India police arrest goat for grazing in garden

Police in central India arrested a goat and its owner for repeatedly damaging a senior bureaucrat’s garden, a local official said Tuesday.

Police in Chhattisgarh state sprang into action on Monday, registering a case against the man and his animal for chewing up the district magistrate’s garden.

My husband wants to kill me, woman tells court

A housewife, Kafilat Mukaila, has accused her husband, Olaoye, of attempting to strangulate her to death before an Osogbo Customary Court .

The woman also accused her husband of neglecting her and her children and battery whenever he saw her with any man.

South African mayor awards scholarships to virgin women

A South African mayor has awarded college scholarships to 16 young women for remaining virgins to encourage others to be "pure and focus on school," her spokesman said Sunday.

Chibok girls can no longer be rescued – Poll

On Friday we asked if Nigerians believe that the more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnappedfrom their school on April 14, 2014 can still be rescued.

Ambode mourns death of ex-gov’s wife

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has expressed sadness over the death of the wife of Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (retd.), the first Military Governor of Lagos State.

Yes, I’ve apologised — Oliseh

Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has confirmed that he has apologised to the Nigeria Football Federation after his recent attacks on the federation as well as his critics.

Chinese cuts off Nigerian worker’s finger in C’River

A Chinese worker, identified as Njaga Chang, has cut off one of the right fingers of his Nigerian colleague at the Xin Xin Quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The 23-year-old Nigerian victim, Nsikak Tommy, was said to have incurred the wrath of the Chinese for failing to quickly turn on the generator at the quarry site.