Nigerian man kills father, stabs sisters in New Orleans
A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been arrested in New Orleans for allegedly murdering his father and stabbing his two sisters in a shocking domestic attack.
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‘He should be punished’: Son speaks as father faces trial for wife’s death
A 24-year-old Lagos resident, Paul Odu, has accused his father of killing his mother, Temitope, through a brutal assault a day after she returned from her call-to-bar ceremony, calling for full justice for her death.
Tinubu removes Maryam Sanda from presidential pardon list
President Bola Tinubu has removed Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband, from the revised presidential pardon list after consultations with the Council of State.
France: Woman given rare life sentence for rape, brutal murder of girl, 12
Dahbia Benkired has been sentenced to a unique whole-life term in France for the 2022 rape and murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet, a case that captivated and horrified the nation.
Father dies of grief over raped, beheaded daughter’s death
A French court heard emotional testimony as the father of murdered schoolgirl Lola Daviet was said to have died from grief ahead of the trial of her accused killer.
Court sentences UK-based Nigerian, Lekan Akinsoji, to life imprisonment for murder
Two men, including UK-based Nigerian Lekan Akinsoji, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2017 gang-related murder of Ahmed Deen-Jah in East London.
Man allegedly murders okada rider, tries to steal motorcycle to fund third marriage in Bauchi
Police in Bauchi have arrested a trader accused of killing a motorcyclist to fund his wedding to a third wife.
Man jailed for beheading son after teen found photos of him in lingerie eating poop from diaper
A Colorado man, Mark Redwine, was sentenced to 48 years in prison for murdering and decapitating his 13-year-old son, Dylan, after the boy found humiliating photos of him.
Family of murder victim faults presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda
The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s pardon of his convicted wife, Maryam Sanda, describing it as a grave injustice that reopens old wounds.
Harvard, MIT scientists develop safer ‘natural Killer’ cells to fight cancer
Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed genetically modified “natural killer” cells that destroyed cancer in mice within weeks while avoiding dangerous immune reactions seen in conventional therapies.