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Union Secretary-General Alleges Attempted Murder by Colleagues During Administrative Duty in Abuja

Abuja, Nigeria — A senior official of Nigeria’s main oil workers’ union testified in court Wednesday, alleging a violent assault against him by more than a dozen members of a subordinate branch. The Federal Capital Territory High Court heard charges of attempted murder against the accused, linked to an incident at the national headquarters of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). Afolabi Olawale, secretary-general of NUPENG, claimed to have been nearly …

20 Years Later, Colleagues Remember Slain Police Officer PC Sharon Beshenivsky

Bradford, United Kingdom – The loss of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who was tragically killed by armed robbers almost 20 years ago, continues to resonate with her colleagues today, according to an official from the Police Federation. The mother of three was fatally shot in Bradford in November 2005, leaving a deep void in the law enforcement community. After years of waiting for justice, Piran Ditta Khan, now 75, was recently convicted of her murder at …

Fudan University Lecturer Sentenced to Death with Reprieve for Colleague’s Murder

SHANGHAI, CHINA – A lecturer at Fudan University has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the murder of a colleague, as announced by the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People’s Court on February 1. The verdict comes following a case heard in May, where Jiang Wenhua was found guilty of intentionally murdering the school’s Party secretary, Wang. The court determined that Jiang, who was a young researcher at the School of Mathematical Sciences …

Local Hero Remembered: Colleagues and Loved Ones Honor Slain Greensboro Police Sergeant

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Friends, family, and colleagues gathered at Westover Church in Greensboro to honor the memory of Police Sergeant Philip Dale Nix, who was fatally shot while trying to intervene in a robbery at a gas station last month. He had dedicated over 20 years to the Greensboro Police Department and held the title of the longest-serving sergeant in the department’s Victims Unit. During the memorial service, Greensboro police officer Joshua Payne spoke fondly …