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A 40-year-old man identified as Odion Ehiorobo Larry, has been killed by some unknown gunmen suspected to be assassins in Benin City, Edo state. WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that Ehiorobo was shot dead in front of his pregnant wife and…

Suspected bandits has invaded Baka village in Kaduna Igabi council of Kaduna State, killing a man and his son. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the deceased man, Sanusi Musa and his son were said to have resisted attempt by the bandits to…

A Taraba based businessman identified as Alhaji Abdulrazak Yola, has been killed by some unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the Jalingo the state capital. The victim was shot dead by the gunmen inside his house at midnight on…

Yusuf Suleiman, a newly wed Nigerian man, has been killed 28 days after his wedding, in Dutsen Abba ward in Kaduna state on February 4. The wife of the deceased, Ramatu Idris, in an interview with NAN, recounted how she was made a widow…

No fewer than 19 persons have been killed by suspected bandits and many others injured during two separate attacks in Birnin Gwari, Kajuru Local Government areas of Kaduna State. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna State Commissioner for internal…

Two tigers escaped from a zoo in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, with one of the animals killing an employee who tried to stop them, according to local media reports on Saturday. The white tigers ran away from Zinka Zoo in…

On Friday the cousin to one of the Media Aides to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was brutally murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ajowa Community in Akoko North West Local Area of Ondo State. The late farmer known as Dayo Ibiye, who…

Following a fire outbreak at the Fulatari Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs) camp in Monguno, Borno State, at least two children have been confirmed dead, while many persons sustained injuries. The unexpected fire mishap which happened…

Ifezue Chiamaka and Ifezue Emeka, two siblings who were allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of an Enugu based makeup artist identified as Ijeoma Nweke, have been arraigned at a Magistrate’s Court in the State. According to…

Kidnappers have killed an Atlanta, Georgia-based Nigerian man, Prince Eloniyo Dennis Abuda, after payment of N10m ransom to secure his release and that of other family members. The decomposing body of Abuda was found in a bush near the…

A truck carrying grain has derailed off the Lagos-Ibadan road forcing it to crush a pedestrian to death as it emptied its content on the pavement. The accident has occasioned serious traffic along the busy corridor. Attempts by…

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have killed a suspected cultist, Owolabi Oludipe, aka Somori. Oludipe was shot dead on Sunday while he and his gang allegedly engaged policemen from the Odogbolu division in a gun battle. Reports…

A newlywed Nigerian soldier, Abdullahi Bhuwa Usman, has been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. According to report, Usman was among soldiers killed when the insurgents engaged the Nigerian military in a four-hour battle to…

Ezinne Grace Iroh, a female operator of popular makeshift roadside cash center Point of Sale (POS) in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Miss Iroh was reportedly attacked by the…

21-year-old student of a Osun state-owned university and his Fulani herdsman accomplice have been arrested for kidnapping and killing two underage children. Usman Muyideen, a 200 level student of Public Administration, and his…

No fewer than 3 persons have been killed by bandits who attacked some communities in Niger state on Sunday morning, January 24. The bandits who invaded communities like Beni, old and new Dalolo, Aboloso, Ishau and Amale communities in…

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…

Prof Banji Akintoye, the Worldwide Leader of the Yoruba global movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, has called out the Presidency of supporting criminality by going against Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's order asking herdsmen to vacate forest…

A soldier who allegedly shot four civilians following an argument which ensued at Baga Road Market area of Maiduguri, Borno state capital was reportedly lynched to death on Saturday January 16. According to a report by Premium Times, one…

There was pandemonium as armed bandits attacked and killed one person each in Igabi and Zaria local Government Areas of Kaduna State. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that local vigilantes, however, repelled an attack in Giwa Local Government Area.…