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Man hacked to death in Ogun cult clash

4 months ago2583 min

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a suspected cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the...

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Police begin probe into death of hotel worker in Edo

4 months ago1068 min

The Edo State Police Command has announced that an investigation is underway into the mysterious death of Fidelis Osaghae in the Auchi area of Edo State. Fidelis, an employee of Valchi Fast Food and Bar, is reported to have died under questionable circumstances on Monday, 29 July 2024, after allegedly being summoned by his employer, Valentine Oyemike, in the early hours of the morning. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Joel, informed our correspondent...

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Police investigate death of Abuja cross-dresser dumped by roadside

5 months ago814 min

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it had begun an investigation into the corpse of a yet-to-be-identified crossdresser discovered on a road in Abuja. This was made known by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement. According to her, the command received a call on Thursday about a woman’s corpse found along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway and subsequently dispatched detectives to the scene. Adeh said, “We received a distress call reporting...

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BREAKING: Police Launch Probe Into Death Of Popular Nigerian Crossdresser, ‘Abuja Area Mama’

5 months ago933 min

The Nigeria Police Force has ordered proper investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama’. SaharaReporters had reported that his body was found at a public space in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday morning. The news of his passing has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with fans and followers mourning his loss and paying tribute to his memory. Confirming his death in...

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Woman detained for stabbing Yoruba monarch to death in US

5 months ago2624 min

A 53-year-old woman, Akiba Meredith, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing the leader of Oyotunji African Village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA, Adegbolu Adefunmi, also known as Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II. PUNCH Metro gathered that the Oyotunji African Village, which was founded in 1970, is meant to emulate villages of the Yoruba religion in the US, with “a population believed to consist of less than 10 families, although the community was home...

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Music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, dies at 72

5 months ago873 min

Legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has reportedly died at the age of 72. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after...

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Eight Kogi schoolchildren escape death in auto crash

5 months ago905 min

There was a great relief on Thursday when eight schoolchildren returning from an end-of-term party escaped death as a truck loaded with tractors fell on the two cars they were travelling in. The accident occurred in the Lokongoma market along the Okene-Kabba Road in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the accident reports that all eight schoolchildren were successfully rescued from the two crushed vehicles, one Mitsubishi with registration...

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Brother’s hired thugs beat man to death for stealing doors in Anambra

5 months ago9312 min

Some yet-to-be-identified thugs have beaten a 28-year-old man identified as Kingsley Okoye, to death for allegedly stealing and selling his elder brother’s foreign doors from a construction site. The incident happened in the Okpuno Umuogali community of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday. The deceased was accused of selling some foreign doors he removed from a yet-to-be-completed building belonging to his elder brother, Joseph Okoye who lives abroad. His...

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A’Court affirms death penalty on Dane for killing wife, daughter

5 months ago14911 min

The Appeal Court Lagos Division has dismissed the appeal of a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to death for killing his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen. The appellate court upheld the conviction of Nielsen by the trial court and dismissed his appeal for lack of merit. When the case was called on Friday, Mr Adebayo Haroun, leading Jubril Kareem, announced his appearance for the respondent, while Mr A.D Taiwo Nsirim with...

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Nigerian Army applicant hacked to death by colleagues over money

5 months ago923 min

A gruesome incident has occurred in Zaria, Kaduna State, where some applicants vying for a spot in the Nigerian Army Depot allegedly hacked a fellow applicant to death. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that the victim, who hailed from Gombe State, had reportedly received nearly N1m from his parents to facilitate his recruitment. Suspicions arose when the deceased shared his Automated Teller Machine card and password with a friend to withdraw N10,000 for food. It...

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