Two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade, prosecutors said Tuesday in court documents that for the first time reveal a possible motive. The documents were filed ahead of a…
Lagos socialite wanted, Woman jailed for sex trafficking 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. Drugs: Wanted Lagos hotelier’s 6 houses, N217m seized (Punch) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has…
California man who spent 38 years in prison for murder is freed after DNA evidence points to different person
A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person, the Los Angeles County district attorney…
Arshad Sharif killing: Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya
An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead on Sunday. An initial police report said officers shot him while he was in a moving vehicle in a case of mistaken identity. Sharif was…
Returnee remanded for fraud, Coroner indicts police for Jumoke’s death 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. Court remands Canadian returnee over alleged N360m fraud (Guardian) For allegedly engaging in N360 million fraud,…
Paris murder: Killing of Lola, 12, sparks immigration row in France
Grief and outrage in France over the murder of a 12-year-old girl found dumped in a plastic trunk in Paris has turned into a political row over the migrant status of the suspect. Lola’s body was found last Friday in…
Rapper PnB Rock’s girlfriend says he saved her life during his final moments
PnB Rock put his family first even in his final moments. The “Selfish” rapper’s girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, is now opening up about witnessing his horrific death more than a month after he was robbed and fatally shot while they were…
Teenager hacked to death, Task Force arrest land grabbers 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. Teenager hacked to death in Lagos apartment (Vanguard) A 15-year-old boy, Jerome Emeka Akwuene, was reportedly…
Teenager hacked to death in Lagos apartment
A 15-year-old boy, Jerome Emeka Akwuene, was reportedly hacked to death, Monday, by yet-to-be-identified persons at his father’s residence in Ago Palace Way, Lagos State. Late Emeka, who was a Senior Secondary School student, was found tied on his bed…
Confession: How I killed Super TV boss – Chidinma
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday watched the video recording of the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, allegedly murdered on June 15, 2021. An undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, and…