by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 16, 2023 | suicide
A Zambian man identified as Nathan Mithi, has committed suicide over his wife, Sabby Phiri’s alleged infidelity. Mithi, said to be a member of the Ghetto Link, a prominent Zambian music group, took his life a few days ago. He was laid to rest on Thursday, December 14,...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 16, 2023 | FGM
A police officer has been killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths after rescuing some survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kenya. The Guardian UK reports that activists and local leaders condemned the murder, calling it a backward step in the fight...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 16, 2023 | violence
A man allegedly tried to kill his terminally ill wife while in hospice care in front of her family to “ease her suffering,” saying he’d “do it again” if he had the chance. DeWayne McCulla, 45, from Utah, USA, wcharged as with attempted murder on Wednesday, December 13...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 15, 2023 | Murder
Minna High Court 1 presided by Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, has sentenced a middle-aged man, Stephen Jiya, to death by hanging for the murder of his biological mother, Mrs. Comfort Jiya. Recall that the deceased, a former Principal of...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 15, 2023 | violence
The Niger State Police Command has paraded a 39- year-old man, Stephen Jiya, who was arrested for the murder of his mother, Mrs Comfort Jiya. The deceased, a former Principal of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Sabon Wuse and Maryam Babangida Girls’...