Tag Archives: DEATH

An husband whose violence was recorded by his wife has been found guilty of her murder. Asim Hasan stabbed Aaisha Hasan 36 times at the family home in Canning Town, east London, on May 19 last year. But despite telling a court he had not intended to seriously harm her, the …

A middle-aged man identified as Festus Stephen has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing his friend, Mohammed Sani (Jega) over N30,000.   The court heard that Festus of Sabon Pegi bye-pass, Yola town, Yola South LGA on or about October 19, 2018, at Sabon Pegi, caused …

Some Ghanaian youth have found themselves in life-threatening situations due to their addiction and abuse of alcohol or hard drugs. According to medical experts, people who find themselves addicted to drugs and alcohol mostly experience various challenges such as family problems, accidents, criminal conduct, violence, homicide/suicide, cardiovascular diseases, cirrhosis (a …

If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. South African authorities have taken over management of a maximum-security prison run by a private British security firm after a high-profile convicted murderer was accused of faking his death in a fire, then escaping …

A rapist and murderer who escaped a South African prison by faking his own death has been arrested in Tanzania. Thabo Bester was at large for a year after it was thought he died by setting himself on fire in his prison cell. A manhunt was launched last month after …

The recent death of the Member of Parliament for Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, Philip Basoah has exposed deep-rooted cracks within the New Patriotic Party in the constituency. Despite his death being officially attributed to a medical condition, there are links being drawn between his death and the disunity in the party …

Seasoned Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has expressed sorrow over the passing of his grandson, Kambilichukwu Edochie. Kambilichukwu lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital for treatment, but all attempts by the doctors to revive him proved unsuccessful. According to reports, the boy had a seizure while playing football with classmates at …

A 23-year-old farmer escaped death and is currently receiving medical treatment at the St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo after he was attacked by a nomadic herdsman on his farm in the Canteen Electoral Area of the West Gonja Municipality. The sad incident occurred on Monday, March 27, 2023, at about …

InterCity STC Boss, Nana Akomea has disclosed circumstances leading to the death of Kumawu MP, Philip Atta Basoah. “Just last Friday we got information that he got stroke. Unfortunately he lives alone, so around 9:30am his Driver who was in his house to take him to Parliament wasn’t hearing from him so …

Police in South Africa say they have launched a manhunt for a convicted rapist who faked his own death in a daring prison break that has shocked the country. Authorities said they had believed Thabo Bester died after setting himself alight in a privately run prison in Bloemfontein in May, …