Police have arrested a local county official for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German. Robert Telles, 45, a public administrator of Clark County in the US state of Nevada, which includes the city of Las Vegas,…
Eliza Fletcher: Police identify body found in search for heiress
Police in Tennessee say a body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher. The 34-year-old mother-of-two was a teacher in the area, and the granddaughter of a local billionaire. She was abducted while jogging early on Friday…
Palestinian Authority official defends killing of ‘rude’ dissident Nizar Banat
A top Palestinian Authority (PA) official has defended the murder of political activist Nizar Banat, saying he “deserved to die”, according to a report by a London-based newspaper. The official, who spoke to The Jewish Chronicle on condition of anonymity,…
Cultists shoot rival dead in Lagos restaurant, Man arrested for robbing online vendors 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. Cultists shoot rival dead in Lagos restaurant, suspects nabbed (Punch) Three suspected members of the Klansman…
3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to…
Akwa Ibom monarch sentenced to death
The Village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika LGA in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, has been sentenced to death by hanging. The monarch, who stood trial on four counts of conspiracy, was convicted for the murder of…
Father and son sentenced to life in prison for federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
Two of the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged through a Georgia neighborhood in early 2020 were sentenced to life in prison Monday for federal hate crimes. Travis McMichael, the man responsible for fatally…
Suspected killer of Naval officer, police personnel shot dead in Imo
A suspected killer of a Naval officer and some police personnel in Imo State have been shot dead by operatives of the Police Command. The hoodlum, one Osita Ogbuiri aka Shina Rambo, a native of Mmahu in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government…
Kano school proprietor sentenced to death by hanging over killing of Hanifa
The Kano State High Court on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging the Proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, Abdulmalik Tanko, principal suspect who masterminded the kidnap and killing of 5- year-old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar.…
Councillor-Elect, cousin beheaded in Benue
Paul Ojile, a councillor-elect, and his cousin have been beheaded in Orokam district of Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. They went missing on Thursday but their were recovered on Friday morning. Our correspondent reports that the deceased councillor-elect…
