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Mentally-ill Son Stabs Nigerian Father To Death In US, Injures Two Sisters

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6 months ago

November 16, 2025

A Nigerian man living in New Orleans, United States, believed to be mentally ill, has been arrested and taken into custody by the police after allegedly stabbing his father and two sisters in their home, leaving his father dead.

Authorities have charged Chukwuebuka Eweni, 29, with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

According to reports, the deceased, identified as Samuel Eweni, 75, was a computer science professor at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). Police said he was killed in a residence on Pebble Drive in New Orleans East on Tuesday night, while two female relatives were also stabbed. One of the women has been released from hospital care, while the other remains under treatment and is expected to survive.

US news platforms, which quoted family members, reported that Chukwuebuka had long struggled with mental illness but had never previously been violent. They described the evening of the attack as ordinary before the incident occurred and said they are unsure what triggered it.

After the stabbings, Chukwuebuka reportedly went to New Orleans East Hospital, where he often sought mental health support. Without knowledge of the crime, the hospital transferred him to a facility in Jefferson Parish, where he was located and arrested by authorities on Wednesday morning.

SUNO released a statement mourning the loss of Samuel Eweni. “Dr Eweni was more than an educator—he was a mentor and a guiding light to so many of our students,” said Dr Joseph Bouie Jr., Chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans.

“His contributions to the College of Business and Public Administration and to the university’s mission of transforming lives through education will be remembered and celebrated. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and colleagues during this deeply difficult time.”

Last month, a 36-year-old Nigerian woman, Gbemisola Akayinode, was arrested and charged with felony murder following the death of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, who succumbed to hyperthermia after being left in a vehicle for several hours in Texas.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed the arrest on 17 October, stating that the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled the child’s death a homicide “Arrest update: today, HCSO Texas Homicide Detectives and our Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested Gbemisola G. Akayinode for the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi Akayinode. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled the death a homicide as a result of hyperthermia,” Sheriff Gonzalez wrote on X.

According to court documents, the incident occurred on 1 July at an industrial complex on Mayo Shell Road in Galena Park, near Houston. Akayinode reportedly left her daughter in the car while she attended work at a manufacturing plant. The child remained inside the vehicle for over eight hours on a day when temperatures reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit.

Investigators said that Akayinode had left the child with food, ice cubes, water, a rechargeable fan, and melatonin to sleep. She lowered the car’s rear windows partially and covered the front windscreen, making it difficult for passersby to see inside.

When Akayinode returned around 1:53 p.m., she found her daughter unresponsive and called for help. Despite attempts at CPR, the child was pronounced dead at LBJ Hospital.

Court records indicate that Akayinode had previously taken her daughter to work with her, citing a lack of funds for day care, though investigators discovered that her foreman had been covering child care costs.

She also reportedly blamed prescription medicine for her child’s death while admitting to giving her melatonin the night before and on the morning of the incident.

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Woman Passes Out After Receiving 100 Strokes Of Cane

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4 days ago

May 24, 2026

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A woman has passed out after she and her partner were each flogged 100 times in public for engaging in sex outside marriage under strict Sharia laws in Indonesia’s Aceh province.

The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was later carried away after the punishment was carried out in Banda Aceh, located at the northern tip of Sumatra island on Thursday.

A masked official dressed in brown robes administered the caning before members of the public who gathered to witness the punishment.

Her partner was also seen wincing in pain while receiving the lashes.

The pair were among several individuals punished for violating Sharia regulations in the province.

Authorities from the Banda Aceh Sharia Court and the Prosecutor’s Office handed down punishments ranging from 25 to 100 lashes for offences including extramarital sex allegedly arranged through online applications.

Aceh remains the only province in Muslim-majority Indonesia operating under Sharia law, where unmarried couples are prohibited from having sexual relations.

Caning is commonly used in the province as punishment for offences such as gambling, alcohol consumption, same-sex relations and sex outside marriage.

Under Aceh’s Sharia regulations, child rape offenders face some of the harshest penalties, including up to 200 strokes of the cane, a prison sentence of as long as 200 months or fines equivalent to two kilograms of gold.

The punishments are usually carried out publicly as a way of shaming offenders in addition to inflicting physical pain.

Such canings are often conducted outside mosques or in open public spaces, with residents watching and taking photographs during the exercise.

Human rights organisations have continued to condemn the practice, arguing that it causes emotional trauma and violates international human rights standards.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly criticised the punishments, saying they conflict with Indonesia’s constitution and global legal obligations.

Amnesty said in a statement: “Caning contravenes Indonesia’s constitution and is in clear violation of international human rights law and standards.

‘It constitutes a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and can amount to torture in violation of the UN Convention against Torture and other international covenants, to which Indonesia is a State Party.’”

Despite the criticism, local authorities have defended the punishments as part of Aceh’s religious and cultural identity, insisting they serve as a deterrent against immoral behaviour.

Earlier in January, another couple in the province reportedly received 140 lashes each after being found guilty of drinking alcohol and engaging in sex outside marriage.

(Daily Mail)

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Senegal’s President Sacks Prime Minister After Months-long Feud

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4 days ago

May 24, 2026

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Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of rising political tension between the two former allies.

The decision was announced in a surprise decree read on national television by a presidential aide, stating that Faye had “ended the duties” of Sonko and “consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of state who are members of the government”.

Sonko, who remains a highly influential figure among Senegal’s youth, responded on social media, saying he would “sleep with a light heart”.

The political fallout comes at a time of growing economic strain in the country, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) putting Senegal’s public debt at 132% of its GDP.

His removal followed a tense parliamentary session on Tuesday, where Sonko openly criticised President Faye’s handling of the debt situation.

The development is striking given that Faye’s rise to power was largely tied to Sonko’s popularity and political backing.

Sonko would almost certainly have contested the presidency himself in 2024, but was barred from the race due to a defamation conviction. Instead, he threw his support behind Faye, rallying voters with the slogan “Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye”.

The alliance helped unseat former President Macky Sall in a dramatic electoral victory, despite both men having been released from prison only days before the vote.

Tensions between the two leaders had been building for months, with Faye reportedly accusing Sonko of excessive dominance within the ruling Pastef party, while Sonko accused the president of weak leadership and failing to defend him against critics.

(BBC News)

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Six Nigerians Arrested In Thailand Over AI-Powered Romance Scam

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4 days ago

May 24, 2026

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Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Thailand Police Force for allegedly operating an AI-powered deepfake romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province, following a cocaine trafficking investigation that exposed their activities.

Thai authorities said the operation began after police arrested a Nigerian suspect identified as Patrick and three associates in April over alleged drug trafficking offences. During the raid, officers reportedly seized assets valued at about 2.5 million baht.

Investigators said financial transactions linked to the suspects led them to several foreign nationals living in a high-end riverside condominium near Phra Nangklao Bridge in Nonthaburi. Police discovered that many of the occupants were staying in groups of five or six per apartment under student visas despite not being enrolled in any educational institution or engaged in lawful employment.

According to Thai police, officers executed search warrants on three condominium units on May 22. The suspects allegedly refused to open their doors, forcing authorities to break into the apartments.

Videos circulating on X captured the moment police officers forcefully gained entry into one of the apartments before arresting the suspects.

During the operation, one suspect reportedly attempted to escape by climbing over a balcony, while another was found hiding on the bathroom floor while allegedly sending warning messages to occupants in neighbouring units.

Police recovered 18 mobile phones, three laptop computers and three bank passbooks from the apartments. Authorities said some of the phones were still logged into active conversations with victims at the time of the raid.

Investigators alleged that the syndicate specialised in romance scams targeting older Thai women by using AI-generated faces and manipulated video calls to create fake online identities.

The suspects allegedly posed as pilots, United States military officers, doctors and engineers to gain the trust of victims before requesting money under false pretences.

Police said the fraudsters typically claimed that valuable packages or gifts sent to victims had been withheld by customs officials and required payment of clearance fees before release.

Authorities also said they recovered scripts for sexually explicit conversations allegedly used to emotionally manipulate victims into transferring funds. Investigators claimed the group relied heavily on artificial intelligence technology to generate realistic Western faces for fake video interactions.

Thai police said all six suspects are currently facing preliminary charges bordering on illegal association and immigration overstay, while additional fraud and romance scam charges are expected to follow as investigations continue.