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Lakhimpur Kheri killings case: Supreme Court allows ex-Minister’s son to come home for Deepavali
Records in order transfer of trial judge and appointment of Special Prosecutor
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Police Rescue 15-Year-Old Kidnap Victim In Oyo, Neutralise Suspected Kidnapper
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapped victim and neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a coordinated security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of Oyo State, reaffirming the Command’s commitment to combating kidnapping and other violent crimes through intelligence-led policing. Upon receipt of the intelligence, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, directed operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Section (AKS), working in close collaboration with Oyo Zone Vigilante Group of Nigeria, to move against the suspects and secure the…
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Jury told alleged murder victim may have died from 'broken heart'
A jury has been told they cannot exclude the possibility an elderly woman allegedly murdered by her daughter died from a broken heart.
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Convicted paedophile arrested and extradited to SA
A convicted child rapist who sparked a national manhunt over alleged child sex offences has been extradited to South Australia.
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Convicted paedophile Allan Hopkins arrested and extradited to SA
A convicted child rapist who sparked a national manhunt over alleged child sex offences has been extradited to South Australia.
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Woman 'stripped of dignity' by man who held her captive, court hears
A woman who endured days of abuse while being held captive by a man in Canberra tells a court about the "psychological and emotional mutilation" of the ordeal.
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Eastleigh building collapse: Four survivors in hospital as rescue efforts continue
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 26 – Four people have been rescued and taken to hospital following the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in Eastleigh, Nairobi, as search-and-rescue operations continue. “The National Police Service wishes to update the public on the ongoing search-and-rescue operation following the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi,” the police said.
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Former RAAF pilot was living 'double life' before wife's death, court hears
The Brisbane Supreme Court hears Robert John Crawford was a "master manipulator", "adulterer and philanderer" before allegedly murdering his wife Frances Crawford at their Queensland home in 2024.
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NDLEA arrests US-based grandma, South African woman with large cocaine, loud shipments
By: Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday that it’s operatives have arrested a 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother, Anetor Gloria Ubong, with 9.45kg of high-grade cannabis, loud, imported from the United States and a 34-year-old South African woman, Qhina Beauty, with 36.65 kilograms of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency added that in separate operations across the country, NDLEA officers also recovered tons of illicit drugs in Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo and Delta…
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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison
Andre McKechnie, who murdered a property developer, argued it was his right to enjoy Australian culture.
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Kenya establishes international crimes court division 14 years after ICC intervention
The International and Organised Crimes Division takes effect on October 30.
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Death toll in Taraba bandits’ attack now 50
The death toll from an attack by gunmen in Taraba State has risen to at least 50, survivors and Amnesty International told AFP Sunday, after more bodies were discovered. “The bandits invaded in large numbers,… chased people and they headed toward the river to escape,” and drowned, Amnesty International Nigeria director Isa Sanusi told AFP.
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Nicco Movers allowed back on the road pending court hearing over NTSA ban
Public service vehicle operator allowed to resume operations temporarily.
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Last phone calls before crash that killed 24 on Nairobi-Mombasa Highway
Pastor's final calls to their assistants turned into heart breaking farewells as 24 people died.
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Prisoner loses court case over access to Vegemite
A convicted killer fails to overturn a ban on Vegemite in Victoria's prisons after court hears it can be used to make alcohol and impair sniffer dogs from detecting contraband.
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Lamarre-Condon told friend he misinterpreted alleged confession, court hears
The accused told his friend he had "misheard" an alleged confession he had "killed people" in recordings played to court.
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Woman granted bail after allegedly trying to snatch teen's hijab
The young women and some of their mothers had gathered at Bayside Park on February 21 after Iftar, a meal eaten after sunset during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse, with five still missing
Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as a search continues for five still missing. Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson told local media that the building’s owners lacked the required paperwork to occupy it.
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Death toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police say
The death toll from Friday’s attack on a remote village in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Taraba has risen to at least 48, police have told the BBC. Amnesty’s Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi, told BBC News on Saturday that the NGO had spoken to some of the bereaved families who said up to 50 people had died.
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Trump escalates anti-Muslim rhetoric in fierce attack on El-Sayed
Trump has launched another fierce anti-Muslim attack on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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Gunmen kill at least 40 people in northeastern Nigeria, Amnesty International says
Gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon, Amnesty International said. A large group of gunmen carried out the attack on Binnari village, police said in a statement on Saturday Amnesty International said in a statement that while police had earlier confirmed the killing of 10 people, more bodies were recovered later on Saturday The attackers invaded the village with heavy gunfire and looted food items from shops, police said Northern Nigeria has experienced a surge in attacks by heavily armed criminal ga
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Unemployed man jailed 10 years for attempted robbery
Chief Inspector Eric Abban, prosecuting, said the complainant, Christian Owusu, was a mobile money vendor residing at Adenta Accountancy, while Agyapong lived at Ashaley Botwe Highways. He said that on June 5, 2025, at about 2030 hours, Owusu was returning home from work when Agyapong attacked him from behind with a machete near Adenta Accountancy.
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Police hunt for masked men after four injured in Logan drive-by shooting
A 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head and neck remains in a critical condition after the drive-by shooting on Saturday.
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Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car
Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke, a former firefighter, found the bullet on his car on Saturday.