Death

The Police in Bauchi have apprehended three suspects in connection with the death of an 18-year-old girl from unsafe abortion. The Spokesman of the Command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the arrest on Thursday in Bauchi, said the…
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The four Serie A matches scheduled to take place on Monday have been postponed to a later date following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian top flight said in a statement. Udinese’s game at Torino, Fiorentina’s visit to Cagliari,…
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Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has appealed to the federal government to urgently address the worsening insecurity in the state. The governor made the call on Saturday during a visit to the scenes of recent attacks in the…
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The Police Force Ondo State Command has dismissed as false a report claiming that a vehicle in the convoy of the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, was responsible for the death of a nine-year-old girl in Akure on Thursday. The News…
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The father of Surajo Rabiu, a vigilante from Jaba community, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, who was stabbed while in the entourage of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II after the Eid prayer, has called for justice and demanded…
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A Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for kidnapping and throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well, causing her death. The defendant, who lives at the Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Kano,…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, has announced the death of Jimoh Famakinwa, a professor in the Department of Philosophy. The news was disclosed in a statement on Thursday. The statement said Mr Famakinwa,…
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Three persons, identified as John Moses, Yakubu Mohammed and Mustapha Musa, have been sentenced to death by hanging and surgical Castration following two count charges of rape in Kaduna. The Ministry of Human Services and Social…
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There have been growing concerns about the increasing trend of ritual killings across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heightened situation of ritual killings is driven by the quest for quick wealth, poverty,…
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The death toll from Sunday’s Bauchi alms-giving stampede has risen to seven, the police said Monday. The police spokesperson in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Wakil, said three more women died. Four people were reportedly trampled to death on…
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