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A 14-year old boy, Rasheed Suleiman has been beheaded by a barber at a shopping complex in Badagry, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. The 23-year old barber, Jimoh Wheto, has been arrested and remanded in prison custody. Wheto said it was like he was under some kind of spell when he picked up a cutlass and cut off the deceased’s head ...

Eight persons suspected to be members of the fiery Islamic sect, Boko Haram, were arraigned yesterday in Abuja on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and causing grievous harm on people. The suspects arraigned by State Security Service, SSS, include Shuaibu Abubakar, Mohammed Dalhatu, Salisu Ahmed, Ahmed Ezimakor, Umar Babagana, Mohammed Ali, Musa Adamu and Umar Ibrahim. The SSS, which ...

Girls between the ages of 10 and 13 were injected with contraceptives at their primary school in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, according to a news report on Tuesday, in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the case of rape. One of the victims, Nandipha Ngalo’s 11-year-old daughter was injected at Emzomncane Primary by the Dora Nginza Hospital’s family planning unit. Ngalo ...

Six policemen and one civilian were killed by gunmen on Monday afternoon in Misau, Bauchi State after a police station and a commercial bank were attacked in the area. Report says the gunmen bombed the police station, killing six policemen and invaded a bank, carting away a huge sum of money. According to an official of Misau Local Government Council, ...

Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe 2011 on Monday night. Miss Universe 2011, the 60th edition of the pageant was held at Sao Paulo, Brazil. She beat out 88 other competitors to win the title, replacing last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. The 25-year-old Lopes is Angola’s first winner. She smoothly handled an interview question about what ...