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Woman arrested for killing husband with axe

5 months ago1113 min

A 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, has been arrested for killing her husband with an axe in Borno State. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, the suspect had arguments with her deceased husband over the alleged theft of a goat by their 13-year-old daughter, Rachael. The husband was said to have died on the spot following the attack. Lawal said, “On...

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Ogun communities devastated by flood, appeal for govt aid

5 months ago1038 min

Not less than ten communities in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have appealed to the government to come to their aid as they continue to battle perennial flooding that has left their homes and livelihoods submerged. The residents of the communities, which include Ijale-Ketu, Oke Ola, Oke Eyo, Asa, Ayetoro Oguba, Idigbo, Omilende, and several others, lamented that they have been cut off from the rest of the state due to...

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Police launch manhunt for fleeing Lagos kidnap suspects

5 months ago1107 min

The police in Lagos State have continued to be on the trail of fleeing members of a notorious kidnapping gang who had plotted to abduct some wealthy persons in the state. Nine members of the gang were killed during an operation that took place on Thursday, July 9, in the Ladipo area of the state. A source had told City Round that some shootings took place at Oloje Street, Papa Ajao, area of Mushin, on Thursday...

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6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Guatemala

5 months ago5093 min

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with the tremor also felt in El Salvador and Nicaragua. No casualties or damage were reported in the three countries. The tremor hit at 8:53 pm (0253 GMT) with its epicenter eight kilometers (five miles) southeast of Jalapa city, at a depth of 265.5 kilometres, according to the USGS. The seismological institute in El Salvador recorded the quake at a magnitude of...

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One dies in Anambra road crash

5 months ago984 min

One person died in an accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Command in Anambra State, on Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, a driver identified as Chinweuba Chidiebere with a Toyota Camry number plate ABJ125JV, and an unidentified driver of a Ford Explorer with number plate ZBL626RL were involved in a fatal crash. The sources said the driver of the Camry lost control and crossed to the lane of...

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Flood sacks 1,664 from Sokoto communities

5 months ago1147 min

No fewer than 1,664 persons have been displaced as flood ravaged four communities in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Ghani, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, the flood was a result of a recent downpour in the area. Ghani said the flood also destroyed several hectares of farmland in the process. “The recent downpour which happened on July...

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Ogun police arrest man for stabbing girlfriend’s brother

5 months ago924 min

The Ogun State Police Command said a 35-year-old man identified simply as Dada Taiwo had been arrested for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s brother, Damilola Momoh, in the Agbado area of the state. Our correspondents learnt that the victim was stabbed in the neck with a bottle during an argument over a phone he borrowed. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the incident was reported to the Agbado Division by the...

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Armed men kill police inspector, three civilians in Aba

5 months ago1173 min

The Abia State Police Command said armed men on Sunday killed an Inspector of Police, Shehu Oyibo, and three civilians in the Aba area of the state. The police officer, who was attached to the state’s Rapid Response Squad, was gunned down by the armed men along Ngwa Road by Mosque junction, Aba. In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, the state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie said, “Today, July 21,...

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Police nab man, 30, for allegedly defiling minor

5 months ago5115 min

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old, Gbadegeshin Olakunle, for allegedly defiling and sexually grooming a minor at Kings Avenue, Ojodu Abiodun, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered from a police source, who was privy to the incident but was not allowed to speak officially, on Sunday, that Olakunle was arrested after the minor confessed that she was defiled by him. It was said that the minor’s...

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26-year-old pleads guilty to cable wire theft charge

5 months ago1073 min

A 26-year-old man, Akande Lekan, was, on Friday, arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged theft of cable wire valued at N200,000. He was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope who charged the defendant with two counts of theft. The charges alleged that the defendant stole earth cable wire valued at N200,000, property of Vita Construction Limited, on July 14, 2024. PUNCH Metro gathered that a worker...

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