Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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BREAKING: Fubara Nominates Caretaker Chairmen for 23 LGAs
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state. The governor transmitted the list to the three-member Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Victor Jumbo. This is coming amid the renewed political crisis in the state owing to the refusal of the former…
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Police arrest ‘notorious cultist’, others
The Delta Police Command has arrested two robbery suspects in Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area. SP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesperson, made this announcement on Tuesday in Warri. Edafe reported that the suspects were apprehended by officers from the Aladja police out-station after responding to a distress call about an ongoing robbery in the…
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Plateau pilgrim passes away in Saudi Arabia
A pilgrim from Plateau State, Nigeria, Mr Ismaila Musa, has died in Makka, Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of the state, died on Tuesday after…
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Newlywed bride hit by stray bullets in gunmen attack
A 22-year-old bride, who recently celebrated her traditional marriage, was tragically killed in a gunmen attack in Nnobi, Anambra State, on Monday. According to a family source, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent, the victim, an only child, was awaiting the return of her overseas-based husband when she was struck by stray bullets from the…
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Edo 2024: Suspend Obaseki not Shaibu —APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) demand for Philip Shaibu’s resignation as baseless and provocative. Shaibu, who was the deputy governor of Edo State until his impeachment on April 8, remains a member of the PDP. Recently, in Benin, he criticized Asue Ighodalo, the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate for…
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Couple nabbed in for allegedly selling their children
A mob in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State set a man on fire after he fatally stabbed an 18-year-old female Point of Sale (POS) operator. The young woman, who was preparing for her NECO exams, was killed near the Wukari Yam market on Monday. Following the stabbing, enraged local residents pursued and…
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Man lynched for stabbing POS operator to death
In the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, a man was set on fire by a mob after he stabbed a female Point of Sale (POS) operator to death. The victim, an 18-year-old young woman, was preparing to take her NECO exams at the time of the tragic event. The incident occurred on Monday…
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Young man dies hours after his wedding
A young man tragically passed away just hours after his wedding in Ochingini Adiko, Obi Local Government Area of Benue State. According to Igor Daniel Adole, the deceased was married on the evening of Sunday, June 16, 2024, and was found dead the following morning, June 17. Witnesses reported that he appeared healthy and in…
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Security guard stabbed to death while mediating quarrel
The Lagos police command has reported the death of a private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, who was allegedly stabbed during a minor altercation. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, the command’s public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that Akadogo was attacked by an Okada rider who is currently at large. Mr. Hundeyin added that the…
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One killed as cult groups clash in Osun
An unidentified adult male was killed in a suspected cult clash on Saturday along Ondo Road in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to a source who spoke to Punch under the condition of anonymity, the clash was believed to involve the Eiye and Alora confraternities. The altercation was reportedly a continuation of a previous conflict between…