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Defence
Anti-bullet charm trial: Native doctor in police net for allegedly killing client
Police in Edo have detained a 19-year-old native doctor, Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting his client, Alex Ezekiel, to death during an “anti-bullet” charm trial. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Yamu said that the incident happened on August 20 in Onumu Community, near Igara, Akoko…
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Police confirm killing of Man in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the killing of Demola Akinloye, 50, in the Lekki area of the state by suspected gunmen driving a mini bus. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Sunday at 12.30 p.m.,…
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Banditry: MACBAN condemns killing of Sokoto traditional ruler
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the abduction, torture and brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa, Sabon Local Government, Sokoto State. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, made the commendation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Aliyu-Gotomo said the killing of the traditional ruler was not only traumatic…
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8 in police net over alleged ritual killing
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Sonubi said that the command got information about the act of one of the…
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Iran says U.S. also responsible for Haniyeh killing
Iran is blaming both the United States and Israel for the death of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an attack in Tehran, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. “The U.S. is also responsible for this brutal act of terrorism,” the ministry stated. Washington had always supported the Israeli government and consistently endorsed its crimes, thus also playing a role…
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U.S. not involved in Hamas leader Haniyeh’s killing – Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said on Wednesday via the Channel News Asia (CNA) that the U.S. was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Blinken, during a visit to Singapore, also reiterated the need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to reduce tensions in the Middle East, saying the U.S. will work on this…
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Defence
Police arrest man for alleged patricide in Niger
The Niger Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Mizanmil Abubakar, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Abubakar Adawa. The spokesperson of the command, SP Waisu Abiodun, said in Minna on Tuesday that the incident was reported at the Kpakungu police division. He said, ” On Tuesday, at about 10 a.m, information was received at the Kpakungu division that on…
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Police confirm killing of youth in Ebonyi community
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of one Ikechukwu Idenyi at the popular Okwor-Ngbo Market in Ohaukwu Local Government Area. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday. Ukandu said that the youthful Idenyi was shot severally and killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen at midnight…
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Student’s killing: We’ve taken measures taken to prevent future occurrences – ACU VC
Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Prof. Timothy Adebayo, says adequate measures have been taken to forestall a re-occurrence of the recent killing of a student of the institution. Adebayo, who stated this while addressing a news conference on Monday in Oyo, said that the university had declared a three-day over the death of the student. The News Agency of…
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Defence
Killing of 2 kidnapped varsity students shocking, devastating – Kogi govt
The Kogi Government on Sunday described as “crude and shocking”, the gruesome killing of two students kidnapped at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, near Okene. The students were among those kidnapped on May 9, when the abductors stormed the school around 9 p.m. and shot sporadically before grabbing them from the classes. The students were, at…
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NICASA, NiDCOM condemn alleged killing of Nigerian in S/Africa
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) have condemned the alleged murder of a compatriot, Mr Ebuka Nwoko, by South African police officials. The President-General of NICASA, Dr Frank Onyekwelu condemned the alleged murder of the Nigerian in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to Onyekwelu,…
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UN chief condemns killing of UN security staff in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of a staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS). The staff died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza. The 53-year-old senior projects officer was killed on Sunday in an Israeli strike in the central…
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Crime
Ebonyi Killing: Gov. Umahi inaugurates commission of enquiry
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, has inaugurated a nine-man Commission of Enquiry into the crises in Ekoli and Amoso Edda, Afikpo South Local Government area of the state. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday, in Abakaliki, by Mr Chooks Oko, Special Assistant on media to Umahi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that there were killings and…
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Soludo condemns killing of Obosi PG, 4 others, promises to apprehend culprits
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Tuesday condemned recent killings in parts of the state. Soludo was reacting to killings in Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area and Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that four youths identified as Onyiebo Okoye, Kenechukwu Okeke, Jude Ebenezar and Obinna Maduka were killed in Okpuno…
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Africa
Nigerians in South Africans appeal to FG over xenophobic attacks
The President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to help halt the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in that country. Anyene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone from Pretoria, South Africa, that the latest spate of xenophobic attacks began three weeks ago. NAN reports that there are more…
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