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PHOTOS: 15 Killed In Accidents Along Kaduna-Abuja Road
No fewer than 15 persons have died along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway in accident caused by driving against traffic within the last 72 hours.
Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, who confirmed…
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Oyo Police Chief: Relative peace and calmness were truncated by Sunday Igboho’s visit to…
Ngozi Onadeko, the commissioner of police in the Oyo state has stated that the relative peace and calmness being enjoyed in Igangan community of Ibarapa local government area of Oyo state were truncated by the visit of Sunday Igboho.
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PHOTOS: LAWMA worker falls from machine, dies a day to his baby’s church dedication
Tragedy as an official of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA identified as Nasiru Saheed reportedly died after falling off the machine he was operating.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the incident happened on Saturday morning,…
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Gunmen kidnap and kill Taraba local gov’t chairman
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped and killed Salihu Dovo, chairman of Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba state on Sunday morning.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the gunmen stormed Mr Dovo’s residence in Sabon Gari, Jalingo at about 1…
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Gunmen kill Ibadan socialite, Gatuso in hotel
Socialite Ajibola Olaleye, popularly known as Gatuso, was on Saturday evening killed by gunmen at Townhouse Hotel, NTC Quarters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Eyewitnesses say Mr Olaleye arrived the hotel just as the gunmen were…
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Police recover two year-old-boy sold in Imo for N100,000, arrest suspects
The Anambra State Police has arrested two members of a child-stealing syndicate, who specialize in stealing children in Anambra State and selling them in Imo State.
Police also recovered a two-year-old boy, Testimony Obiajulu Azubuike,…
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Fugitive Nigerian drug dealer rearrested at Johannesburg airport
Operatives of Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit have arrested a fugitive Nigerian drug dealer who skipped bail and fled South Africa more than three years ago after failing to appear in court while trying to re-enter the…
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EVICTION: Biafra leader, Kanu reacts to IGP’s order for the arrest of Sunday Igboho
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the order of Inspector General of Police for the arrest of Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho over eviction notice to Fulanis herdsmen.…
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Black Saturday: Truck kills several, including varsity students in Ondo
Tragedy struck in the university community of Akungba-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday as no fewer than 12 people were feared dead in a fatal road accident including students.
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Soldiers escort herdsmen to Ogun villages, flogged Obas, others for rejecting herders
Some residents in Ogun state have cried out over brutalization by soldiers who escorted some herdsmen into their communities .
Residents, Obas, and some monarchs of Ketu-speaking villages in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State…
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Igangan Indigenes reveal why Ibarapa youths supported Sunday Igboho
The Igangan Development Advocates on Saturday stated that the people of the town and other communities in Ibarapaland in Oyo State have been under constant attacks and oppression of Fulani herdsmen in the area.
This was contained in a…
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PHOTOS: Lady dies after her boyfriend allegedly pushed her from a five-storey building in Anambra
Men of Anambra state police command have arrested a 37-year-old man identified as Nonso Eze for allegedly pushing his 23-year-old girlfriend from a five storey building in Awada, Onitsha today January 23.
This was contained in a…
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One dead, 10 injured as explosion hits Kaduna village
One dead and 10 others injured as an explosive device reportedly went off at Galadimawa town of Fatika District in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday evening.
As at the time of filing this report, the nature of the…
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Fulani own all the lands in Nigeria and no power can remove us from Ondo forests, says Miyetti Allah…
The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo has declared that nobody has the power to remove Fulani herdsmen from the state's forests.
This is coming after the seven-day ultimatum Governor Rotimi…
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VIDEO: Scores dead, many injured as gas plant explodes in Delta
Tragedy as a gas plant located near Untouchable bus stop along Lagos-Asaba expressway, Delta state exploded on Friday evening, January 22 resulting to the death of many persons.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the fire allegedly burnt some…
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How we escaped being burnt to death in our vehicles — Ogun tanker fire survivors
After his Sports Utility Vehicle was damaged in the Tuesday tanker explosion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, which killed three persons and injured six others, thirty-year-old, Ayoade Adetola is grateful to God for her narrow escape.
Adetola…
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“I Walked All Night In The Forest” — Seriki Fulani Says After Youths Allegedly Burnt His…
The Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, on Saturday morning, disclosed how he had to trekked through the forest to Ogun State from Oyo State, after the Friday night unrest in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government of Oyo…
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PHOTOS: Tipper crushes motorcyclist to death in Anambra
Tragedy as a yet-to-be identified motorcyclist was reportedly crushed to death in a fatal accident in Anambra state.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the tragic incident occurred in Umuazu Nteje in Anambra State on Friday, January 22.
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32-year-old man arrested for abducting woman, raping and demanding ransom in Ogun
Tunde Bello, 32, has been arrested by the police in Ogun state, months after he kidnapped a woman, raped and collected ransom from her.
His victim was a 29-year -old woman, who had the misfortune of riding in his car from Mowe, as she…
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Four police officers arrested for ‘extorting N70k from 16-yr-old student’
The Lagos state police command says it has arrested four officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student.
The spokesman of the command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.…
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Osun courts suspend trials over COVID-19
Ongoing trials have been suspended by Osun courts over increased COVID-19 cases in the second wave of the pandemic.
This was contained in a statement released by the Senior Registrar Osun State Judiciary, Mrs R. T Adesola on Friday…
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22-year-old man commits suicide in Kaduna
A 22-year-old man, Abdullahi Musa, has allegedly committed suicide in Aboro, Sanga local government of Kaduna state.
Musa's lifeless body was found dangling on a high-tension electric pole by passersby in the early hours of today Friday,…
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Why I Leaked ‘Sex Tape’ of President Buhari’s Appointee – 20-year-old suspect
A 20-year-old school leaver, Peter Nwoke, has been apprehended by operatives of the Imo State Police Command for allegedly leaking a ‘sex video’ of Chief Willie Amadi, an appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari, in a room with two girls.…
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Gunmen kidnap village head in Katsina
The village head of Raddah community in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Umar has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Residents of the community disclosed that the armed bandits stormed their community in large…
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We Are Going To Evict Fulani People In Entire Yorubaland, Sunday Igboho Insists
Agitator for Oodua Republic, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, is insisting that Fulani people must leave Yorubaland.
He made this known on Friday, when he visited Igangan, a town in the Ibarapa North Local Government…
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