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Man sentenced to death for stabbing friend over his phone charger

A Bauchi State High Court has sentenced Usman Abdullahi to death by hanging for the murder of Zaidu Adamu Kofar Dumi following an argument over a phone charger. The sentence, handed down by Judge Sa'ad Muhammad Sambuwal of High Court...

Residents panic as gunmen patrol Taraba community

Residents of Shavoh, a neighborhood in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, are currently gripped by fear following reports of suspected gunmen patrolling the area on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses who spoke to our reporter stated that unidentified individuals, armed with dangerous weapons,...

Ondo: Cultist on police wanted list killed in cult clash

About a week after four people were killed in a cult-related clash in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State, a 40-year-old suspected cult member was killed on Sunday. The alleged cult member, Nasir Isiaka, who...

Ogun prophet shot dead during religious service

A 54-year-old prophet of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Odo Eran, Idiroko area of ​​Ogun State. The victim, identified as Yomi Adetula, was shot at around 10:30am on Sunday during a...

Panic in Kaduna village after attack by suspected rustlers that left more than 20 dead

People of Ugama village in Kauru Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State are in fear after some individuals, suspected to be cattle rustlers, launched an attack that included ritual killings and property theft on Thursday. Reports indicate that the attackers...

Niger Governor Bago Expresses Sadness Over Fatal Tanker Explosion at Dikko Junction

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has expressed shock over the fatal tanker explosion that claimed several lives at Dikko junction around the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Bago, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the explosion...

Bauchi: Court sentences five people to life imprisonment for armed robbery

The Bauchi State High Court 5 has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for armed robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime. The prosecutor, Barr. UI Lame, informed the court that the accused (Aliyu Yusuf, Adamu Muhammed, Bilal Aliyu, Ismail...

Anti-Corruption Agency dismantles land grabbing syndicate in Kano, arrests suspects

The Kano Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission, PCACC, has dismantled an alleged land grabbing syndicate in the state, confiscating over 1,200 lands and arresting some of the Kingpins. The Anti-Corruption body has already launched an investigation into the notorious syndicate...

Polytechnic student killed in Osun communal clash

Even as the Osun State Government on Thursday declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew, a student of Westland Polytechnic, Ilobu, was allegedly shot dead amid the ongoing communal crisis between Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State. The violence, which has intensified...

Two sisters sentenced to death for killing and burning woman's body in Niger State

Two sisters, Amina Aliyu and Aishat Mohammed Aliyu, have been sentenced to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of Hafsat Aliyu, a married woman, in Niger State. A third sister, Zainab, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to...
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Born Police arrests for murder of women accused of witchcraft

The Biu Police area command has arrested two suspects in relation to the murder of a 50 -year -old...
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