Lightning strikes dead referee during football game in Niger
A referee was on Tuesday struck dead by lightning, during a friendly football game in Madalla, Niger State. The late referee, an associate of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and…
Watchman stoned, hospitalised for allegedly fondling another man’s wife
Night Zhanelo, a Zimbabwean watch man, allegedly caught fondling another man's wife along crowhill road has been stoned by the woman's husband and his cohorts. The assault left the watchman…
Popular Niger Delta highlife muscian loses seven crew members to auto crash
Popular Niger Delta Highlife musician, Chief Barrister Soja Smooth, has lost his lead singer, Ikesima Brown and six other members of his "Paddle of Niger Delta" music crew to an…
Lagos court sentences resident to 144hours community service for dumping waste in canal
A Lagos resident, has been punished by a mobile court attached to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and ordered to observe 144 hours of social service. The resident, one…
Police arrest Edo man after shooting wife for preparing his food late | Edo first lady visits
Police have confirmed the arrest of Jason Okhiria, who shot his wife during an argument over food. The first lady of the state, Betsy Obaseki, paid the victim, Tina Okhiria,…
Lagos police parades eight electric cable hooligans
Via its Twitter handle on Friday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that it has recovered over 100-metre- long cable from eight suspected vandals. According to the statement, while seven…
Jigawa man commits suicide after four months in marriage
Usman Sani Goga, 30, a photographer has hung himself in Babura Local government, Jigawa State. Late Goga’s father confirmed the incident, stating that it happened on Wednesday at Akula Quarters,…
Adamawa police deploys special taskforce as judge’s wife is kidnapped
The Adamawa state Police Command has confirmed the adduction of one Zainab Abbas, wife of a High Court judge in the state. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Suleiman Nguroje,…
US police arrest, charge white woman who shot, killed Nigerian neighbour
Finally, the white woman who had shot and killed her black neighbour has been arrested by police. The police on Wednesday said 58-year-old Susan Lorincz, 58, has been charged with…
Former Ekiti speaker detained over attempted murder, fraud
42-year-old Tajero Adebayo and 48-year-old ex-Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, have been detained in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre owing to fraud and attempted murder cases. The men…