A Christian who spent FIVE YEARS stalking a clergyman’s daughter told police that God was telling him to do it, MKCITIZEN reports. The 26-year-old who repeatedly ignored court orders to stop him harassing the church pastor’s daughter, is today starting a two year jail sentence for his sins. A judge listened …

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Tuesday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Oluleke Ogunyemi, to death by hanging for murder, The Punch Newspaper reports. The accused had been arraigned before the court on March 6, 2013, for killing one Moshood Babalola. He was charged with conspiracy and murder. …

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun state on Tuesday remanded one Eronse Balat, 42, over alleged rape of his student (name withheld) NAN reports. The Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Emmanuel, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 11, at about 7:00 am at Eleyele area, Ile-Ife. Emmanuel …

Police from the Divisional Headquarters in Eket Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom, have arrested Mr Godwin Jeremiah, a bricklayer from Ikot Udota, for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter. Mr Sunday Digha, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), disclosed this to newsmen in Eket, during the arrest of Jeremiah. Digha …

‘Skimmers’ put cameras near the machines to capture your information. But there are ways to protect yourself. Your debit cards are in danger. Crooks are using how-to videos on YouTube and online tech marketplaces to get the skills and hardware they need to steal card data. Most of these criminals …

Magistrate J I. Agu of Enugu Magistrate court has remanded in Nsukka Correctional Center, Mr and Mrs Jude and Ifeoma Ozougwu, who was arrested during the weekend for drilling nails, hot electric iron and pepper in different body parts of 10 years old Miss Nneoma Nnadi in Enugu Vanguard Newspaper …

Two travel agents, Salako Taofeek,46, and Olayinka Ebenezer,40, on Monday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly defrauding a man of N980,000. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are charged with two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp.E.O. Adaraloye …

Aframomum melegueta is a member of the family Zingiberaceae which is popular for its distinct attributes as a spice used worldwide. It is known as ataare in Yorubaland; internationally, it is known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains and, sometimes, Guinea pepper which is often used …

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have smashed a notorious human trafficking syndicate operating from a church in Rumuolumili area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which specialised in selling day-old babies to prospective buyers, rescuing three newly born babies, their mothers, and three pregnant …

A 29-year-old suspect, Lekan Raheem, has confessed that his gang had killed some children and sold their body parts for ritual purposes Vanguard Newspaper reports. He made the confession after his arrest by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, on Friday. Before being handed over to the police for …