The police in Anambra State have arrested a 49-year-old man, Ikechukwu Atansi, for allegedly killing his wife, Uchechi. It was gathered that after he killed his wife, Ikechukwu locked himself up in a room with her corpse for three days. The incident happened in Ezimezi, Amawbia, in the Awka South …

A 39-year-old female member of a One Chance robbery gang arrested by operatives of Niger State Police Command, Ebele Uji Chinonso, said it was frustration that led her into robbery. Chinonso said: “I have been engaged in many businesses but they all collapsed.” “I recently went into buying and selling …

Policemen attached to Olosan division in Mushin area of Lagos have arrested three robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents of the area. The suspects : Olalekan Sonni 32, Olarewanju Olakunmi 40 and Akorede Adeoke 24, were discovered during preliminary investigation, to have been arrested and sent to prison several …

Bitter leaf belongs to the Asteraceae family in the large genus Vernonia.  The plant is a shrub with moderate canopies occurring in open, regrowth forest locations; it is often raised around habitations. The leaves are broad, ovate and spirally-arranged on branches.  As a pot-herb and source of medicinals, bitter leaf …

The rustic Iheaka community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Wednesday, was thrown into confusion as a man, Cyril Ugwu, allegedly beheaded his son, Kenneth Ugwu, who had earlier killed his mother for ritual. It was gathered that Kenneth Ugwu, a spare parts dealer in Lagos, reportedly …

The joy heralding the birth of a child is usually indescribable let alone arrival of twins. That was the feeling seven years ago when Chiagozie and Chidalu Agwunobi, were welcomed to the Oliseh clan in Oko Ogbele Community, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. They were a bundle …

An infectious diseases expert, Dr Folarin Opawoye, has warned Nigerians against improper use of personal protective equipment, saying the wrong usage could be dangerous. Opawoye said this at a sensitisation workshop on COVID-19, organised by the Medical Guild, Lagos chapter, in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and …

A 43-year-old man, Friday Ezi, has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing seven cars from the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The police have also apprehended a 27-year-old motor spare parts dealer for allegedly buying the stolen cars and dismantling them. …

Pregnant women regularly exposed to a range of detergents, solvents and pesticides have a substantially greater risk of giving birth to boys with genital deformities, according to a new French study. The research, led by two professors at the Regional University Hospital Centre in the French city of Montpellier, found …

OSUN State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding Master Akintade Abdullahi, a student of Osogbo Grammar School, a full scholarship up to PhD level for emerging the overall best Young Nigerian Scientist of the Year. Abdullahi achieved the feat by coming first in the National …