Residents are hailing a local dog as a hero after he sniffed out an infant who had been buried in a field and left to die by his 15-year-old mother. Ping Pong, a dog with only three working legs, discovered the infant while limping along in a cassava field. His owner says the dog began … Continue reading Newborn baby, buried by his mom, dug up and rescued by a dog →

A 73-year-old Nigerian nanny, Oluremi Adeleye, convicted of murder in the U.S. for force-feeding a baby milk, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. According to Washington Post, the septuagenarian was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder by Prince George’s County Circuit Court, Judge Karen Mason. “While I don’t find the defendant is an … Continue reading 73-year-old Nigerian nanny gets 15-year jail for death of child she force-fed in U.S →

A school gardener, Femi Aderonmu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil of the Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, Rafiu Adagun, to death. It was gathered that Rafiu was heading home after writing his West African Senior School Certificate Examination on Wednesday when … Continue reading School gardener arrested for beating WASSCE candidate to death →

An Abuja-based medical doctor, Daniel Eitokpah, who was detained after trying to revive a suicide victim, Michael Arowosaiye, has described his exoneration as providential. Arowosaiye, who was a gospel artist with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, had reportedly hanged himself on Tuesday at Sunnyvale Estate, Lokogoma District, Abuja. An Instagram user, Eitokpah Henri-Paul, had … Continue reading How CCTV saved me from arrest –Doctor who tried to rescue RCCG gospel artiste that committed suicide →

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover, saying, "I'm just glad the idiot didn't interrupt my Snapchat." Video shows the former California governor standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into … Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted during event in South Africa →

The Niger State Police Command, on Sunday, said it had arrested one suspect in connection with an attempt to kidnap one Sarafa Jimoh of Tufa in the Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, Zaharadeen Isah, 19, was said to have planned to abduct the victim on May 6, 2019, but was apprehended … Continue reading Evil company led me into kidnapping – Suspect →

Personnel of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected traffic robber, Adigun Ganiyu, for allegedly dispossessing residents of their valuables around the Cassidy bus stop in the Okokomaiko area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Sunday that policemen on surveillance … Continue reading Two traffic robbers nabbed in Lagos →

A team of policemen acting on a tip-off have dislodged a gang of hoodlums using the National Park Forest, New-Bussa, Niger State, as a hideout. It was gathered that the hoodlums had made life difficult for the people of New-Bussa as well as visitors to the National Forest Park. Northern City News gathered on Sunday … Continue reading Cops dislodge hoodlums in Niger, recover rifle, magazines →

Police operatives have shot dead one Sumaila Sule, said to be the brains behind the abduction of the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board, Mr Muhammed Mahmood, during a gun battle at Rijana village in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The policemen attached to the Operation Puff Adder killed Sule, popularly known as … Continue reading Police kill UBEC chairman’s abductor, arrest six suspects →

There was jubilation in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Sunday following the arrest of a suspected deadly kidnapper and armed robber, Nzube Anagwu, popularly known as Italian. Anagwu, 35, is said to be a member of the gang of the late kidnap kingpin, Johnson Igwedibia, popularly known as Don Wanny, who terrorised the people … Continue reading SARS arrests Don Wanny’s gang member in Owerri →