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A 20-year-old boy identified as Rinji Peter Bala was allegedly arrested, then killed by some officials of Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, it has emerged. According to unconfirmed reports, Bala also known as Bobo and his friends…

Bing Liu, a 37-year-old researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said to be on the “verge of making very significant coronavirus findings” has been killed. According to the university, Professor Liu was shot and…

Maryam Sanda who was sentenced to death on January 27 for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello has filed an appeal against her sentence by a Federal High Court in Abuja. She asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to set aside the…

A budding American rapper, Pop Smoke has been shot and killed in what appears to be a home invasion robbery, TMZ reports. According to law enforcement sources, the 20-year-old artist, whose real name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was at…

A 29-year-old woman simply identified as Brenda has reportedly killed her two children before committing suicide in Umahia, Abia State. A Twitter user with the handle @PH_Promoter, who shared the news, said Brenda committed the evil act…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes has estimated that about 64,000 Nigerians are murdered annually in the country with the homicide rate highest in the North-East at 79 and North-Central at 65 per 100,000 inhabitants.…

Zimbabwean woman kills husband with axe over Christmas gift and runs away immediately before notifying her sister via text of the crime. Homicide detectives in Mutare are already looking for the woman from Chikanga in Mutare. Anesu…

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after he stabbed his niece to death around 11am on Xmas eve, along Port Harcourt road, Aba, Abia State. It was gathered that the deceased, identified as Kamsy, had just finished eating noodles with…

There is an ongoing riot in Zamfara State as residents in some parts of the state are protesting over the incessant killings of residents by armed bandits. Hundreds of people have been killed by bandits in the North-west state in 2018.…

The senate has mandated its committees on police and judiciary to probe the arrest of Deji Adeyanju, convener of Concerned Nigerians. The decision to investigate Adeyanju’s arrest was sequel to a motion sponsored by Dino Melaye, senator…

A mother who drowned her four-year-old daughter in the bath and placed her on a coffee table before setting her alight to make her a “human sacrifice” has been found not guilty of murder. Carly Ann Harris, 38, was accused of killing…

A lady identified as, Ms Chineye Ndubiife, murdered her neighbours 2-yr-old son in a bid to punish his dad, Promise Samuel. The incident happened, on Wednesday, December, 12, 2018, at 70 Lawani Street, Alakoto, Olodi Apapa. The…

A pregnant woman was sliced open from ‘hip to hip’ by her neighbour who had bore the intention to steal her baby, Metro UK reports. Savanna Greywind, from Fargo, North Dakota, had been eight months pregnant with her first child when…

Police officer, Abiodun Akinde, was allegedly murdered by hoodlums in the Ashiribu area of Ijanikin, Lagos. His family members are now demanding justice. According to PUNCH Metro, Akinde, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, had…

A yet to be identified Nigerian man was murdered and dumped in gutter last night, at Adedeji Street i Lekki area of Lagos. The Nigerian man was murdered and dumped in the gutter by unknown assailants, who left his car parked close to the…