LAGOS: FIRE KILLS TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY, INJURES GIRL A two-year-old boy was burnt to death on Friday night after candlelight gutted a storey building on Ben Okonkwo Street, Ikotun area of Lagos State. It was learnt that a five-year-old girl also suffered burns but was rescued by emergency officials who put …
Read More »CONFESSION OF A “CHILD SELLER”: HOW I SOLD MY THREE CHILDREN
CONFESSION OF A “CHILD SELLER”: HOW I SOLD MY THREE CHILDREN One of the six suspects arrested by the police for stealing and selling babies to childless women has confessed that she sold two of her own children with the consent of their fathers. The suspect, Blessing Stephens, was arrested …
Read More »LAGOS: MAN ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING PREGNANT WOMAN IN THE FACE
LAGOS: MAN ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING PREGNANT WOMAN IN THE FACE A 35-year-old man, Olatunji, who allegedly punched a pregnant woman in the face, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Olatunji, whose address was not given, is …
Read More »LAGOS: FAMILY OF SEVEN DIE OF ALLEGED FOOD POISONING
LAGOS: FAMILY OF SEVEN DIE OF ALLEGED FOOD POISONING A family of seven including husband, pregnant wife and five children have died after allegedly consuming food suspected to be laced with poison. Our correspondent learnt that the neighbours of the family were concerned when no member of the family came …
Read More »THE DEVIL TOLD ME TO GO AND STEAL A VEHICLE TO REPAY LOAN – Pastor who stole N1.2million SUV
THE DEVIL TOLD ME TO GO AND STEAL A VEHICLE TO REPAY LOAN – Pastor who stole N1.2million SUV The Pastor of Jesus Miracle Church at No. 16, Ado-Odo Road, Afan, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Jeremiah Ehindero, has …
Read More »LAGOS: HOW MOTORIST KILLED TRICYCLIST OVER RIGHT OF WAY
LAGOS: HOW MOTORIST KILLED TRICYCLIST OVER RIGHT OF WAY Police in Lagos says a tricycle operator, Aniete Bassay, was allegedly killed by a motorist over right of way in Surulere area of the state. Spokesman for the police in Lagos State, …
Read More »LAGOS: MAN RAPES 14-YEAR-OLD AT KNIFEPOINT, CLEANED HER BLOOD WITH HIS TOP AND RAN AWAY WITH IT IN IKORODU
LAGOS: MAN RAPES 14-YEAR-OLD AT KNIFEPOINT, CLEANED HER BLOOD WITH HIS TOP AND RAN AWAY WITH IT IN IKORODU …Mother seeks daughter’s wellness, security, arrest of rapist, justice A 14 year-old girl, in Ikorodu area of Lagos, has narrated how she was forced at knife point by …
Read More »LAGOS: POLICE ARREST TWO CHINESE FOR OPERATING ‘ILLEGAL, TOXIC’ E-WASTE FACTORY
LAGOS: POLICE ARREST TWO CHINESE FOR OPERATING ‘ILLEGAL, TOXIC’ E-WASTE FACTORY Two Chinese men Lin Piehao, 22, and Li Ruoneng, 27, have been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly operating an illegal e-waste factory said to be emitting toxic waste in the community. The suspects were arrested Monday …
Read More »LAGOS: HOW TENANT AND HIS ACCOMPLICE KILLED LANDLORD
LAGOS: HOW TENANT AND HIS ACCOMPLICE KILLED LANDLORD 38-year-old tenant, Daniel Isaac, has been arrested for allegedly killing his landlord in his apartment at Owodun street, in Ikotun, a Lagos suburb, weekend. Arrested alongside, was his alleged accomplice, Emmanuel Chukwu. The suspects were said …
Read More »LAGOS: MAN ENTERS CHURCH, STEALS BIBLE, PHONE
LAGOS: MAN ENTERS CHURCH, STEALS BIBLE, PHONE The police on Wednesday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Eniola Kareem, in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a Bible and phone worth N2,500 from Word Life Bible Church, Ayobo, Lagos. Kareem, who resides at No. 22, Ijesha …
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