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A woman hid a loaded gun in her vagina to smuggle it into prison and officers didn’t find it until weeks later. Amy Wilhite, 39, brought the .22 calibre revolver to Boone County Jail in Missouri, the US, on February 14, fully loaded with…

28-year-old Olivia Taylor-Washek is in prison after offering lap dances to “random citizens,” asking police if they wanted to have sex on the sidewalk, and threatening assault against paramedics. According to reports Taylor-Washek from…

A teenage boy, Cole Bixler,  killed his cousin and her boyfriend during a sleepover before turning the gun on himself. It was gathered that the 14-year-old boy was staying with Mason George, 21, and his partner Jessica Bixler, 22, at a…

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of setting a woman’s home and car on fire after she rejected his unwanted advances. Jerel Jay Wilson of Union City, Georgia was found guilty of simple…

A Nigerian national based in Los Angeles, Kinston Osagie, 53, and his sibling Roland Ighiwiyisi, 40, based in Nigeria were on Monday, charged before a United States District Court over alleged conspiracy to commit money laundering. The…

38-year-old Keuana Weaver died on the operating table while undergoing surgery for a low-budget tummy tuck at a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. It was gathered that the mum-of-two died on January 29 during a procedure at a plastic surgery…

The US Secretary of States, Anthony Blinken is expected to discuss a range of issues including lasting security with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Blinken's virtual visit to Nigeria and Kenya was confirmed by USA officials led…

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 16 after his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, a Minnesota court said on Friday, April 23. The sentencing will take place at 1:30 p.m. CT,…

A woman allegedly executed her ex-girlfriend in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday in a sudden, brazen attack that was captured on surveillance video. The victim, identified as Nichelle Thomas, 51, was shot just before 1 p.m. at…

A Nigerian is on the verge of being jailed in the United States over crimes committed by a supposed local government chairman back home. Yusuf Owolabi Abdul, a Nigerian resident in Canada, extradited from Germany to the United States,…

A babysitter has been charged with capital murder after he allegedly used several wrestling-style moves and a football hold on a 1-year-old baby who later died. Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart…

A teacher in Texas has been suspended after she pictured herself placing her foot on the neck of a black ten-year-old boy in the wake of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. The unnamed teacher from Lamar Elementary in Greenville is on…

The United States, in its latest travel advisories warned its citizens to avoid 14 Nigerian states facing terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Although it approved travel to other parts, it urged its citizens to “Reconsider travel to…

A new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was booked into prison on Tuesday, April 20, following his conviction for the murder of George Floyd has been released by the Minnesota Department of Corrections.…

Identical twins who were separated at birth in South Korea reunite 36 years later in the United States. The two sisters, Molly Sinert and Emily Bushnell were separated at birth in South Korea and adopted by different families. The…

A Minneapolis jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd after he knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes. Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday,…

Police have arrested a 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida for allegedly threatening to kill US Vice President Kamala Harris. The 39-year-old nurse identified as Niviane Petit Phelps was arrested following an investigation by…

Liliana Carrillo, an American mom of three, has confessed to killing her three children in a shocking interview. The 30 year old California woman suspected of murdering her three young children before going on a carjacking spree has…

Jonathan Pentland, the white army sergeant caught in a viral video abusing a young black man has been charged. It will be recalled that Jonathan went viral after he was recorded harassing and assaulting a black man identified as DeAndre…

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, on Wednesday April 14, formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade…

In a shocking case, an alleged rapist is walking around free after prosecutors declined to prosecute him when he argued that he thought the victim was someone else. The case occurred in Davidson Country, Tennesse in the United States.…

30-year-old man, Alegray Damiah Jones has been arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend's two-year-old son to death after he wet himself on the sofa. The suspect was left alone at home with the boy in Florida when he is believed to…

A 60-year-old jealous husband identified as George Leather who stabbed his wife 300 times in a barbaric killing has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Mr Leather inflicted around 50 to 100 injuries to Paula…

A former US ambassador, John Campbell has stated that it is unlikely for Nigeria to get technical and financial support from the US in its war against terror until the country addresses alleged human rights abuses by security forces.…

United States of America has disclosed that it would not "trade shots in arms for political favours" with other countries. This disclosure was made by the Secretary of State Tony Blinken when outlining the State Department's plans to…