Tag: Murder
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Police charge Florida shooter with 17 counts of premeditated murder
The heavily armed teenager who gunned down students and adults at a Florida high school was charged Thursday with 17 counts of premeditated murder, court documents showed. Recall that Nikolas Cruz, 19, killed fifteen people in a hail of gunfire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Two others died of their wounds…
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Traditional ruler, son, arraigned for allegedly murdering EFCC informant
A traditional ruler, Nojimu Abioye, and his son, Wahab Abioye, were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja High Court, for alleged murder of one Alhaji Olatunji Rasak in 2015. Rasaki was said to be an informant for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC ). The duo was charged with a two-count charge of…
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Court remands Ekiti monarch, five others in prison for alleged murder
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Obasoyin Ganiyu, 50, and five other persons be remanded in prison over alleged conspiracy, attempted murder and murder. The other accused persons are Ajewole Sunday, 25; Adetowoju Bode, 27; Kayode Michael, 31; Olowolafe Tola, 32 and Aluko Taiwo, 32. The accused were…
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Court fixes Nov 10 to decide Evans’ applications to quash murder charges
The Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has fixed November 10 to rule on whether or not to quash the murder and illegal sales of firearms charges filed by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions against alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo fixed the date on Friday after hearing two…
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Police arrest man for allegedly murdering his new wife
Stephen Akpata, a Nigerian who used to live in Australia, has been arrested by the police for allegedly strangling his new wife, Onyinye Eze, Bayelsa Commissioner of Police, Asuquo Amba, has said. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, the 33-year-old victim was an employee of Globacom Nigeria Limited. The Delta State…
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Hector Joberteh’s murder: Police arrest suspects
The Lagos State Police Command has detained three suspects in connection with the killing of Gulder Ultimate Search season 3 winner, Hector Joberteh. Ratifying the arrests, the recently appointed Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said the suspects are being quizzed about the murder of Joberteh who was trailed to his apartment and…
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Osun Speaker condemns abduction, murder of Permanent Secretary
Sequel to the abduction and murder of a Permanent Secretary in Osun on Friday, Mrs Kemi Kolawole the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, has called on the Federal authorities to provide adequate security on the nation’s highways particularly the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Expressway. He spoke against the backdrop of the killing of…
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UNIOSUN student murder: Aregbesola vows to prosecute, punish killer cleric
…appeals to students to keep calm The Osun State Government has condemned the murder of Timilehin Sonibare, a final year student of Osun State University who was allegedly killed by a Muslim cleric and three others. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Police in Osun on Tuesday paraded a cleric, Sakariyau Abdulrofiu, and his suspected accomplices, Ibrahim…
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Thabane sworn-in as Lesotho PM two days after wife’s murder
Lesotho’s new prime minister took office on Friday at the head of a coalition government, three years after he was targeted in a coup and two days after the murder of his estranged wife. Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) party won snap elections on June 3 but failed to get an outright majority, leading…
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15-yr-old Fulani herdsman sentenced to death for murder
15-year-old Fulani herdsman, Haruna Usman was convicted to death by a Kogi State High Court on Tuesday. Usman was said to have been guilty of stabbing one Happy David to death following an argument while trying to graze on the farm of the parents of the deceased. He was said to have committed the crime…