Crime
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One killed, two arrested in cult clash
The Akwa Ibom State Police have verified the demise of one person and the arrest of two individuals after a suspected confrontation between the Black Axe Confraternity and the Klansmen Confraternity…
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Court remands two fishermen for armed robbery
A chief magistrate’s court in Makurdi has ordered the remand of two fishermen, Austin Asebegye and Oliver Adikwu, as they face trial on charges related to armed robbery and murder. The…
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EFCC recovers N30 billion, investigates 50 bank accounts in probe of Betta Edu, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made significant progress in its ongoing probe of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and others involved in…
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Over 90 people killed as boat sinks
More than 90 individuals have lost their lives following a tragic boat capsizing incident off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, authorities have confirmed. Reports from local media indicate that the passengers…
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Update: 19 people killed in Kogi community
Tragedy struck Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State on Thursday as bandits unleashed terror, resulting in the death of 19 individuals and leaving several others wounded. According…
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Farmer lands in court over alleged gun possession
For allegedly being in possession of locally made pistol with one live cartridge, a 38-year-old farmer, Abubakar Muhammadu, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, The…
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28yr-old man remanded for breaking into Fayose’s house
In Iyaganku, Ibadan, a chief magistrates’ court has ordered the remand of 28-year-old Dauda Yusuf at the Agodi correctional facility. This directive follows allegations of burglary and theft leveled against him,…
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30 Children Reportedly Kidnapped by Bandits in Katsina
By Our Correspondent In a distressing development, it has been reported that approximately thirty children have been abducted by suspected bandits at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of…
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Ogun man killed in front of his house
On Sunday, gunmen fatally shot a man outside his residence in Abeokuta, as confirmed by the police on Monday. According to SP Omolola Odutola, the police spokesperson in Ogun State, the…
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Black Easter Sunday as sibling kills elder brother
Isyaku Babale, aged 30, residing in Anguwan Dawaki, Bauchi Metropolis, has been arrested by the Bauchi police command for allegedly stabbing his brother to death. According to SP Ahmed Wakil, the…
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19-year-old Arrested for attempting to snatch patrol bike
By Miracle Ogunde A 19-year-old suspect, Akinjobi Wahab, was arrested by the Lagos Police for attempting to hijack police patrol bike. Lagos State command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this…
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Police nab 10yr-old boy for strangling mate over argument during football match
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 10-year-old boy, whose identity is being withheld, for allegedly strangling his 10-year-old playmate to death during a football match. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the…