An Australian man who killed his pregnant wife and then put her body in a bath of acid has been sentenced to over 21 years in jail. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Meraj Zafar, 23, appeared via video link in the…
Mother arrested for throwing child into Delta river
A young lady, Ms Blessing Ibuku, was among the over 30 suspects paraded by the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday for being involved in crimes such as robbery, kidnapping, cultism, and murder, among others, while also recovering 150 arms,…
3 sentenced to death by hanging for kidnapping, murder of Delta monarch
Justice M. Omovie of the Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa has sentenced three men to death for the murder of His Royal Majesty, Obi Edward Akaelue Ofulue III, the late King of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom, in January 2016. The…
Tech consultant found guilty of stabbing Cash App founder to death
A tech consultant has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the brutal fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. IT consultant Nima Momeni, 40, was convicted by a San Francisco jury on Tuesday in the stabbing that happened…
Man gets life jail for raping daughter, Court admits Mompha’s phone for trial, 3 people killed by arsonists and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man gets life jail for defiling daughter (Nation) Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences…
Kenya court jails Olympian Kiplagat’s killers for 35 years
A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret last week found Peter Ushuru…
Ebonyi: Police arrest 4 over organ harvesting, nab 173 others
The Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in October 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
Labourer kills wife, matchetes 3-yr-old son in Ondo
A labourer, Sunday Emmanuel, has allegedly macheted his wife simply identified as Linda to death at Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to a police report, Emmanuel, who resides at Ogbeni Camp in the Ofosu area of Idanre,…
Father-of-2 died after ‘man he met on Grindr smashed his head in’
An army veteran who was found in a partially buried grave having suffered ‘at least 10 blows to the head’ was killed by a man he had met on Grindr, a court has heard. The remains of Paul Taylor, 56,…