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Man killed, hand cut off in suspected Ogun cult clash

4 months ago984 min

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a 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. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the suspects severed the wrist...

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Farmer killed days after compensation in Ondo

4 months ago2734 min

A farmer identified as Sunday Ayeni has been killed on his farm located at Uba Oka Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. It was gathered that the lifeless body of the deceased was found on the farm with machete cuts on his body. The incident came a few days after the late farmer received compensation for his farm that was destroyed by cows of some herdsmen in the area....

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Three killed in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

5 months ago787 min

No fewer than three unidentified passengers were confirmed dead late Thursday following a multi-vehicle crash on the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online gathered that an unidentified truck driver transporting sugar, lost control and collided with another vehicle, triggering a chain of collisions around 7 pm along Isheri-Olofin, outward bound from Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that the other vehicles involved in the accident included an SF3000 truck, a Toyota Camry car with...

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Scores killed in Benue community

5 months ago804 min

No fewer than 30 people were reportedly killed in Ayati village in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State Thursday night. Sources told journalists in a telephone chat on Friday that local bandits ans suspected armed herders unleashed terror on the village. Ayati village is gradually becoming a slaughter slab in Ukum LGA. Recall that the violent protest that led to the destruction of personal and government properties in the council a few weeks ago...

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Military killed 108 terrorists, rescues 214 hostages – DHQ

5 months ago2807 min

The Nigerian military said it eliminated in one week 108 terrorists and rescued 214 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said troops also apprehended 204 suspected terrorists and other criminal elements and recovered 66 assorted weapons and 4,087 assorted ammunition, comprising one Dushku, one MG, two GPMGs, one RPG launcher, one RPG bomb, one AK56 rifle...

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#EndBadGovernance Protests Meet Deadly Force: At Least 10 Nigerians Killed By Security Operatives

5 months ago10110 min

At least 10 individuals including protesters were killed by security forces on the first day of the #EndBadGovernance protests. The nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship, worsening poverty, poor governance, among others erupted into violence on the very first day, as security forces clashed with protesters in several states. In Kano State, two people were killed after breaching the Government House premises. Security operatives opened fire, resulting in the deaths of the two protesters. The unprecedented...

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Two C’River varsity students killed in auto crash

5 months ago6225 min

Two students of Cross River State University were killed when six of them were involved in an auto crash while travelling to their homes following a two-week closure of the institution on Monday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students who boarded the same bus were on their way to Ogoja in the northern part of the state, when the accident occurred near Ikom, along the Calabar–Ikom highway. The school closure was reportedly to stop students...

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Two policemen, driver killed as gunmen abduct ex-Rep, children

5 months ago964 min

Two police orderlies attached to a former House of Representatives member, Joan Onyemaechi and her driver were on Tuesday evening killed when bandits abducted her and her children in Asaba, the Delta State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen stormed Onyemaechi’s church, King Jesus and I, located at Ogajifo Street off DSB Road and shot the two police orderlies and her driver before whisking the former lawmaker and her children away. Sources from the...

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Two killed in Ireland helicopter crash

5 months ago992 min

Two people on board a small single-engine helicopter were killed Tuesday after their aircraft crashed into a farm building in central Ireland, said a statement by Irish police. AFP reports that the aircraft crashed onto the roof of a pig-farm outhouse near Mullingar, 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Dublin, around 15:30 GMT. “Two people on board the aircraft were pronounced deceased at the scene,” said the police statement. One of the victims was an...

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Two killed as gunmen kidnap ex-Rep in Delta

5 months ago1023 min

Two police orderlies attached to former House of Representatives member Joan Onyemaechi and her driver are feared dead following an attack on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the Delta State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen stormed her church, King Jesus and I, located on Ogajifo Street off DSB Road. They shot two police orderlies and her driver before abducting the former lawmaker and her children. Sources in the area reported that a stray bullet...

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