CP orders thorough investigation over the killing of Kaduna lawmaker
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna + The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mudassiru Abdullahi has ordered a thorough investigation over the killing of a lawmaker […]
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Court discharges, acquits woman accused of stabbing husband to death
A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death […]
Buhari condemns murder of Katsina commissioner, says killers must be prosecuted
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the assassination of the Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, by […]
Saudi Paris Embassy says arrested suspect has no link to Khashoggi case
The Saudi embassy in Paris said Tuesday that a Saudi national arrested as a suspect in the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has no […]
Kenyan policeman kills his wife, 5 others in shooting spree
A Kenyan police officer on Tuesday shot dead six people, including his wife, and wounded two others before turning the gun on himself, police said. […]
Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing brother
An Ado Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced 24-year-old Ebenezer Olorunleke to death by hanging for killing his own brother. Justice Bamidele Omotoso said the […]
Man charged for killing his 4 children, mother-in-law in U.S. shooting
A man was charged Tuesday with killing his four children and mother-in-law over the weekend inside a home in the western U.S. State of California, […]
78-year-old man kills blind brother over land dispute in Ogun
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – The police authority in Ogun State have arrested a 78-year-old man, Moshood Habibu, for killing his visually impaired elder brother […]
Alleged housemaid manslaughter: You have a case to answer, judge tells couple
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday told a couple, Fortune and Stephen Nwankwo, that they had a case to answer over […]
Police arrest man, blind pastor over ritual killing of 7yr-old-boy
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man and a pastor over the disappearance and murder for money ritual […]
Enugu community, Oruku writes Buhari, Ugwuanyi, IGP, demands justice for assassinated monarch
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – The people of Oruku Community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state have written an open letter to President […]
Man in police net for stabbing wife to death in Ogun
A 24-year-old man, Majiyagbe Olamilekan, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with a […]
Iraq Court sentences killer of 2 journalists to death
The Iraqi judiciary on Monday issued the death penalty against the killer of a reporter and cameraman in 2020 in Iraq’s southern city of Basra. […]