Suspected herdsmen who were heavily armed have attacked Agwa and nearby communities in the Oguta local government area of Imo State, leaving several people dead and many others injured. Among the victims is a pregnant woman, Joy Osita Achugwo, who was shot by the herdsmen and is currently battling for survival in a hospital, newsmen…
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Sapphire Egemasi, a Nigerian tech enthusiast, is facing potential prison sentence of over 20 years in the United States following her arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). She was arrested in connection with a large-scale fraud scheme that targeted multiple US government agencies. A programmer, Egemasi, who operates a Devpost account, was arrested…
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Bandits have killed a nursing mother along with her baby, and abducted at least 100 persons in Kebbi state Tuesday evening. The sad incident happened at Dan Muntari village in Danko-Wasagu Local in Government Area of Kebbi State. Among those killed was a woman who had given birth just two weeks earlier, along with her…
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The Kwara State Police Command has renewed its crackdown on violent crimes and criminal networks across the state, resulting in the arrests of several suspects involved in murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary. Speaking to newsmen at a press briefing at the command Headquarters, Ahmadu Bello way Ilorin, Commissioner of Police, Adekinmi Ojo, stated that…
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An Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim has been sentenced to death by hanging. The cleric was found guilty of k!lling his 25-year-old client, Lukman Adeleke. The sentence was given by the Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo. Ibrahim, an Alfa, was charged with conspiracy, murder, and theft, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and 390 of…
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An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 34-year-old man, Femi James, in a correctional facility for allegedly raping three sisters and one other. James, whose address was not provided, was charged with rape. The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction….
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Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in coordinated sting operations in Ilorin and Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. They were rounded up at Asa Dam, Al-Hikmah University area and Gaa-Odota areas of Ilorin and in Ganmo and Amoyo areas…
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The Police in Edo State have arrested two brothers of the same parents, Maxwell Mathew (25) and Samuel Mathew (21), over the alleged abduction of a young man, Patrick Omoregie. According to reports the police recovered about thirty million (N30 million) as the remainder of the seventy million (N70m) allegedly transferred from the victim’s bank…
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An unspecified number of people were killed on Thursday morning when gunmen blocked a highway in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria. It was gathered that the gunmen flagged down and razed several vehicles along Okigwe-Owerri Road between Umuna and Amuro communities. While Umuna is a community in Onuimo Local Government Area,…
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A respected football referee has been lynched and set ablaze by a furious crowd in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a report by Africa Soccer, 36-year-old Patrick Ngalamulume, popularly known as “Ngalas”, was accused of theft without any proof. He was eventually brutally killed on Tuesday, 6 May, in a violent episode…
