Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road
THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section nearly impossible to pass.
Impotent arraigned for allegedly ‘fingering’ minor in Osun
By Shina Abubakar Osogbo One Makinde Adeoye, 30, was arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court , yesterday, for allegedly using his finger to sexually assaulted a minor. Makinde, who according to his Counsel, Tunbosun Oladipupo, is impotent, was arraigned on one count bordering on sexual assault of a 13-year-old. Makinde was said to have indecently […]
Internet fraudster kills commercial motorcyclist, injures passenger in Delta
By Francis Efe, Warri A commercial motorcyclist, simply identified as Joseph, was killed Tuesday when a suspected internet fraudster rammed into him in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State leaving the passenger with serious injuries. The female passenger on the commercial motorcycle, who sustained a serious injury, was rushed to an unidentified hospital […]
Domestic violence: Police arrest woman for allegedly killing husband in Abia
One 73-year-old woman, Mrs Rose Uwaga, has been arrested by Abia State police command for allegedly strangling her 83-year-old husband, Alhaji Isa Uwaga, to death in Umuahia. It was gathered that the two aged couple had a disagreement, which degenerated into fisticuffs at their residence at Ohobo-Afara Umuahia. “During the fight, the man allegedly grabbed […]
Grandparents beat me daily, place burning rubber on my body, says 7-yr-old orphan
By Evelyn Usman In a bizarre case of child abuse, a seven-year-old girl, accused of killing her father through witchcraft, has told policemen that her grandparents would light rubber materials and use same to burn different parts of her body. On Tuesday, she summoned the courage, walked up to a policeman who lives on the […]
Police confirm arrest of ritualist, other suspects linked to killings in Oyo
The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the arrest of some suspects, including a ritualist linked to the frequent killings in Akinyele Local Government Area(LGA) of the state. No fewer than five persons were brutally killed in Akinyele LGA in June. The deceased were a pregnant woman, Azeezat Shomuyiwa, 29, whose head was smashed […]
