16 Perish in Road Crash at Ore

“It was a horrible sight,” Mr. Samuel Nwosisi, recalled, cringing as he spoke. He was at the scene of Wednesday’s road carnage at Ore, Ondo State, which saw no fewer than 16 people killed. Though dead, over a dozen of the victims were roasted.

Man Commits Suicide Over Job Loss

The decomposing body of a 33-year-old man, Gbenga Ogundana, has been discovered by Police detectives in Akure, Ondo State capital, after he reportedly committed suicide over loss of his job.

Reports has it that the body was discovered in his rented apartment located at Orisunmbare Street, Cultural Centre, Akure, four days after he allegedly poisoned himself.

Police Nab Ritual Killer Over Murder

…week-old baby bought for N100,000
Homicide squad of Imo State Police Command yester­day smashed a ritual syn­dicate in the state.
Parading the suspects before newsmen in Owerri, acting Commissioner of Police, Dave Akinremi, said operatives acting on a tip-off arrested one Joy Emmanu­el, a member of the syndi­cate, who is a nurse resident at Amafeke, Orlu, and a na­tive of Eziobodo in Owerri West Local Government.

Lagos Landlord Who Set Tenant Ablaze Dies

The Lagos landlord, Sola Solomon, who allegedly set his tenant ablaze in the Idumota area of the state, has died.

Lagos Landlord Sets Tenant on Fire Over Toilet

A landlord identified as Sola Solomon,   in the Idumota, Lagos Island area of Lagos State, has allegedly poured petrol and set fire to one of his tenants, Abeeb.

Boko Haram: Adamawa Votes N200m to Rehabilitate IDPs

Adamawa State governor, Umar Jubrilla Bindow, has unveiled a N200 million plan to rehabilitate internally displaced persons (DPS), who are at the receiving end of the insurgency in the North-East states.

Cops Kill Driver, Conductor Over N500 Bribe

Policemen attached to the Taraba State Police Command have been accused of killing a driver and his conductor on the Jalingo-Wukari Road.

The incident reportedly happened around 6pm on Sunday when the policemen allegedly mounted a checkpoint in the area.

The killing of the trailer driver and his assistant reportedly followed their refusal to part with a N500 bribe demanded by the policemen at the checkpoint.

According to an internet news portal, eagleonline, the victims were shot dead very close to Wukari, which led to a protest by other trailer drivers.

Suspected Car Thief Burnt to Death in Lagos

Residents of Isikalu Lane, Olodi-Apapa in the Ajegunle area of Lagos said they had yet to get over the shock of seeing a middle-aged man burnt to death by hoodlums after they accused him of theft.