A teenager, Simon Francis was on Thursday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing two cartons of biscuits. The prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 16, at about 6:00 pm at a shopping mall located in Sabon Tasha. Leo said the defendant stole two cartons of biscuits worth …

There was outrage as a 16-year-old student openly defiled his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last Friday. It was gathered that while the student carried out the act, his friends watched the scene. Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said to have scaled the school …

An 18-year-old girl has been reportedly raped and killed by yet to be identified criminal gangs in Taraba State. The name of the victim was given as Wassa Joel Tuwa. A family source, Ayuba Solomon Bissa, who spoke with newsmen in Jalingo, the State capital, said the victim who hailed from Yorro Local Government Council of the State was gang-raped …

The Lagos State Police command has arrested two men for allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death over rubber slippers ownership. Confirming the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin said the incident happened on Sunday around 6 pm at Iganmu under the Bridge. He said the Ijora Badia Police Division got the …

An Ondo State Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the remand of a 14-year-old boy, Marvelous Asefon for allegedly killing his neighbour, Sunday Ogele. It was gathered that the defendant was arrested by the men of the State Police Command for stabbing the deceased to death with a pair of scissors during a scuffle over a …

The Oyo State Police Command has paraded an 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo for allegedly killing his father. The suspect’s mother, Rashidat was also arrested for concealing the crime. Parading the suspects alongside 23 others in Ibadan, on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Adewale Osifeso said the incident occurred in Tede, Atisbo Local Government Area of the state. …

The Lagos State Government will today, Wednesday, arraign one Uzuokwu Solomon for offences relating to making hoax calls for the emergency responder. The Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Ololade Agboola, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday night. Ololade said the offence was punishable under the Lagos State Fire Service law and Command …