Tag: murder
Man faces death penalty after pleading guilty to killing 10-year-old in salon
Prosecutors said the crime occurred when Ragan and an accomplice stormed a nail salon owned by the boy’s father, Hai…
17-year-old charged with murder of Temitope Onetufo
The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Eve on Grove Street, Lewisham. Police were called to the…
How mum, stepdad connived in killing of pregnant daughter
“This is, frankly, evil personified,” Carey told the court during arraignment in Wexford County’s 84th District Court. Before her body…
Celebrity chef found guilty of murdering entire family on Christmas Day
Prosecutors said Ross’s violent act was triggered by his wife’s decision to file for divorce six months earlier. They also…
Popular TV station female anchor arrested for killing her mother
When officers arrived at the home, they found Mock standing outside, covered in blood, while her mother was discovered inside…
How Gbemisola Akayinode’s lies, carelessness sent her daughter to the grave
A 36-year-old mother, Gbemisola Akayinode, has been arrested and charged with murder after her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, died in a…
BREAKING: Shock in Otukpo as APC leader shot dead in front of family
According to eyewitness accounts, the gunmen stormed Udeh’s Ugboju residence at about midnight, riding on a motorcycle.
Friendship turns fatal: ₦20k quarrel ends in alleged murder, arrest
In a bid to dispose of the body, Amadi is said to have stuffed the corpse into a sack, placed…
Police vow justice as man linked to multiple assaults, murder in custody
The image maker said that news of the victim’s death sparked outrage, as sympathisers stormed the suspect’s office in Sandgrouse…
Man sentenced for the manslaughter of Marc Allen
On Sunday, 29 December 2019, Marc Allen interrupted Errol Woodger robbing items from his flat on Peareswood Road, Erith, including…
Police launch murder investigation after death of 85-year-old man
Despite the best efforts of emergency services to save his life, the man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.…
Murder: Police apprehend herbalist, three others in Delta
“When it became obvious that the suspect had something to hide, he was arrested and the case was transferred to…
Four Ekiti men to die by hanging over murder, armed robbery
The prosecution also informed the court that the convicts attacked one Alhaji Usman Adeleye and inflicted him with machete cuts…
Abia Police arrest 60 for murder, robbery, other crimes
Onwuemelie spoke through the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, at the command’s headquarters in Umuahia on Friday.
29 members of Black Axe, Red Skin cult gangs docked for terrorism, murder
The Prosecutor, Insp. Godwin Ato, told the court that the suspects were arrested on Jan. 30, by a team of…
9 suspects arrested over Hakeem Mudashiru’s murder
SP. Adewale Osifeso, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, confirmed on Thursday in Ibadan that nine suspects…
Okada rider, 3 others arrested over murder of Chief Asaolu in Osun
The commercial motorcyclist was arrested after Asaolu's son, Olasunkanmi reported that his father, was missing, Spokesperson for Osun Police Command,…
Kano: Trial of Chinese Geng Quangrong for murder of girlfriend stalled
Ummukulsum was allegedly stabbed to death by Geng in her Kabuga quarters in Kano city for unconfirmed reasons.
Pastor Adetokunbo sentenced to death for using 7-year-old for ritual
The Lagos State government said that the duo cut off the child’s head and buried it on a 'church' altar…
How Lagos landlord, 3 others lynched mentally-challenged man
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that the victim left home without his caregivers, stressing that the occupants of the…
Ibadan man Mohammed Bello remanded for killing friend
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Philip Amusan told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on May 3,…
Wasiu Olanrewaju murders pregnant wife, stabs self in Badagry
Olanrewaju and his wife, Fathia, were always at loggerheads and their latest quarrel led to the stabbing of the 21-year-old…
Ademola Omoniyi bags death sentence for murdering Oba Olowoselu
Omoniyi on Aug. 20, 2018 at Odo Oro Ekiti in Ikole Ekiti Judicial Division, murdered Oba Gbadebo Ibitoye Olowoselu ll,…
4 policemen, couple arrested for murder of vigilante man in Edo
The 27-year-old Aikpitanyi, a member of the local vigilante group at Obaze Street, off Ewah Road, in Benin, was allegedly…
14 years after: Court sentences four to death in Rivers
The four accused, Zakariah Dauda, Inah-Inah Edet, Sunday Pius and Isaac Marcus had been standing trial since 2008 on three…
Lazarus Iordye docked over murder of 77- year-old Dzendasha Agundu
The septuagenarian sustained serious injuries from the beating and was rushed to Benue State University Teaching Hospital where he died.
Housewife Fiddausi Bello remanded for murder of 4-day-old baby
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday, ordered that a 30-year-old housewife, Fiddausi Bello, be remanded in correctional…
Fleeing cultist arrested by Federal SARS in Lagos
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery squad, FSARS, on Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, arrested a fleeing suspected member of…
Woman bags life imprisonment for killing ex-husband
A South Korean woman, who stunned the nation in 2019 and accused of brutally killing her ex-husband, was convicted of…
Woman bags 10-year imprisonment for killing fiance
A 27-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing Edet Ebong, her 33-year-old…