Tag: murder
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: 15-year old girl found guilty of murdering mother, daughter
A 15-year-old girl has been found guilty of murdering a mother and daughter. The teenager, who cannot be named, was…
Woman arraigned over murder of co-tenant
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 30-year-old woman, Bose Okhlua, at Ikoyi Prisons for…
3 housewives arrested over alleged attempted murder in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three housewives in connection with the alleged attempted murder of a girl. The…
Landlord remanded for stabbing tenant to death
For allegedly stabbing his tenant to death over space to dispose of used water, Gbade Metibemu is to be remanded…
Man bags life imprisonment for killing teenager
Two men convicted of kidnapping and murdering a teenager in Saxony last year were on Monday, sentenced by a court…
Kidnappers of Lagos monarch for trial
The four suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a Lagos monarch will soon be prosecuted, the Lagos State…
4 remanded over murder of Oyo State Assembly member
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of four men for allegedly robbing and shooting to…
Killer of 21-year-old woman arrested in Kano
The Police in Kano on Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old barber, Mr Shamsu Isah, for allegedly killing a 21-year-old lady at…
Pedophile sentenced to life imprisonment
A German Court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to a 33-year-old security guard who admitted to abducting, sexually abusing…
UPDATE: Pistorius sentenced to six years for murdering girlfriend
South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder…
Man killed for refusing to charge friend’s phone
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a bricklayer, Demola Wasiu, for allegedly killing his 27-year-old friend, Lekan Omotosho. Wasiu…
Jealous lover to die by hanging
A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba Tuesday sentenced a man, Lucky Anyali, to death by hanging for murder.…
Monarch’s son murdered, weeks after paying N5m ransom for abducted daughter
Cyriacus Izuekwe The son of the traditional ruler of Ikwuano Autonomous community in Isi Ala Mbano town of Imo state,…
Lagos police investigate murder of woman, 65
The Police Command in Lagos says it is investigating the alleged murder of a 56-year-old woman, Slifat Ayodele. This was…
Robbers murder night guard
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 52-year-old night guard simply identified as Abdulahi, has been reportedly murdered by suspected armed robbers in a…
Women Arise protest at court over murder of housewife
Cyriacus Izuekwe Members of Women Arise, a non governmental organization led by Dr Jeo Okei-Odumakin on Monday protested at the…
APC chieftain beheaded in Rivers, wife, son murdered
Police in Rivers State are still trying to solve the puzzle of masked gunmen who killed the ward chairman of…
Murder: court remands suspect in prison custody
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The 36-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed and killed a woman with a kitchen knife in Benin, Evelyn…
Man murders wife in Edo, flees
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 30-year old house wife, Patience Ekukpe, has been reportedly murdered by her husband, identified simply as Henry,…
Yewande Oyediran back in court for killing her husband
Chief Magistrate Mrs Kehinde Durosaro-Tijani will hear today whether Nigerian lawyer, Mrs Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr Oyelowo…
Two Ebonyi undergraduates kill woman just back from US
Enugu Police Command, on Sunday, said it had nabbed two undergraduates, who are students of one of Ebonyi State University…
6 arrested over kidnap, murder of Ubulu-Uku king
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The police in Delta State has arrested six persons in connection with the kidnap and gruesome murder of…
Five remanded for murder, rape, armed robbery
Dedeigbo Ayodeji The High Court Ikorodu, Lagos State, presided over by Honorable Justice M. A. Savage has remanded five suspects,…
Teenager remanded in prison for killing friend
An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the remand of Oluwatobi Olukoya, 19, in prison custody for…
Appeal court reserve ruling in murder case against Ibinabo
Akin Kuponiyi An appeal court sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria has adjourned for judgement the appeal filed by star…
Police corporal to face trial over murder of tricycle operator’s wife
Paul Iyoghojie A 28-year-old Police Corporal Museliu Aremu, alleged to have killed a mother of four, Comfort Idongesit Godwin Udoh,…
Church leader docked for murder
The trial of the leader of a fringe Christian sect in Angola for murder continues today. Jose Kalupeteka, leader of…
Edo court remands housewife for killing husband
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 43-year-old house wife, Adizat Owhe-Akere and Juliet Omozuefo, 23, have been remanded in prison custody by an…
Man kills four own children in Kaduna
A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…