•Condemned Winners Chapel Pastor, Prince Emmanuel Umoh An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a 29-year-old resident pastor of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, to death by hanging for the murder of his landlord, Gabriel Bassey Edward. Delivering judgment yesterday, Thursday, February 19, 2026, Justice Gabr...
•Trump US President Donald Trump said yesterday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that […]
An Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of his client, Lukman Adeleke. Ibrahim was charged with conspiracy, murder, and theft, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 34, Laws of Osun State, reports The PUNCH. […]
An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano has sentenced Shafi’u Abubakar, a 38-year-old man, to death by hanging for setting a mosque on fire, killing 23 people. The court also ordered that Abubakar receive 150 strokes of cane for the same offense, reports Nigerian Tribune. The incident occurred on May 15, 2024, at Gadan Larabar Abasawa […]
Anambra State Police Command has recovered a dead body found hanging on a tree in a bush at Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the discovery was made following a call through the deceased phone by an unidentified person, reports The Nation. He said the […]
•A pregnant woman Tension gripped residents living along the Uke/Ideani Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State today after the lifeless body of a pregnant woman was found hanging from a cashew tree near the roadside. Although the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, it is suspected that the woman either com...
A Kano State High Court, today, sentenced one Salisu Idris, to death by hanging for burning a family of three. Idris, whose age was not provided, lives at Gayawa Quarters, Gaya Local government area in Kano state, reports NAN. He was charged with abetment and culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that the [&he...
John Moses and Yakubu Mohammed have been sentenced to death by hanging over two count charge of rape in Kaduna. While, Mustapha Musa was sentenced to life imprisonment on a 2 counts charge of Rape under Section 258 of the Penal Code Law and sentenced to life imprisonment, reports Nigerian Tribune. This was disclosed by […]
A yet to be identified middle-aged man has allegedly taken his own life by hanging in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The deceased’s body was discovered beside a bush along Ibadan-Oyo expressway, still suspended, reports Daily Independent. While some residents and passersby speculated that the incident might have been a murder disguised as a su...
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging or by lethal injection until they are confirmed dead. The verdict came following the prosecution and sentencing of the five convicts over the murder of the Omudioga Security Planning and Advisory Committee, OSPAC, Commander of Omudio...
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