Tag: MURDER
Teenager dies after knife attack by boyfriend
A 26-year-old man has reportedly stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend in a hotel room in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The man took to his heels when the...
Supreme Court upholds death sentence on man for killing neighbour
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence handed a man, Asuquo Okon Asuquo, for killing his neighbour, Andong Bassey Andong, over a...
Dismissed soldier accused of stabbing lover to death over phone call...
A military man, Sunday Umaru, has been dragged before a Barkin-Ladi High Court in Plateau, for allegedly killing his lover, Charity Thomas, over a...
I want my daughter’s killer killed, says father of air force...
It is a mixture of pain, anger and regret for Tolani Oladipupo, whose daughter, Solape, was killed by her purported lover at the Nigerian...
Boko Haram factional leader, others charged with murder of foreigners
The Federal Government on Tuesday charged the leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru with the abduction and murder of 10 foreigners, in one...
Jealous air force man wrote this suicide note before killing girlfriend
A suicide note allegedly written by Kalu AB, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel accused of killing his lover and colleague has emerged online.
The...
Man jailed eight years for killing friend over girlfriend
A 24-year-old man, Sodiq Salaudeen, was on Tuesday sentenced to eight years imprisonment for killing his friend during a fight over a girlfriend at...
Man sentenced to death for killing prostitute wife
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan, to death by hanging for the murder of his wife, Chika Egbo,...
Nigerian asylum seeker arrested over murder of German woman in Switzerland
A 27-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been arrested by Swiss police in connection with the murder of a volunteer at the centre run by...
Trial of lawyer accused of killing husband stalled
The absence of the defence witness on Monday stalled the trial of a female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, who allegedly killed her husband, Lowo.
Ms. Oyediran,...