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Police arraign man, 28, for abduction of two-year-old girl in Lagos

A 28-year-old man, Micheal Adeoye, who allegedly abducted a two-year-old girl from her mother’s…

Three employees arraigned for alleged theft of 63 bags of cement

The police on Tuesday charged three employees before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…

Taliban, Western officials hold landmark talks on food crisis

Agency ReportIn their first visit to Europe since returning to power, the Taliban held…

Businessman jailed five years for assaulting police officer

An Upper Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced a businessman, Prosper Dala, to…

LGBT Catholic officials stage mass coming-out in Germany

Agency ReportMore than 100 Catholic church officials in Germany came out as LGBT, queer…

Youths burn down Kano school over five-year-old Hanifa murder

Angry youths have razed a private school in Kano over the murder of five-year-old…

China lifts month-long lockdown in Xi’an

Agency ReportChina has lifted a lockdown in the central Chinese metropolis of Xi’an, municipal…

#MeToo movement rocks Morocco over ‘sex for grades’ scandal

Agency ReportFemale Moroccan university students have broken their silence about professors demanding sexual favors…

Comedian D General convicted of drug trafficking

Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, convicted a…

Man divorces wife at wedding reception over song choice

In what could be described as the shortest marriage ever recorded, a couple has…

German student kills one, wounds three in campus shooting

Agency ReportAn 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in…

JUST IN: Gunmen invade Ondo community, kill fuel station owner, attendant

A fuel station owner and its attendant have been killed on Sunday evening after…

Lagos businessman tortures 11-year-old apprentice to death over N1k

An 11-year-old apprentice identified as Sunday has been beaten to death by his boss…

One dead as granite-laden truck falls on bus at Sango tollgate

A truck conveying granite has fallen on a bus and killed one person at…

Man, 42, faces N4m cable theft charge

A 42-year-old iron bender, Lekan Adegbola, who allegedly stole cable worth N4 million, on…