Hard Drugs: Unilag begins students testing

In a bid to check drug abuse on campus, the University of Lagos has provided a drug test kit in its medical centre to examine students suspected to be on hard drugs.

Prof. Rahaman Bello, outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the institution, confirmed this at a forum with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

Vote and die, IPOB threatens Anambra residents

One week to the governorship election in Anambra State, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has threatened voters with death if they vote. They also vowed to disrupt the election.

Girl impregnated by pastor loses fallopian tube to abortion

                                      
If there is one thing that Mrs. B. regrets most in her life, it is the day she walked into the Royal Heritage Church, Mafoluku, Lagos, for the first time.

Nigerian Police reject ranking as world’s worst

                                  

The Nigerian Police Force(NPF) has gunned down the latest ranking by The International Police Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace, that puts it at the bottom of the world police formations.

Ben Bruce criticizes ministry for spending N700m on 'website'

Senator Ben Bruce is not in support of the N700M spent on building a website for the Ministry of Mines and Steel.

4 arrested for booing Grace Mugabe

Four people were arrested on Friday for booing Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe while she was addressing a political rally.

We haven't paid Ikoyi flat whistleblower : EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied paying the whistleblower that led its operatives to the recovery of more than $43million in an apartment in Osborne, Ikoyi Lagos.

I sold my baby because I couldn’t train him – Father

                   
A 23-year-old man, Kinsley Eze, has said that he sold his five months old baby boy for N250,000 due to lack of money to raise and train him.

Anambra court sentences two to death for stealing lady’s handbag, phone

An Anambra High Court sitting in Ihiala and presided over by Justice Okey Onunkwo, has sentenced two men to death for stealing a lady’s handbag, telephone and other personal effects at a gunpoint.

The Judge said there were sufficient evidence to convict the two men, Ikenna Obi and Osadebe Ezeh who, on  February 2     allegedly stole a mobile phone,   a handbag   and N10,000 cash belonging to one   Miss Chinonye Ogujiuba of Eziama Uli.

Man returns penis he reportedly stole with a handshake in Port-Harcourt after SARS intervention (Video)

                    

There was pandemonium at Emenike junction, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State after a suspected ritualist reportedly stole a man’s penis with a handshake.

Court remands 87 year old woman for peddling hemp

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded one 87-year-old woman, Maria Agbomabiwon, in prison custody for dealing in 10.3 kg of Marijuana.

Retired police officer loses N20m to fraudster

A businesswoman, Omirafe Taiwo, who allegedly defrauded a retired Assistant Police Commissioner of N20 million, was on Thursday charged before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Taiwo, 39, whose address is unknown, is facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, issuance of dud cheque and stealing.

She denied the charge.

Fashola denies Melaye’s $385 million squandering allegation

The Minister of Power  Mr Babatunde Fashola has denied  allegations of fraud by senator Dino  Melaye against him and the Ministry of Power, Work and Housing.

Court throws out Evans’ applications to quash murder, illegal firearms charges

The application filed by notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aks Evans has been dismissed .

Ex-Super Eagles player Godwin Okpara arraigned for battering wife

A former player with the Super Eagles, Godwin Okpara, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly battering his wife, Linda Oladoyinbo, at their house on Oduduwa Street, GRA, Ikeja.

Lagos Imam invited to pray at house-warming disappears

The imam of a mosque on Nuru Oniwo Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos State, Yahaya Quadri, has remained missing three weeks after he left home.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim had left home to pray at a house-warming in Owode Onirin, Ikorodu, at about 8am on Monday, October 16, 2017.

Ogun Chief Judge pardons 106 inmates

                           
The Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade, on Thursday granted pardon to 106  inmates as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the state.

Two schoolgirls,13 and 14 badly stabbed during fight over boyfriend

Two schoolgirls have been badly stabbed during a clash between young pupils from rival schools on a playing field in Reading. 

Our child looks like her ex-Man begs court to dissolve 5-year old marriage

A 41-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Ibrahim Oladeji, has urged an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve his five-year-old marriage over the paternity of the only child of the union.

The petitioner, who resides at Gberigbe area of Ikorodu, told the court that he suspected that hid wife’s ex-husband was the father of the child.

Photo: American journalist arrested for allegedly insulting Mugabe gets bail

A high court judge in Zimbabwe  has granted bail to an American citizen, Martha O’Donovan, accused of subverting the government of President Robert Mugabe via Twitter.