Tag: attempted murder
Defendant expresses remorse for setting wife on fire
Prosecutor Marc Prehler said the defendant had been violent in the marriage, his wife had moved in with their adult…
Akwa Ibom village head arrested for shooting sister
The Police spokesperson added that investigation revealed that the incident occurred as a result of a quarrel arising from ownership…
Ekiti man Owoeye Ojo to die by hanging for armed robbery
To prove her case, the prosecutor Florence Ajumobi called four witnesses and tendered one single barrel gun, live cartridges, statement…
Man gets 10 years for attempted murder of ex-Japan PM
The court in the western city of Wakayama found that the man intended to kill Kishida and others on April…
Anambra man to face attempted murder charge for stabbing brother’s wife
Anambra Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo, disclosed this on Tuesday, after visiting the victim…
Lagos man Aramide Tito docked for attempting to murder 11-year-old stepson
Okuoimose alleged that the defendant unlawfully beat up and starved his son stepson for three days. “The defendant poured hot…
Abuja man Micheal Okoye docked for attempting to kill his 2 siblings
Police said that the defendant’s siblings, Oluchi and Anthony reported the matter.
2 brothers plead guilty to killing journalist
The brothers had unsuccessfully tried to negotiate a pardon in exchange for naming bigger alleged conspirators, including a former minister…
Kenyan standards official arraigned for attempted murder
The Kenyan Police on Monday, arraigned the Managing Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards’(KEBS), Charles Ongwae, before a Magistrates’…
Attempted murder: Commercial sex worker rescued from client
The police in Lagos on Monday said that they rescued a commercial sex worker from a client in a hotel…
2 Edo APC Chieftains sent to prison for murder
An Oredo Magistrates court in Benin on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of two chieftains of the All…
Man remanded for killing father, stabbing mother
Babalola Rotimi Junior, 24, had been remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons for the alleged murder of his father and stabbing…
4 remanded over kidnap of Iba monarch
Four men, who allegedly kidnapped Oba Goriola Oseni, the traditional ruler of Iba in Lagos State, were on Monday remanded…
Breaking: New York bombing suspect charged with attempted murder
New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami has been charged with five counts of “attempted murder of…
Man docked for poisoning neighbour’s soup
For allegedly pouring a poisonous substance in a neighbour’s pot of soup, a trader, Gordon Daniel, on Thursday appeared before…
Boutique burglar caught on camera, remanded in prison
A security guard, Okoh Abel-Uchenna, who allegedly broke into a boutique at Ikotun, a Lagos suburb, and robbed its owner…
Mother, son in court over attempted murder
For allegedly beating up their landlady, a mother and son were on Friday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court…
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“I’m done”, Tiwa Savage talks Tee Billz attempted suicide, cheating
In three piercing words, Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage pretty much summed up her marriage to her husband, Tunji Balogun, popularly…
18 Soldiers Face Trial Over Maiduguri Mutiny
Eighteen soldiers have been court–martialed by the Nigerian Army for attempted murder and mutiny in Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri. An online…
Attempted Murder: Accused 9-Month Old Baby Goes Into Hiding
A nine month old baby arrested along with his father, grandfather by the police in Pakistan for attempted murder has…
Mother Attempts To Kill Day Old Baby
A housewife who cheated on her husband and got pregnant has been arrested by the police at Ajegunle Divisional Headquarters,…
Police Rescue 3 From Oro Shrine
The police in Ogun State have arrested seven people in connection with the attempted murder of three brothers, who were…
Woman arrested for stabbing son
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano An 11 year old Nigerian boy is battling to live at a Kano hospital after being stabbed by…
Attempt On Ibru’s Life: Court Discharges Al Mustapha, Others
A Lagos High Court, this evening, discharged and acquitted Major Hamza Al Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to the late…