Taofik Bankole

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Nasarawa governor’s son arrested for allegedly killing JSS2 student

The governor’s son was said to have hit and killed a JSS2 student with his car on Monday night.

Pregnant woman crushed to death as rain wrecks havoc on Lagos community

A pregnant woman was crushed to death when a Cherubim & Seraphim Church collapsed during the rain on Monday night.

“An Alfa sent me for ritual purposes” – Man caught with human head in Badagry

Taofeek confessed to killing the lady and cutting her into parts for ritual purposes.

Several dead as gunmen invade yam market in Benue

Several persons were reportedly killed after unknown gunmen invaded the market on Monday evening.

Ghana: 20 dead as trees fall on students, fun seekers

The students were swimming during their trip to a waterfall when some trees were brought down by a storm.

Soak-away digger allegedly beheads lady in Badagry

Tao was caught in possession of a freshly-severed human head on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Army troops kill 2 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover ammunition

The suspects were said to be scheming plans to launch attacks on some of the nearby communities.

Body of doctor who jumped into Lagos lagoon yet to be recovered

Dr. Allwell Orji, a staff of Mt. Sinai hospital, was 35 years old.

Suicide: Doctor jumps off 3rd Mainland Bridge into Lagos lagoon

LASEMA said the search for the medical doctor’s body is still ongoing.

Queen’s College Health Crisis: LASG urges health care providers to report cases of affected students

The state government has urged the general public and health care providers to report cases of affected students.

Ekiti: Police allegedly beat nursing mother, detain two-month-old baby, over bribe

Toyin was allegedly beaten and detained at the police station with her two-month-old baby for refusing to give bribe.

Nigerian blogger gets dragged for “stealing” British comedian’s tweets

A series of tweets were discovered to have been lifted unedited from the comedian’s timeline by the Nigerian blogger.

Mother, 2 children killed in suicide bombing attack in Maiduguri

Three suicide bombing suspects blew themselves up, killing a mother and her two children.

Champions League Quarter-Final: Carlo Ancelotti returns to Madrid

Ancelotti will return to the Spanish capital for the first time since winning the 10th title for Real Madrid in 2014.

Abuja: Farmer drags cow to police station for eating yam

A herdsman allegedly led his cows to feed on the farmer’s yam in Abuja.

Lagos state government advises indefinite closure of Queen’s College over “killer” water

The unclean water system in Queen’s College has led to the death of two students, with several others hospitalised.

Gunmen kill former LG chairman in Edo

Afegbua was shot and killed by suspected assassins on Thursday morning.

TRAGEDY: Fire guts IDP Camp in Borno, leaves 3 dead

Fire gutted a section of an IDP Camp in Borno on Thursday morning, killing three.