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18 killed as bandits, vigilantes clash

          A total of 18 persons have reportedly lost their lives after bandits and members of vigilance groups clashed in the Wase Local...

I’m not related to murdered Anambra lady – Chimamanda

            Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has faulted claims that she was related a 40-year-old lady, Nkiru Okoye, murdered...

Tension over alleged murder of Chimamanda’s sister

          Tension has heightened in Anambra community over the alleged gruesome murder of one of the sisters of the renowned novelist Chimamanda...

Man kills brother’s wife over property ownership tussle

          An Anambra indigene, Mr George Okoye, from Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area has killed his younger brother’s wife, over a...

Vehicle learner kills mother of three, family cries for justice

          The family of Sarah Ajesi, a mother of three, knocked down by a vehicle learner along Irese Road, Akure, Ondo State capital, has cried...

How Italy-based Nigerian was beaten to death – Embassy

        The Nigerian Embassy, Rome, Italy, has narrated how a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, was been beaten to death by an Italian man in...

Police vow to arrest killers of prospective corps member

              The Ogun State police command has vowed to arrest the killers of the slain prospective female member of the National...

27-year-old man kills, buries girlfriend in bedroom

        A 27-year-old man, Joseph Fekala, has gruesomely murdered his girlfriend, one Kate Ogwoh, 26, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.   Fekala, said...

Truck crushes two soldiers, woman to death in Lagos

          Two soldiers and a civilian have been killed in an accident at the Obadeyi area of Lagos.   The deceased were said to have been...

Police confirms stabbing of 2 school boys by mates over football argument

          The Bauchi State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the arrest of an SS3 student of Government Secondary School, Games Village in...

Court judgment: I’m happy Hanifa got justice — Father

            The father of late school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, Malam Abubakar Abdulsalam on Thursday said he was happy that the little Hanifa...

Hanifa: Court sentences killer of Kano school girl to death by hanging

          A Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, the kidnapper and killer of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar to death by hanging....

Untold story of how Boluwatife was burnt to death by fiancee

          THE love story of late Boluwatife Bamidele and his fiancée, Ifeoluwa Akanni was, ordinarily, meant to blossom. However, the...

Driver burnt to death in Ilorin

              A 37-year-old driver, one Emmanuel, was on Wednesday burnt to death in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The tragedy occurred...

Son stabs father to death over piece of land

            Tunde Badejo, on Monday, stabbed his father, Badejo Idowu to death over a claim to land belonging to the family in Masaka, Karu...

Nigerian graduates working as Canadian guards killed, identified

        The identities of the two Nigerian men who were shot dead on Saturday by gunmen at the ATL Lounge in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, have been...

23-year-old woman stabs boyfriend to death

          The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a 23-year-old lady, Favor Oyhou, who was alleged to have stabbed her...

Four men sentenced to death for killing chief

        An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced four men to death by hanging over the murder of a traditional chief. The court...

Four sentenced to seven years jail, death for conspiracy, murder in Ekiti

          Justice Adekunle Adeleye of Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Sunday Aernana (30), Jonathan Elijah (19), Aofa...

Police Inspector loses life in Osun gun battle with kidnappers

          A police inspector, Peter Sorro has lost his life in Ifewara, Osun State, during a fierce fight with suspected kidnappers....