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25-year-old clubs father to death, says it was “self-defence”

He said his father attacked him with a broken bottle.

“Don’t blame the devil, blame me”, 50-year-old pastor admits raping 18-year-old girl

“Don’t blame the devil for what has happened, blame me because I was tempted and I did it”

Police in gun battle with suspected kidnappers, kill one

The battle lasted for about 45 minutes.

Woman cuts off brother-in-law’s penis, presents it as evidence he raped her

I faked consent and severed his privates with a sickle.

Breaking: Five storey building collapses in Istanbul, reports say

An unidentified number of people are believed to be trapped after a 5-storey building collapsed in…

Train crashes into concrete block, leaves over 100 people injured

About 100 people were injured, Thursday morning, when a Cairo-bound train derailed and collided with…

Taiwan earthquake: Rescuers find bodies of couple hugging each other

Even death couldn’t part them. Rescuers had to.

PHCN worker “electrocuted while trying to rescue electrocuted partner”

It was a case of double tragedy at the Isolo area of Lagos as two…

Hero or fool? Driver drives burning bus out of petrol station

Some say he is a fool, some say he is a hero.

Police “flee” after tear-gassing YabaTech students, shoot sporadically

The protest was peaceful, now it’s getting messy.

Man who stole spaghetti gets 7 year jail sentence

Actually he stole lots of spaghetti. A Lagos High Court has sentenced one Sayyu Aliyu…

11 persons sentenced to 300 lashes for holding drunken beach party

The sentence also include a jail term not more than one year. The group made…

YabaTech: Students vandalise medical centre after Charity Dazan’s burial

“They should call this place ‘paracetamol center’ not ‘medical center’.”

Truck loses control, crushes 4 Catholic nuns to death

The reverend sisters, six in all, were traveling along the Ikom-Ogoja highway in Cross River…

Watch: Soldier, Policemen, LASTMA officers beat up Danfo Driver

This is terrorism!

Bridegroom who punched two of wife’s bridesmaids gets one-year jail term

He said he was drunk and high on cocaine.

Ibadan Poly Tragedy: Management declares lecture free “week”

A student said they were asked to resume on Thursday.

Gunmen open fire on a house, kill baby girl

Such shootings are not new in the community.