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CrimeViolent crime 50Fraud & financial crime 22Drugs 5Sexual offences 3Cybercrime 1
CourtsAppeals & rulings 21Trials & verdicts 10Sentencing 5Inquests & inquiries 2
Policing and justicePolicing 12Prisons 3Extradition 2Law reform 1Missing persons 1
Violent crime 48 More in Violent crime
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Violent crime · Kenya
Capital FMKE
Two Machete-Wielding Men Arrested in KibraOfficers reportedly positioned themselves along the street, blending in with commuters before moving in to arrest the suspects.
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SABC News
Violent crime · South AfricaSABC NewsZA
6 killed in two separate collisions in LimpopoTraffic officers are on the scene on the N1 directing traffic flow.
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Channels TV
Violent crimeChannels TVNG
Police Recover Another Decomposed Body In Ongoing Investigation Into Murder Syndicate In EdoThe body was recovered on Thursday by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) in a bush…
- The Star, Kenya Man, 26, dies during domestic dispute with elder brother in Siaya
- News24 ANALYSIS | ‘David’ McCarthy silences ‘Goliath’ Mosimane in classic Benni giant-killing act
Appeals & rulings 21 More in Appeals & rulings
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ThisDay
Courts & the constitution · NigeriaThisDayNG
Ogun 2027: Court Orders INEC to Publish Adebutu as PDP Candidate, Says Commission Lacks Powers to Disqualify Him• LP chieftain says judgment raises questions on statutory compliance, interpretation of apex court’s decisions Alex Enumah in…
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Appeals & rulings · Nigeria
PunchNG
Emefiele: Court admits Supreme Court forfeiture judgment as evidenceA Lagos court has admitted a Supreme Court forfeiture judgment as evidence in the ongoing corruption trial of…
2 sources · Punch, Vanguard
- TheCable Court admits supreme court forfeiture judgment as exhibit in Emefiele’s trial
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Politics · Nigeria
Premium TimesNG
2027: PDP reacts to court ruling reinstating Adebutu as Ogun gov candidate, urges INEC to complyPDP also commended the judiciary for demonstrating courage, independence and fidelity to constitutional principles.
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Crime & Justice · NigeriaPremium TimesNG
Emefiele: Court admits Supreme Court judgment on forfeiture of $2m, propertiesThe judge admitted the certified true copy of the judgement as Exhibit L in Mr Emefiele’s trial over…
Fraud & financial crime 19 More in Fraud & financial crime
- GhanaWeb Customs uncovers 10 Yamaha motorbikes, 97 bales of fake wax prints hidden under okro powder
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Lifestyle · NigeriaPremium TimesNG
Prophet who claimed he could resurrect Toluwanisings remandedPolice also arraigned a content creator over videos containing unsubstantiated allegations about the gospel singer’s death and family.
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Politics · South Africa
IOLZA
How social media fuelled South Africa’s election rigging claims despite IEC declarationSocial media platforms became a breeding ground for claims of electoral fraud following South Africa’s 2026 local government…
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ThisDay
BusinessThisDayNG
Guide to Securing FG’s N50,000 Grant Amid Scam ThreatOmolabake Fasogbon The federal government’s announcement of a N50,000 cash relief package for selected poor and vulnerable households…
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Startups & funding · AfricaPunchNG
QNET reports 200,000 youth beneficiaries in four yearsGlobal wellness company, QNET, says it has empowered over 200,000 Nigerian youths since 2022 and is working with…
Trials & verdicts 9 More in Trials & verdicts
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Kenyans.co.ke
Crime & Justice · NairobiKenyans.co.keKE
Court Orders Sentencing of Senior Nairobi Officials Over Building ApprovalJust yesterday, six people died following the collapse of an eight-storey building under construction along Mombasa Road raising…
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KickOff
Soccer · FranceKickOffZA
Rassie’s ref verdict after Springboks’ scrum dominance goes unrewardedRassie Erasmus reflects on the Springboks’ scrum dominance and referee Andrea Piardi’s decisions after South Africa’s 21-19 loss…
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Crime & Justice · Africa
The CitizenZA
Eastern Cape father gets two life terms for raping his daughterThe father pleaded not guilty, claiming he had consensually slept with his daughter but changed his version several…
- News24 Ex-Hamas bodyguard wanted by Berlin convicted in UK over knife attack 3 sources · News24, Citizen Digital, The Jerusalem Post
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Trials & verdicts · Africa
Citizen DigitalKE
Siaya and Murang’a courts issue conflicting orders on FKF expulsionThe Friday development leaves FKF navigating conflicting judicial outcomes regarding the seven ousted members after the orders were…
Policing 9 More in Policing
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Policing · AfricaPunchNG
Police nab suspect over stolen carThe Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Jeremiah Emmanuel, and recovered a stolen Lexus 460 SUV…
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Government begins billboard crackdown SaturdayThe government will, from Saturday, November 14, begin a nationwide billboard inspection and enforcement exercise, with structures found…
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Policing · AfricaPunchNG
Five arrested over robberyThe Oyo State Police Command said it has arrested five men for unlawful possession of a firearm following…
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Policing · Nigeria
VanguardNG
NSCDC disbands anti-vandalism outpost after Gombe incidentBy Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gombe State Command, has ordered the…
- CitiNewsroom.com GRA arrests senior China Mall official at Weija over alleged non-compliance
Sentencing 5 More in Sentencing
- The Star, Kenya Kwale man jailed 15 years for slashing wife over dowry dispute 2 sources · The Star, Kenya, Kenyans.co.ke
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Politics · NigeriaVanguardNG
2027: Violence threatens turnout as party supporters come under attacks•60 to 70 per cent of voters afraid of voting – security analyst •INEC warns of N10m fine…
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Sentencing · NigeriaVanguardNG
Seven jailed six weeks for dumping waste on Lagos roadsBy Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured the conviction of seven persons for indiscriminate…
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SentencingCitizen DigitalKE
Fake cop sentenced to 40 years over Ksh.4M robbery, terrorising Kilifi residentsThe robberies were committed in Malindi and Kilifi towns between November 15, 2024, and March 26, 2025, with…
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Sci & Tech · AfricaThe CitizenZA
Free State grandfather sentenced to 25 years for raping 14-year-old granddaughterHer grandfather assaulted her as she returned to bed after taking her tonsil medication in the early hours…
2 sources · The Citizen, SABC News
Drugs 4 More in Drugs
- GhanaWeb I am pained – Koku Anyidoho recalls how NDC tormented Kufuor over cocaine as NPP turns tables
- The Star, Kenya DCI: Drugs worth Sh779 million seized, 1,631 suspects arrested in 10 months
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Gov’t must apologise to Ntim Fordjour for attacking him over cocaine bust concerns – Adutwum’s aideThe spokesperson for former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the government owes the Member of Parliament…
- GhanaWeb From Timber to Coconuts: Six major cocaine busts linked to Ghana abroad from 2025 to 2026
Prisons 2 More in Prisons
Other 137
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The Rio Times
Conflict · AfricaThe Rio TimesBR
Some 45 Face Burkina Terror CasesBurkina Faso’s prosecutor said on 13 November 2026 that some 45 people and entities face terror cases and…
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Kenyans.co.ke
Extradition · KenyaKenyans.co.keKE
Somali Elders Accuse Kenya of Allegedly Hosting Senior Al-Shabaab LeadersThe elders have demanded the immediate extradition of the associates to face charges in Somalia over allegations of…
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Daily Maverick
Politics · South AfricaDaily MaverickZA
The season is now — Time to enact family-law reformParliamentary terms end. Families’ needs do not. After decades of proposals, consultation and litigation, South Africa has another…
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Two Aduman SHS teachers remanded as police probe alleged sodomy case involving a studentTwo teachers of Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, who were arrested over allegations of sexual…
2 sources · MyJoyOnline, GhanaWeb
- The Guardian Nigeria News Oyo Police arraign two over alleged desecration of gospel singer’s corpse, defamatory posts
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