm of one Alhaji Hamisu Alasan Zabainawa in Gabasawa and stole farm produce. However, after the…
A man who went on a stabbing rampage in France, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist act”, was on a terrorism watchlist and subject to deportation orders, according to authorities. The knife-wielding suspect, later identified by prosecutors as a 37-year-old Algerian-born man, was arrested at the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has uncovered prohibited drugs hidden inside plumbing materials shops at the Onitsha Bridgehead Drug Market in Anambra state. The market was recently shut down by regulatory and security agencies due to alleged trading in illegal drugs. In a statement on X, the…
The Biu Police Area Command has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices. The Commissioner of Police, Borno Command, Mr Yusuf Lawan confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone interview on Saturday. Lawan said the woman, Hajara Saleh, was murdered on…