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Two brothers, son of traditional ruler to die by hanging for murder

Admin 1 7 years ago

Two brothers, Shola and Kayode Oni and one other person, are to die by hanging for the murder of one Suleiman Afolabi during a fight on Christmas day in 2012.Also to be hanged to death alongside the two siblings is […]

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Kano court grant bail to woman accused of murder

Admin 1 8 years ago

A female, Mrs Gloria Okocha 31 years old, who crushed a woman identified as Mrs Remi Nwokolo to death has been granted bail by a Kano chief magistrate court. Mrs Okocha a member of the Living Faith church, Kano was […]

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NURTW boss remanded in prison over murder

Admin 1 8 years ago

The Lagos State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ebute-Metta, has ordered that the chairman of Meran branch of National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) Mr. Wasiu Onibudo, 62, be remanded in prisons custody over alleged offences of conspiracy and murder. The […]

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28-yr-old man kills pregnant woman for N50,000

Admin 1 8 years ago

UYO— A 28-year-old man, Edet Stephen Asuquo, yesterday, made revealing statements to the Akwa Ibom State Police Command on how he was hired by a village council leader in Itu Local Government Area to kill a pregnant woman for ritual […]

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DPO jailed 10 years over fuel subsidy protester’s death

Admin 1 8 years ago

Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere on Monday sentenced a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr. Segun Fabunmi , to 10 years in prison for manslaughter following the death of one Ademola Aderintola Daramola […]

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Hotel boss, five others in detention over alleged murder

Admin 1 9 years ago

The Sokoto state Police command has confirmed the arrest of six persons in connection with the alleged killing of a Police Inspector, Mr. Nura Hashimu. They are: the Managing Director and five other members of staff of a four-star hotel […]

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Pregnant Nigerian woman murdered in Ghana

Admin 1 9 years ago

BY GBOYEGA ADEOYE She was in the throes of childbirth and needed to get to the hospital fast. Gripped by an excruciating pang of labour, she held her aching waist and hobbled towards the bus station, eager to catch a […]

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How to Get Away with Murder in Nigeria by Seun Lari-William

Admin 1 9 years ago

By Seun Lari Williams Murder is, simply put, the unlawful killing of a human being by another human being. There isn’t much difference between murder and assassination. Some say, if the person unlawfully killed was important enough, then the media […]