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Police hunt killers of 33-year-old man dumped by Delta roadside

5 months ago1064 min

A 33-year-old Smart Meju has been killed by a yet-to-be-identified person in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was murdered on Wednesday while his lifeless body was dumped on the road in Agbor town. Narrating the ordeal, the father of the deceased, Mr Innocent Meju, told our correspondent that his son, Smart, left home at around 8:am to attend a graduation ceremony in one of the...

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LASG begins probe as five killed in building collapse

5 months ago9111 min

The Lagos State Government has initiated an investigation to determine the causes behind the collapse of a two-storey building on Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, area of the state, which resulted in the death of five construction workers. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the fatalities in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Thursday noting that five other workers were rescued from the rubble. Speaking with...

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NDLEA secures conviction of 22 Kano drug dealers

5 months ago994 min

The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024. The state NDLEA Commander, Abubakar Ahmad, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency on Thursday. He explained that the conviction was a major victory in the agency’s fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse, as all the convicts were sentenced to various jail terms....

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Impersonator defrauds job seeker of N210,000, arrested in Bauchi

5 months ago973 min

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Aminu Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating a Nigerian Army personnel for two years in Magaji Quarters, Bauchi Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, stating that the suspect’s actions violated Sections 110(1) and 251 of the Criminal Code. According to Wakil, the suspect was apprehended by operatives of the Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Divisional Police “C” Division on Monday,...

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Heatwave kills over 20 in Morocco

5 months ago936 min

A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in 24 hours in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday. The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas. In Beni Mellal, “the majority of deaths involved people suffering from chronic illnesses and the elderly, with high temperatures contributing to the deterioration...

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Soldiers kill two terrorists in Kaduna

5 months ago894 min

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed two terrorists in an ambush operation in Kaduna State on Wednesday. The NA disclosed this in a statement and pictures shared on X.com on Thursday. The statement partly read, “The troops, responding to actionable intelligence, executed a well-coordinated ambush along the Tasha-Bwari Road, a vital link between Gurara town in Kachia and Kagarko Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. “During the operation, the troops engaged the terrorists in...

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Man charged with attempted murder in UK soldier stabbing

5 months ago1034 min

A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a British soldier earlier this week, UK police said on Thursday. Detectives investigating the serious assault of a soldier in Gillingham have charged Anthony Esan in court. This is according to a Thursday statement obtained from the Kent Police website. It was titled, “Suspect charged with attempted murder of soldier in Gillingham.” ” Kent Police was called to Sally Port Gardens at...

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Three die in Lagos building collapse

5 months ago864 min

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. He said that the three males who were recovered dead...

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Three bag life jail for raping married woman in Kebbi

5 months ago845 min

Three men, Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno of Wararin Zaromawa village, were on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Kebbi State High Court presided by Justice Shamsudeen Jafar for raping an 18-year-old deaf, married woman. PUNCH Metro gathered that the convicts were arraigned for two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape, offences punishable under Sections 259 and 60 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021. The court heard that the acts...

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Policeman shot, three arrested over land dispute in Delta

5 months ago974 min

Police operatives from the Okpanam Division, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested three police officers who allegedly encroached and supervised the destruction of the properties in the community. PUNCH Metro gathered that the property belonged to Ogbeozoma tenants in the land area in a dispute between the Ogbeozoma quarters of Okpanam and Akpoma quarters Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North Local Government Area. A source, who spoke to our correspondent on...

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