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ABIA State: Mother Cries For Justice Over Murder Of Her Innocent Son Inside Umuahia Central Police Station Cell

ABIA State: Mother Cries For Justice Over Murder Of Her Innocent Son Inside Umuahia Central Police Station Cell

Mother Cries For Justice As Innocent Son Was Murdered Inside Umuahia Central Police Station Cell. On Tuesday, June 20, 2024, Brother Emmanuel was engaged for a paid job to transport tiles. The Isiocha family sent three additional boys to assist him with unloading the tiles: Ifeanyi Okonku, another individual, and a third person whose name was not clearly mentioned. After the job was completed, it was discovered that eight pieces of the tiles were missing. Consequently, the Isiocha family called the police, who arrested the three boys, excluding Brother Emmanuel the driver of the vehicle. Later that evening, at approximately…
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It’ll Take Decades To Eradicate Banditry In Northwest Nigeria – Sultan of Sokoto

It’ll Take Decades To Eradicate Banditry In Northwest Nigeria – Sultan of Sokoto

It’ll Take Decades To Eradicate Banditry In Northwest Nigeria – Sultan The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday, declared that it will take decades for the north-west to be free from the menacing security challenge. The Sultan spoke in Katsina at the ‘Inaugural North West Peace and Security Summit’. In his address, the Sultan said: “What we must do is challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. “But it will take decades to get out of it if at all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and…
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22-Year-Old Bride And Only Child Killed In Anambra ‘Sit-At-Home’ Attack

22-Year-Old Bride And Only Child Killed In Anambra ‘Sit-At-Home’ Attack

22-Year-Old Bride And Only Child Killed In Anambra ‘Sit-At-Home’ Attack A 22-year-old newlywed bride was among the casualties of the attacks by gunmen in Anambra communities. On Monday, gunmen invaded Nnewichi community in Nnewi north LGA and Nnobi community in Idemili south LGA of the state, shooting sporadically and destroying properties. The attackers were said to be enforcing a sit-at-home order in the south-east region. Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra police spokesperson, confirmed that the 22-year-old lady was among the three victims of the attack. According to reports, the victim was also the only child of her parents. A family source told…
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Nine Killed, 78 Injured During Sallah In Oyo, Osun And Ondo Road Crashes – FRSC

Nine Killed, 78 Injured During Sallah In Oyo, Osun And Ondo Road Crashes – FRSC

Nine Killed, 78 Injured During Sallah In Oyo, Osun And Ondo Road Crashes – FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps, Zone 11 Command comprising of Osun, Ondo and Oyo States on Tuesday said nine deaths were recorded in 13 road accidents which occurred within its jurisdiction during the first three days of the Sallah holiday. The command also said 78 others who sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crashes involving 21 vehicles and 128 people, were swiftly conveyed to hospitals across the zone, while 41 other persons were rescued without injuries during the period. Reviewing activities in the first…
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Seven Workers Rescued, Others Trapped As Mining Site Collapsed In Niger State

Seven Workers Rescued, Others Trapped As Mining Site Collapsed In Niger State

Seven Workers Rescued, Others Trapped As Mining Site Collapsed In Niger State Seven workers have been rescued from a collapsed mining pit in the Galadima Kogo community under Shiroro LGA in Niger State. The mining site, which belongs to African Minerals and Logistics Limited, collapsed on Monday after a heavy downpour, trapping an unconfirmed number of mine workers. In a statement on Tuesday, Segun Tomori, special assistant on media to Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, said the trapped workers were rescued after the federal government mobilised first responders to the scene of the incident. Tomori said a rescue…
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Kaduna Govt Secretariat Gutted By Fire

Kaduna Govt Secretariat Gutted By Fire

Kaduna Govt Secretariat Gutted By Fire Some offices in the Kaduna State Government Secretariat located on Independence Way have been destroyed by a fire outbreak in the facility. According to an eyewitness, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed, a civil servant with the state government, the fire started at about 2:30 pm on Wednesday. He said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained but it was suspected to have been triggered by a power surge. He said no life was lost, adding that only office furniture and some other equipment got burnt. The government has not released any official statement…
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Policeman Flees Scene As Escort Vehicle Crushes 2 Worshipers To Death

Policeman Flees Scene As Escort Vehicle Crushes 2 Worshipers To Death

Policeman Flees Scene As Escort Vehicle Crushes 2 Worshippers To Death Two church worshippers were reportedly crushed to death by an escort vehicle in an auto crash that occurred at Elemoshi area of Bolunduro, along the Akure/Ondo road, Ondo state. A policeman and other occupants in the escort vehicle reportedly fled the scene immediately the crash occured for fear of being lynched. Sources said that the two victims and one other that sustained injuries during the crash were returning from the church when they met their untimely death. The crash involved a motorcycle marked NND 218OC and an unregistered Toyota…
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Female Crane Operator Killed By Chinese Expatriate For Rejecting His Love In Abia

Female Crane Operator Killed By Chinese Expatriate For Rejecting His Love In Abia

Female Crane Operator Killed By Chinese Expatriate For Rejecting His Love In Abia A promising female crane operator, Ocheze Ogbonna has been pushed to her death by a Chinese national. Ocheze was a female crane operator at Inner Galaxy Steel Company, Umuahala-Obuzor in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State before her death. She was said to have rejected love advances from the Chinese national who wanted to be in a relationship with her. According to the member representing Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Chris Nkwonta, Ogbonna died after the Chinese…
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Generator Fumes Kill 7 Inside Studio  In Bayelsa

Generator Fumes Kill 7 Inside Studio In Bayelsa

Generator Fumes Kill 7 Inside Studio In Bayelsa About seven persons have reportedly lost their lives after inhaling fumes from a generating set inside a music studio along Transformer road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The deceased persons were said to be working in the studio, owned by one of them identified as Akpos Barakubo, when the incident happened on Monday night. According to the residents of the area, the crew members in the studio had worked into the midnight, putting on the generating set due to poor power supply, and slept off in the process. Daily Trust gathered that six…
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Govt Shutdown School As Teacher Beat 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma

Govt Shutdown School As Teacher Beat 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma

Govt Shutdown School As Teacher Beat 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma A 30-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly beating an 8-year-old pupil into a coma in Anambra state. The Anambra state government has permanently shut down Landmark School Mgbakwu in the Awka North Local Government Area. The commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this to reporters in her office on Monday. She had summoned the school’s proprietor and the teacher involved, Faith Nwonye, to explain the incident that led to the brutalization of the primary two pupils. Speaking shortly after the meeting, Chuma-Udeh explained that the school’s closure was…
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