Human head for cash contractors arrested

The Police Command in Niger state has arrested four suspects with human head in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state,…

Man commits suicide over N200,000 debt in Kwara

A middle-aged man, identified as Habibullahi Aminullahi committed suicide in Ganmo community, near Ilorin in Kwara on Monday. Aminullahi, a grinding machine operator, reportedly hung himself in his shop at…

Police arrest mother over stabbing of 2 children to death

The police command in Kano State has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, over alleged stabbing of her two children to death at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area…

Truck crushes motorcyclist, passenger to death on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A motorcycle rider and his passenger were on Sunday crushed to death by a Mack truck around Mowe in Ogun on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of…

Hoodlums in Warri stab priest to death for denying pregnancy

There is palpable tension in Igbudu community in Warri South Council Area of Delta as hoodlums in the area allegedly stabbed a man, simply identified as Mr Victor, to death…

Edo college of education lecturer commits suicide

Tragedy struck staff, colleagues of College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo state as a principal lecturer of the school identified as Friday Osadolor has committed suicide in his Obakhavbuaye, off…

Court remands teenager for allegedly killing his 40-year-old father

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that ThankGod Joseph, 18, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing his 40-year old father. The police charged Joseph, who…

Journalist sets self ablaze in Russia

The editor of a Russian independent news site died on Friday after setting herself on fire following a police raid in a probe targeting an opposition group , her website…

70 die, over 6,000 infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka

Seventy people have died and over 6,000 others infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka so far this year, local media reported on Friday, quoting the Epidemiology Unit of the…

Arotile: Court Fixes New Date For Driver’s Bail Application

A Kaduna State High Court has fixed October 12 for the hearing of a bail application filed by Nehemiah Adejoh, the driver behind the wheel of the car that knocked…

Malaysia Returnee Shot Dead Inside Barber’s Shop In Aba

A 36-year-old man, Mr. Samuel Kalu aka ‘Akilu’ (Bitter Kola) has been shot dead by unknown gunmen while having a haircut at a barbing saloon located at Umuibe Street, off…

One dead, 3 injured as 2 vehicles collide in Ikoyi

One person died and three others sustained different degrees of injuries on Sunday following an accident involving two vehicles in front of Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public…

Two Men Hack Each Other To Death While Fighting Over A Woman In Uganda

Two Men Died On Saturday Morning, September 26, While Fighting Over A Woman In Kayunga, Kyampisi Sub-County In Mukono District, Uganda. The Deceased Have Been Identified As Hassan Kiwango, 45,…

3 Die As Truck Plunges Into River At Epe Bridge

Three persons lost their lives in an early morning accident involving a six-tyre tipper which lost control and plunged into the river at Berger Bridge in Epe. New Telegraph learnt…

20 dead as plane crashes in Ukraine

At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others seriously injured Friday when a Ukranian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country,…