Photo: Lagos court sentence man living with HIV/AIDS to 2 years in prison for drug trafficking

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced an AIDS patient to two years in prison for attempting to export 1.595 kilogrammes of heroin to France.

Adeyemo Babatunde Akanni, alias Adeyanju Williams was nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on October 1, 2014, during an outward clearance of an Air France flight to Paris.

He was slammed with a one-count charge of unlawful exportation of the illicit drug. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The NDLEA prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, called five witnesses and tendered several pieces of evidence, including the seized banned drug, which the convict excreted; his travel passport, confessional statements, the results of the forensic test of the drug and a cash of €800 among other exhibits.

Car thief caught at Ojota

A car thief was caught Friday 2 december at Ojota, he stole a car key, phones and money worth 70,000. All the items were recovered except the money because he wasn't arrested on the scene but was suspected  after he left the scene, caught and was taken to his house where all the stolen items were recovered except the money. He is still at Ogudu Area H. 

Photos: Female Editor abducted in Benue, police suspect an insiders role

Female Editor with Radio Benue, Jill Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, was kidnapped by five unidentified gunmen at her home in Makurdi, Benue state Friday December 2nd. According to the daughter of the victim, the gunmen who came in an Ash colored Suzuki jeep, broke through the window at her mother's bedroom and took her away.

Photos: Pres Buhari receives King of Morocco at the state house Abuja

President Buhari Friday received the King of Morocco H.M MUHAMMAD VI, at the state house Abuja. The visiting monarch joined President Buhari to observe today's Jumaat prayer at the National Mosque Abuja. More photos after the cut...

Photos of Ayo Fayose on a motorcycle in Ado Ekiti

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, boarded a commercial motorcycle after inspecting some projects in the state capital, Ado Ekiti, Friday. Another photo after the cut..

Nicole Kidman reveals she had to beg for the role that launched her Hollywood career

Nicole Kidman, 49, is one of Hollywood's most established stars but all the fame and money could not have been if she didn't have the courage to go after a job that seemed certain to elude her. Appearing in a video for Variety's Actors On Actors series, she admitted that she fought hard for her role in the 1995 movie To Die For, after she discovered she wasn't the director's first pick. 

'To Die For came along, But no one thought I could do it and I think the studio didn't want me and it sort of went through another bunch of actors,' she explained. She boldly gave the film's director Gus Van Sant a call to beg for the role. 'I said: 'Please, give me the chance! I beg you,'' Nicole explained, adding: 'Because the writing was so strong. Buck Henry.... I mean, come on. Talk about great writing.'

Jungle justice! Two suspected thieves burnt in Anambra state ( Graphic photos)

A mob on Friday set ablaze two suspected armed robbers along Onitsha-Owerri Road, Anambra State. The suspected thieves are said to have been terrorizing residents of Onitsha. See the horrific photos after the cut...