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14-year-old boy beheaded in Ibadan

12 August 2024

The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations  revealed that the victim recently wrote his final subject for the West Africa Examination Council at Iyana Community Grammar School, Olode, Moniya, Ibadan. Multiple sources who spoke […]

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BREAKING: Rivers APP secretariat bombed

12 August 2024

The Action People’s Party, APP, along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital has suffered a dynamite explosion. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday precisely around 1am as assailants allegedly threw dynamites into the building housing the secretariat, destroying windows and doors, as well as other property of the party. […]

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Gov fumes as 50 villagers killed in Benue mass murder

10 August 2024

The State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia who condemned the renewed killing lamented that the attack was coming despite a strong security presence in the area. The governor lamented that killing still continued in the council despite strong security presence and the regular dialogue sessions his administration had been holding with Stakeholders, and traditional rulers […]

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Violence: Police arrest 111 suspects in Gombe

9 August 2024

Gombe State Police Command has arrested 111 suspects in connection with recent violent protests, attacks on law enforcement officers, vandalism, and the looting of public and private property.  The suspects are also linked to the display of foreign flags during the unrest.  The Police Public Relations Officer, made the announcement on behalf of the Commissioner of […]

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Court jails pastor for raping member’s wife in Imo

6 August 2024

Pastor Desmond Eke, founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuihita Avu, Owerri West LGA Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had vested so much trust in him. Pastor Eke faced trial on a three-count charge of raping the woman who is also a member of his church […]

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Storm Debby kills four in US

6 August 2024

A 13-year-old boy died when a tree was blown onto a mobile home in Levy County, the sheriff’s office there said, after Debby made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast earlier Monday as a Category One hurricane. Authorities said a truck driver was killed after his 18-wheeler plunged into a canal in Hillsborough County, while a […]

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Court sentences two to 10 years for illegal firearms possession in Delta

5 August 2024

A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale has convicted and sentenced two suspects, Joshua Anamali, 25 years old, and Nelson Adoh, 30 years old, to ten years in jail for illegal possession of firearms. The court, presided over by  Justice O.F. Enenmo, convicted the duo after finding them guilty of illegally possessing a cut-to-size […]

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Imo: Unknown gunmen kill four police officers, POS operator

30 July 2024

The Police Commissioner, who confirmed the incident, ordered the Command’s Tactical Units to go all out in collaboration with other sister agencies to hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the attack. The incident occurred  along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway where the operatives who were on routine patrol at Irete were ambushed by the attackers. In a  […]

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Russian commander killed in sandstorm ambush in Mali.

30 July 2024

The military regime in the West African state had turned to the notorious Wagner group in 2021, seeking support in fighting jihadist and separatist forces. The Russian outfit – which has now morphed into a group named Africa Corps – said it had joined Mali’s military in fierce battles against separatist rebels and jihadist militants […]

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Libyan officials jailed over deadly floods

29 July 2024

Entire neighbourhoods in the city of Derna were swept away, and evacuation efforts were botched.   The convicted officials were responsible for managing water resources and maintaining the dams. They were charged with crimes including negligence, premeditated murder and wasting public money. Three of the defendants were also ordered to repay money obtained through illicit means, […]

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