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5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

October 24, 2019 5:22 pm
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons died in recent bandits attack in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack has displaced residents from 17 villages now taking refuge at Birnin Yero LEA Primary School.

Mr. Ishaya Chinoko, Zonal Coordinator of NEMA made this known when he led a team on a rapid assessment of the displaced persons from the 17 villages.

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According to him, during the assessment, the team was informed of the death of five

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Five Injured As South Africans Resume Attack On Nigerians

Five Injured As South Africans Resume Attack On Nigerians

October 23, 2019 4:22 am

For the umpteenth time, Nigerians living in South Africa bore the brunt of a fresh wave of xenophobia that broke out yesterday, which left five persons injured.

According to reports, the latest attack occurred at Mpumalamga Province and in some parts of Witbank where the residents attacked their Nigerian neighbours.

This is coming barely weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari visited South Africa to dialogue with his South African counterpart to address the incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants.

It was gathered from Nigerians living in South Africa that the attack started with the indigenes attacking shops and …

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

October 19, 2019 7:28 am

Nearly 200 people were hurt in another night of violent clashes in Catalonia, authorities said Saturday after radical separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police who responded with teargas and rubber bullets.

In Barcelona, which resembled a chaotic battleground Friday, 152 people were injured, with dozens more hurt in the rest of Catalonia, taking the total to 182.

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court’s jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago.

Emergency services had already reported …

Four Burnt To Death, 14 Injured In Ondo Road Crash

Four Burnt To Death, 14 Injured In Ondo Road Crash

October 17, 2019 5:02 pm
No fewer than four persons yesterday lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident along Benin/Owo express road in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Also, 14 people sustained serious injuries in the accident which involved two Toyota hiace buses coming from different directions.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state police com man, Mr Femi Joseph who confirmed the accident said the incident happened between 3.00 and 4.00pm.
He said the accident was caused by high speed on the part of the drivers of the two buses.
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FIFA Po Pay Injured Uzoho’s Wages As Club Seek Replacement

FIFA To Pay Injured Uzoho’s Wages As Club Seek Replacement

October 17, 2019 3:27 pm

World football governing the body, FIFA will be responsible for Francis Uzoho’s wages for the entirety of the time he will be out of action, as part of its compensation scheme to clubs whose players are injured during the international break, reports footballlive.ng.

Uzoho, 20, suffered a horrific injury that will sideline him for six months while playing for Nigeria in their international friendly clash with Brazil in Singapore on Sunday.

The Super Eagles medical team confirmed that the player would sit out of action for about six months, which means he might not play for the club again this …

Injured Super Eagles Uzoho Ruled Out For Six Months

Injured Super Eagles Uzoho Ruled Out For Six Months

October 16, 2019 1:34 am

Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr will have to do without Francis Uzoho, one of his most improved players for the Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Benin Republic following the confirmation that he has been ruled out for six months, reports soccernet.com.

The AC Omonia goalkeeper picked up the injury in Super Eagles draw against Brazil last Sunday at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday.

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The 20-year-old Uzoho was trying to deal with a cross only for him to land awkwardly, which has now resulted in knee ligament damage. …

Three Persons Injured In Head-On Collision Crash In Lagos

Three Persons Injured In Head-On Collision Crash In Lagos

October 15, 2019 6:00 pm

At least three persons were injured on Tuesday after a head-on collision of two commercial buses along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos.

According to an eyewitness that spoke with newsmen, a commercial bus illegally took one-way route, outward Oshodi and crashed into another commercial heading towards Oshodi.

While the driver of the commercial bus which took one-way fled the scene immediately, he left the second driver, Tony Maxwell, to count his losses of a damaged car and several passengers with various degrees of injuries from the crash.

“I saw the driver when he was running away with his conductor,” an eyewitness …

Mass Stabbing At Manchester Mall Leaves Five Injured

Mass Stabbing At Manchester Mall Leaves Five Injured

October 11, 2019 1:01 pm

Counter-terror police were on Friday probing a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in northwest England that left five people injured and needing hospital treatment. The attack happened at the Arndale shopping centre in the heart of Manchester, where an Islamist extremist suicide bomber killed 22 after an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

“We can confirm that five people have been stabbed and taken to hospital,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.

“Given the location of the incident and its nature officers from Counter Terrorism Police North West are leading the investigation as we determine the circumstances,” it added.…

Just In: 19 dead, many injured in Kano auto crash

July 8, 2019 1:51 am

No fewer than 19 persons were confirmed dead and many injured in a auto crash on Sunday at Dinyar Madiga in Takai Local government area in Kano state.

The National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), chairman in the area Malam Datti Musa Shawu confirmed the development to newsmen.

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2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

2 killed, 21 injured in Lagos pipeline explosion

July 5, 2019 1:04 am

Two persons were killed and 21 others injured on Thursday in a pipeline explosion at Ijegun, on the outskirts of Lagos.

No fewer than 100 persons were killed in a similar incident at Ijegun 11 years ago.

Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) boss Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu however, put the number of the injured at 12.

The accident occurred around 4am when vandals were siphoning petrol from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines that runs through the community from Atlas Cove Depot in Lagos.

Thirty-one vehicles, including commercial buses, cars, and scores of lock-up shops were ravaged by the …

French police arrest 2 suspect over bomb explosion

France: Bomb blast in Lyon leaves several injured

May 24, 2019 10:57 pm

A package blast on a pedestrian street in the heart of France’s city of Lyon wounded several people Friday, officials said, just two days ahead of the country’s hotly contested European Parliament elections.

President Emmanuel Macron called the blast an “attack” during a live Facebook interview, adding that no deaths had been reported “for the time being”.

The area where the explosion occurred, on a narrow strip of land between the Saone and Rhone rivers in the historic centre of the southeast city, was evacuated and cordoned off by police, according to AFP journalists at the scene.

A police source …

Two die, 10 injured in accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

April 22, 2019 8:30 pm
Two persons were confirmed dead while 10 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus at Danliti Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway .Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday.

Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 11am, saying that it was caused by excessive speeding which led to loss of control.

He noted that the commercial bus with registration number DDA 729 XA , after losing control, hit a culvert and summersaulted, adding that the driver and the bus conductor

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