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Lagos policeman defiles teenager, mother alleges cover-up

13 July 2024

It was gathered that the officer had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which had been taken by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her siblings were returning from Ikeja. The suspect reportedly overheard the teenager recounting her ordeal to her mother at her shop and offered to help […]

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21 persons die ain Plateau building collapses

13 July 2024

According to the  National Emergency Management Agency ,NEMA. the two-story building collapsed in the city of Jos and saw a further 30 people hospitalized.  NEMA said that students were amongst those who died in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, without providing an exact number.   According to Plateau State government around 120 people were trapped when the building collapsed. The governor of Plateau […]

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Again, uncompleted three-storey building collapses in Awka

12 July 2024

Reportssay it is located in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University students’ hostel dominated area. Uchenna Chukwuma, a resident of the area, who shared a video of the collapsed structure, said no life was lost in the incident. Building collapse has been a recurring incident in Anambra lately, with the most recent being the collapse of a two-storey […]

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Fallen trees kill four at Edo market, scores injured

9 July 2024

It was gathered that about four trees fell simultaneously on traders and customers in the market following a heavy morning downpour and sources also disclosed a mother and her child were among the victims. The chairman of the Local Government, Marvellous Zibiri, who spoke to newsmen confirmed that four persons lost their lives. However, at the […]

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Ogun steel company’s engine roller kills 27-year-old worker

8 July 2024

It was learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday at 4:50 am while the deceased was working at the company’s plant. Ibrahim was operating the engine roller when he suddenly slipped and fell onto the roller . The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson , Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and stated that the deceased’s body had […]

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Mother panics as 32-year-old daughter goes missing in Kogi

6 July 2024

Hamidat’s mother, Ramot Yakubu disclosed this to newsmen adding that her daughter’s number has not been reachable since June 19. She noted that Hamidat was traced to Abuja but there was no report of kidnapping or accident as all efforts to get her back have not yielded any positive results despite reporting at the police […]

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Police arrest prankster, Zfancy in Abuja

5 July 2024

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi  in Abuja, said that the prankster was arrested at an apartment in Wuye area of the Federal Capital Territory ,FCT. According to him, the arrest followed the circulation of accusatory videos on social media, in which the suspect was alleged to have committed heinous […]

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Police Arrest Vigilante Commander With Human Skulls, Bones In Rivers

3 July 2024

The man identified as Felix Nwaobokata is the immediate past commander of the local vigilante group, popularly known as ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee ,OSPAC. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command,  Grace Koko, said Nwaobokata had two human skulls and bones in his possession at the time […]

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One Dead, 12 Arrested In Protest Over Palliative Delay At Ibadan Factory

3 July 2024

.The major road leading to the company from the Mobil filling station end of the Ring Road in the Ibadan South-West Local Government Area was barricaded by the protesting workers, hindering the free flow of traffic in the area. According to reports, the company staff took to the streets over the delay in the palliative […]

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Gunmen Reportedly Abduct 20 Travellers Along Ijebu-Ode/Sagamu Expressway

1 July 2024

According to reports, the travellers were  ambushed around the Sagamu area command of the Nigeria Police Forces and Ilishan township. While the Police Public Relations Officer in the state Omolola Odutola said the report was not true, a resident and chairman of the Ilishan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, said a victim was shot in the knee […]

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