Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, aka Bobrisky, may spend the Eid-il-Fitri break in detention. Bobrisky was arrested on April 3 and convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday, April 5, 2024, after pleading guilty to the charges…
James Crumbley: Father of Michigan school gunman convicted of manslaughter
The father of a 15-year-old Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his son Ethan’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun he used in the…
Times Square hate crime victim confronts attacker in court, says she’s ‘surprised’ he apologised
A 68-year-old anti-Asian hate crime victim described the moment she faced her attacker this week, three years after he brutally assaulted her in New York City’s Times Square. The victim, Vilma Kari, attended the sentencing of 41-year-old Brandon Elliot to…
Black man who spent 44 years in prison before he was exonerated gets record $25M settlement
A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated. Ronnie Long,…
Mehmet Koray Alpergin: 2 men guilty of killing radio DJ who was kidnapped and tortured
Mehmet Koray Alpergin was pictured on Instagram in exotic locations around the world, mingling with celebrities including rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the chef Salt Bae. But in October last year, the DJ’s naked body was found dumped in Essex…
Yes, I did wrong but my sentence is too harsh, haba
I don’t know what I was thinking. In short, I wasn’t thinking, I was young and foolish. That’s what. I began my journey as a Surulere boy. When I finished school at Stadium High School all I wanted to do…