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BREAKING: Anambra Supplementary Poll: Soldiers Shoot Man in Ihiala Local Govt

BREAKING: Anambra Supplementary Poll: Soldiers Shoot Man in Ihiala Local Govt

Anambra Supplementary Poll: Soldiers Shoot Man in Ihiala Local Govt Soldiers patrolling Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have shot a yet-to-be-identified man. On Tuesday, soldiers from a patrol van opened fire on commuters hundreds of metres away from the LGA headquarters and one fell. According to FIJ, after moving a short distance away, a crowd began to form around the man, prompting the soldiers to return, firing sporadically again and sending residents scampering for security. When FIJ returned to the scene, the middle-aged man was no longer there. Multiple witnesses said he had been picked up by the…
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BREAKING: Retired Vice-Marshal Gunned Down With Grandchild In Kaduna

BREAKING: Retired Vice-Marshal Gunned Down With Grandchild In Kaduna

Retired Vice-Marshal Gunned Down With Grandchild In Kaduna A retired Air Vice Marshal, Mohammed Maisaka, and his grandchild, have been shot at Rigasa, a community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Daily Trust gathered that the 27-year-old grandchild, Mohammed Musa, who is a serving Airman, is his grandfather’s orderly. It was gathered that gunmen stormed their residence located around Markarfi Road in Rigasa around 8:30 pm on Monday and shot the two at closed range. Confirming the incident to Daily Trust the deceased’s wife, Hajiya Fatima Maisaka, said the gunmen did not take take anything from the house.…
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Again, bandits attack Zamfara village, kill six, abduct many

Again, bandits attack Zamfara village, kill six, abduct many

Many villages have been deserted, while a large number of internally displaced persons have relocated to Gusau town where they begged for food. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Rijiya Village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State during which they killed six people and abducted several others. A resident of the village, Musa Sani, who fled to Gusau town told The PUNCH that the bandits who were on motorcycles came to the village around 1.30 in the afternoon on Sunday and began to shoot at people. He maintained that he was in the other part of the…
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BREAKING: Ex – Lagos Governor Tinubu Storms Site Of  21-Storey Building Collapse

BREAKING: Ex – Lagos Governor Tinubu Storms Site Of  21-Storey Building Collapse

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, visited the site where a building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, was accompanied by the current Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule. The building collapsed on Monday with many artisans and others trapped in the rubble.     Nine survivors have been rescued from the rubble while the death toll has risen to 38 as rescue operations continue. This is as families have submitted 32 names of those believed to still be trapped in…
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BREAKING: Many Feared Dead As Fire Breaks Out In Popular Abuja Market

BREAKING: Many Feared Dead As Fire Breaks Out In Popular Abuja Market

Many Feared Dead As Fire Breaks Out In Popular Abuja Market Some traders are believed to have been killed in a fire outbreak at Maitama Market in Kubwa, Bwari Local Government Area of Abuja, on Friday. According to a witness, the incident happened around 7pm on Friday. The fire outbreak was said to have started from a shop where kerosene is being sold in the market. The kerosene seller and her children are reportedly among the casualties but Daily Trust cannot independently verify this. Details later.
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BREAKING: Tension As Thugs Block Ex- Governor And Serving Senator From Entering His State

BREAKING: Tension As Thugs Block Ex- Governor And Serving Senator From Entering His State

Tension As Thugs Block Ex- Governor And Serving Senator From Entering His State Suspected thugs on Friday prevented Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje from entering Gombe Town. Goje, who was in Gombe to attend a wedding fatihah, landed at the Gombe Airport in Lawanti, at about 10:40am. It was learnt that the suspected thugs block the Gombe-Bauchi Highway near the International Conference Centre, set bonfires on the road, denying entry into or outside Gombe. According to Daily Trust, several vehicles were either smashed or burnt, while scores sustained various degree of injuries. Thousands of commuters were left stranded along the two…
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PHOTOS: IGP, INEC Chairman Arrive Anambra State, Insist Governorship Election Must Hold

PHOTOS: IGP, INEC Chairman Arrive Anambra State, Insist Governorship Election Must Hold

IGP, INEC Chairman Arrive Anambra State, Insist Governorship Election Must Hold The Inspector General of Police , Usman Alkali Baba has arrived Awka the Anambra state capital ahead of stakeholders meeting scheduled to hold at the Professor Dora Akunyili Development Center. He was received by the Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng and other top Police Authorities before proceeding to inspect Guards of Honor at the Command Headquarters Amawbia. The stakeholders meeting is expected to have in attendance, the Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu who also arrived the state on Tuesday, religious leaders, Governorship Candidates and Party…
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Panic As Bandits Raid Abuja Government School, Abduct Vice Principal

Panic As Bandits Raid Abuja Government School, Abduct Vice Principal

Mohammed Nuhu, Vice Principal of Junior Secondary School (JSS), Yebu in Kwali Area Council of Abuja, has been abducted. A teacher, who preferred anonymity, said kidnappers wielding sophisticated weapons invaded the staff quarters of the school. How bandits abducted ’60 worshippers’ from Kaduna church Police Officers shot dead in Rivers He said some of the kidnappers surrounded the quarters, while other gangs scaled the fence into the compound from where they broke into his apartment and whisked him away. He said the kidnappers tied down the security guard manning the gate before they forced the victim’s door open. “In fact,…
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21-Storey Building Collapse: Names of survivors identified as death toll rises to 22

21-Storey Building Collapse: Names of survivors identified as death toll rises to 22

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given update on the collapsed Ikoyi building. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the scene of incident, Sanwo-Olu confirmed the death toll now stand at 22 while giving names of survivors that have been identified by government as follows; Otundiran Timileyin, Ahmed, Sunday Monday, Adeniran Mayowa, 27, Sholabade Nurudeen, 27 (Osun), and Waliu Lateef, 22. The governor said autopsy will be carried out to identify the dead bodies while he also said executive order will be signed to guide against future occurrence.
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