Fourty suspects have been arrested in Onitsha, Anambra state over alleged stealing, possession of weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa and other crimes. Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, in a statement said the suspects were arrested during series of raids carried out at criminal hideouts, flashpoints and other blackspots at Upper Iweka, Owerri road
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A 22-year old woman was reportedly found dead inside a drainage along Osumenyi/Akwuihedi road Osumenyi in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The deceased whose Identity is yet to be ascertained, suspected to have been murdered was lying lifeless inside the gutter with mark of violence on her neck. The corpse was discovered
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Two persons have been arrested over the alleged murder of one Azuibuike Ekwegbalu inside his resident at the Commissioners quarters Awka, Anambra state. The suspects, Osita John, 21, of Ifite ogwari in Ayamelum LGA of Anambra State and Achewa Musa, 27 of Abinsel of Guma LGA of Benue State Confirming the arrest, the Police Public
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A wheel barrow pusher was on Tuesday crushed to death by an articulated truck in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state. The deceased was reportedly killed by the truck while walking along Onitsha- Owerri road axis of the town. According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver slipped out of his lane due to excessive speeding and crushed
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Fire razed parts of a shopping complex in Osogbo, the Osun State capital and destroyed goods worth N1.2 million on Monday afternoon. Apart from goods in four shops that were destroyed before the fire was put out, Kolapo said no life was lost to the incident. One of the shop owners simply identified as Akande
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A diesel laden bus on Monday morning reportedly crashed in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Ag. Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kamal Musa confirmed the incident. He said, “A ford bus laden with diesel in containers crashed and caught fire at Igboukwu. No life was lost. Details in
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Tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon as Fire razed Grandex, a supermarket owned by Florence, widow of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the inferno which started at about 3:00 p.m. from the back of the supermarket later spread to the main store. Those at the popular Osuntokun junction also
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Fire razed scores of shanties at Okobaba, Ebute Metta area of Lagos on Sunday evening. Eyewitness said the fire outbreak started at 7:05 p.m. However, the cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report. It also rendered thousands of people homeless, with some having to sleep at
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At least two persons were killed after a tanker exploded on a busy road of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident happened today and a driver and a motorboy were reportedly burnt to death. It was gathered that the incident destroyed 35 vehicles parked for sale along the
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The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra State, Andrew Kumapayi has warned officers and men of the Command to desist from operating within the township axis of the state. Kumapayi gave the warning during a supervisory visit to RS5.34 Ihiala Unit and RS5.32 Nnewi Unit respectively to access the level of damage caused
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A good Samaritan has handed over an 11-years old boy wandering in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victim, an orphan, resident of Power line Onitsha who gave his name as Wisdom Timo was rescued by a good Samaritan at Rumuekpe junction in Rumuji under Emoha Local Government Area of the State.
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Yet to know gunmen on Thursday invaded the home of the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Iya-Abass, and abducted two members of his family. According an eyewitness, told newsmen that the gunmen also killed a vigilante operative while one of the policemen attached to the speaker’s house sustained bullet wounds
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A mob has lynched the driver and conductor of a water truck after their vehicle yesterday crushed five school children to death at Oshiri in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered that the victims were pupils of St Michaels Schools, Oshiri. The accident occurred at Onu Nworie Egu Oshiri while the
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One person was feared dead while five others sustained various degrees of injury during a bloody clash between suspected land grabbers and cultists in Umuogali Oba, Anambra state. The deceased, simply identified as Chinedu reportedly lost his life in the clash which erupted last Tuesday over alleged forceful acquisition of land. The Nation gathered that
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A tank farm in the Oando Depot on Gaskiya Road, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State has been gutted by Fire on Thursday. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said emergency responders had been deployed in the area to salvage the situation. Oke-Osanyintolu said, “There is
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