Gunfire erupted at an Atlanta medical facility on Wednesday, killing at least one woman and wounding four more as police searched for the assailant, authorities said. Police were searching for 24-year-old Deion Patterson, who is believed to be the gunman…
9 dead, 7 injured in Serbia school shooting – Ministry
Serbian Interior Ministry on Wednesday reported that the death toll in the school shooting in Belgrade amounts to nine, and seven more people have been injured. Earlier, police reported a shooting at a school in the Vrachar municipality in the…
Teenager docked for allegedly attempting to steal from a provision shop
Muiz Adeleye,19, was on Friday docked in an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly attempting to steal from a provision shop. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Adeleye, whose address is unknown is charged with theft. He…
2 men docked over alleged stealing, threat to live
Two men were on Thursday arraigned before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged burglary, stealing and threat to life. The defendants, Saheed Ajayi,25, and Usman Abubakre, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried on three count charges…
2 unemployed men face N10m worth of wire theft charge
Two unemployed men, Michael Adebayo and Chiemere Ejezie, were on Monday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing an electric wire worth N10m. The defendants, Adebayo, 20 and Ejezie, 27, whose residential addresses were not provided, are standing…
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
Malaysia’s parliament has voted to remove the country’s mandatory death penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. The country has had a moratorium on executions since 2018. But the abolition now removes the death penalty as the…
Portugal: 2 women stabbed to death at Lisbon’s Islamic centre
Two people were killed and several others were injured in a stabbing at an Islamic centre in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Portuguese authorities have said. Officers were called to the centre just before 11am (10:00 GMT) on Tuesday where they…
2 arrested for raping 15-year-old in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested no two suspects who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl in the state. In a statement on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the police…
2 dead, 2 alive after Americans kidnapped in Mexico
Two of the four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico last week are dead and two are alive and now safe in the US, Mexican officials said. Four US citizens were kidnapped by armed men on 3 March while driving…
Carpenter, 55, docked for alleged N5.1m fraud
A 55-year-old man, Omoseni Ilesanmi on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N5.1 million under false pretence. Ilesanmi who gave his address as No 9, Lanre Oke St., Olanbe ,Ogun State, is facing a…