Court sentences two men to death by hanging over rape, murder of teenage girl in Anambra

  The Anambra high court in Ogidi has sentenced two men — Elochukwu Belonwu and Chukwuebuka Ofokwu — to death by hanging over the rape and murder of Jennifer Anene,…

Police arrest man for hacking father to death over property in Rivers

  The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly hacking his father, retired Marine Captain David Nwoke, to death during a dispute over property at Oro Ekpo…

Three arrested for beating student to death in Imo

  The Imo State Police Command has arrested three students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, in connection with the alleged murder of a 21-year-old undergraduate, Chinedu…

Decorator hacked to death in Edo

  A 30-year-old interior decorator has been killed in the Ogida area of Benin City, Edo state, under circumstances that have left her family and community in shock.   The…

How we raped female nursing student before beheading her in Imo

  Youths of Umuadara, Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, have arrested one of the suspected killers of a student of College of Nursing, Obowo, Wendy Achumba.…

Man kills girlfriend over infidelity in Cross River

  A middle-aged man has been accused of killing his girlfriend over alleged infidelity in a community in Cross River State, sparking outrage among residents calling for justice. According to…

Man stabs friend to death in Ondo

  The Police Command in Ondo State has arrested a suspect, Johnson Daniel, for allegedly stabbing an 18-year-old boy, Ariyo Timilehin, to death in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of…

Court sentences four to death for killing Rivers DPO

  A high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has sentenced four persons to death by hanging over the killing of Bako Angbashim, former divisional police officer (DPO) of Ahoada…

Appeal Court upholds death sentence of Hanifa’s Tanko

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has upheld the death sentence imposed on Abdulmalik Tanko, the killer of young Hanifa Abubakar. According to DailyTrust, Justice A. R. Muhammad…

Supreme Court Affirms Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

  The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence to Maryam Sanda for committing culpable homicide. In a split judgment of four to one, a five-member panel of justices of…

Man kills nursing mother, baby over paternity feud in Katsina

  A 30-year-old nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby were murdered and dumped in a well in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The evil deed was…

Rivers court sentences UNIPORT student to death for killing girlfriend

  A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for…

Two suspects arrested for stabbing police officer to death in Ondo

  Two persons have been arrested in Ondo state for allegedly stabbing a police officer to death during an altercation between them. Confirming this in Akure, the state police command…

Wife allegedly slits husband’s throat, damages eye in Niger

  A housewife, Halima Salisu, a resident of Kuta, the headquarters of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, has allegedly slit her husband’s throat, Salisu Suleiman, with a…

Slain husband’s family slams Tinubu’s pardon for Maryam Sanda

  The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his murder. They…