Tag: murder
Dismiss murder charge against child bride killer – Lawyer
A defence lawyer on Monday called for the dismissal of murder charges against a 14-year-old girl accused of killing her…
S.Africa court dismisses attempt by Pistorius’s lawyer to stop appeal
A South Africa court dismissed Friday an attempt by Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers to stop an appeal that could see the…
Pistorius lawyers challenge prosecution’s right to appeal
Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers were in court Friday to make a last-ditch attempt to stop an appeal that could see the…
Suspect confesses involvement in Nemtsov murder
A Russian judge said Sunday one of the five suspects in the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov had confessed…
Police confirm murder of Labour Party supporter
The Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the murder of one Ifeanyi Onu, a Labour Party supporter from Umunaga Ward in…
Attempted Murder: Court grants PDP Assembly candidate bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Egor Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly in…
Nigerian Witchdoctors Planned To Kill Me —Mugabe
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has alleged that his former Vice President and other top officials in his ruling Zanu-PF sought…
Murder: Saudi Arabia beheads citizen
A Saudi convicted of shooting dead a compatriot was beheaded on Sunday, bringing to 35 the number of death sentences…
Court frees LASTMA official over murder charge
Henry Ojelu Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Ikeja High Court today discharged and acquitted an official of Lagos State Transport…
Obama condemns ‘outrageous’ murders of Muslim students
United States President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the “brutal and outrageous” execution-style murders of three Muslim students in North…
85 Year-Old Community Leader Beheaded In Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An 85 year-old community leader in Arougba village, in Oredo local government area of Benin metropolis, Goodluck Uwumahongie,…
Man Kills Brother Over Soup
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested a 57-year-old man, Sunday Osemwekhe, for allegedly killing his half-brother with machete…
Saudi beheads two for murder, drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling and a Saudi for murder, the interior ministry…
Muslim cleric questioned after 6-year-old boy is molested, murdered
Pakistani police questioned an Islamic cleric after the body of a 6-year-old boy was found hanged on a ceiling fan…
Man,45, kills son who came home for Xmas
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a 45-year old man, Nwofu Igbo, who allegedly killed…