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The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday confirmed that the body of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad has been exhumed. MohBad died mysteriously on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27, after allegedly being treated for an infection. His death has been surrounded by controversy, with many calling for the cause to…
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The Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has condemned the murder and beheading of a chieftain of the Labour Party from Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state, Mr Zachary Nmaduka, by unknown assassins. Isiguzoro, an ex-Ohanaeze youth leader, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Aba.…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has expressed concern over the death of a member in Gusau, Zamfara State, Hamisu Danjibga. The union called on the Police to unravel the mystery surrounding his death. Dr Chris Isiguzo, the National President of NUJ, in a statement, said that Hamisu, who until his death was a Correspondent…
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Unknown gunmen have allegedly killed two police officers in Enugu State, MEZIESBLOG learnt. The officers were killed when the hoodlums ambushed a mobile police patrol team Wednesday evening. The incident happened at about 7:30 pm along the Udi-Ozalla Road as the Operation Restore Peace Enugu team was on routine patrol. The victims were identified as…
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A man who sexually assaulted and murdered his 16-year-old sister has been jailed for at least 22 years. Connor Gibson, who was 19 at the time of the attack, targeted Amber Gibson in woodland in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, in November 2021. He removed his sister’s clothes, sexually assaulted her with the intention of raping her,…
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A lawyer representing the family of a pregnant black woman who was shot dead by police in Ohio has said she was “murdered” and has called for the officer to be charged. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting on 24 August. Her unborn daughter also died. Bodycam footage released by police shows…
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A child has been arrested after a boy died following an incident in Kent. Police said they were called to Singlewell Road in Gravesend at 5.45pm on Wednesday over “concerns for the welfare of a boy”. Ambulances were sent to the scene, while a helicopter was reportedly seen leaving a nearby park. Police said the…
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The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has disclosed that 36 officers were killed in Niger State. It disclosed this while giving a breakdown of casualties in the ambush of troops in Niger State and an evacuation helicopter that crashed on August 14, 2023. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, according to a statement attributable to a UN spokesperson. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the assassination of a presidential candidate of Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio. Attacks of this nature represent a grave threat to democracy, and those responsible must be brought to…
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A Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when…
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The death of Chidubem Ezenwa, a 24-year-old indigene of Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area and Delta State-based BUSINESSMAN, in police custody last month, has aborted the hope of members of his family. Ezenwa died in the police cell after he was picked up on an allegation of cultism, which his friends claim was all…
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A Suspected Cultist, Weekend, killed a 20-year-old man identified as Sele-ebi Ware-ebi after repeatedly stabbing him over a heated argument for putting on red beret in Tuomo community of Delta State. Sele-ebi, a native of Torugbene, was killed on Friday as he visited Tuomo community both communities are in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.…
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A Greek prosecutor freed a police officer who shot and killed a 20-year-old Syrian national in the central province of Larissa, local media reported on Sunday. The officer, 45, told the prosecutor that he regretted the incident and claimed he had not intended to kill the victim, according to the ERT public broadcaster. He claimed…
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French President Emmanuel Macron urged the government on Sunday to take all necessary measures to restore order in the country amid violent unrest sparked by the killing of teenager last week by police. Macron hosted a crisis meeting on Sunday evening with high-ranking members of the government, including Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Interior Minister Gerald…
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Bandits have reportedly killed 25 farmers and abducted several women and girls from various communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack reportedly took place around 2 pm in five villages. The breakdown of the killing showed that 13 people lost their lives in Kusherki community, 12 others were killed in Gidigori…
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A student of Uttar Pradesh’s Shiv Nadar University allegedly shot and killed his woman classmate on campus before shooting himself dead, police said. The 21-year-old later killed himself at the boy’s hostel. Both were third-year students of BA Sociology, the police informed. “Around 1.30pm on Thursday, the administrative officials of Shiv Nadar University alerted the police that…
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