A white supremacist who shot dead 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last year has been sentenced to life in prison in a dramatic court hearing. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to 25 counts, including first-degree murder…
A 38-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okeke, who allegedly obtained N540,000 under false pretences, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Okeke, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it raided Mushin area of Lagos and arrested a prophet, David Yekini and 76 others with substances suspected to be hard drugs. The Deputy Commander, Operations and Training, NDLEA Lagos State Command,…
Daryll Neita and Reece Prescod will aim to continue their exciting starts to the year at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham this weekend. Neita and Prescod both produced personal bests as they impressed with victories over 60m in Berlin…
A public meeting that was meant to ease fears about a toxic chemical spill in an Ohio town only heightened anger when the rail firm at the heart of the disaster failed to show up. Representatives of the Norfolk Southern…
A shooting ambush in a remote Australian town that left six people dead has been declared a religiously-motivated terrorist attack. Authorities say it is the first time Christian extremist ideology has been linked to a terror attack in Australia. Two…
Crowds of retirees in China have again taken to the streets to protest against cuts to their medical benefits. They gathered on Wednesday for a second time in Wuhan, where Covid was first detected, and also in the north-eastern city…
The World Health Organization convened for an “urgent” meeting on Tuesday in response to an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Africa. A least nine people have been confirmed to have died from the virus’ first-ever outbreak in Equatorial…
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Court orders Evans to return 233k Euros ransom (Nation) The Lagos High Court sitting at the…
The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has ordered billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, to refund the sum of 233,000 Euros ransom he obtained from one of his victims, Chief Donatus Dunu. Justice Olukayode…
