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HRH Ejike: Kanu Has Never Killed Anyone, Not A Terrorist

HRH Ejike: Kanu Has Never Killed Anyone, Not A Terrorist

October 29, 2019 1:08 pm

Monarchs in Orlu, Imo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to permit the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to come back home and bury his mother.

Sally Kanu died August 30 in Germany after a protracted illness. Kanu however, accused Nigerian army of killing her, noting that his mother died because of the shock from the alleged invasion of soldiers in his Umuahia, Abia State residence in September 2017.

His words, “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we …

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

October 24, 2019 5:55 pm

A clash between truck drivers and some operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit at Lilypond area of Apapa on Thursday led to the death of one of the drivers.

According to eyewitness account, the truck drivers had come out enmasss to protest alleged extortion by the taskforce.

The confrontation turned violent and one person was shot dead in the melee, which exacerbated an already volatile situation.

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As the tanker drivers regrouped, the situation was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums who alongside the drivers went on …

Turkish Soldier Killed In Syrian Kurd Attack - Minister

Turkish Soldier Killed In Syrian Kurd Attack – Minister

October 20, 2019 6:26 am
A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack by Syrian Kurdish forces on Sunday despite a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States, the defense ministry said.

“One of our heroic comrades fell martyr and another was wounded after anti-tank and small arms fire by… terrorists during their reconnaissance and surveillance mission” in the Tal Abyad border area, the ministry said in a statement.

The army returned fire in self-defense, it added. Turkey had agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw from a safe zone along the border.

But

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Six Killed In Mali Attack On Pro-Government Forces

Six Killed In Mali Attack On Pro-Government Forces

October 19, 2019 9:34 am
Six people were killed late Friday when unknown assailants attacked a post held by armed pro-government groups in strife-torn northeastern Mali, the groups said in a statement.

Four more people were missing after the attack in Aguelhok, an alliance of pro-government forces calling itself Platform of the June 2014 Movements said.

The security situation in Mali has been deteriorating steadily with separatists, salafists and jihadists mounting deadly insurrections since 2012.

No military or political solution appears in sight for Mali, despite the deployment of French, African and UN troops in the country.

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Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

October 16, 2019 8:46 am

Despite efforts being made by the Nigerian government and South African government to end xenophobia in South Africa, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Otugo.

Sylvester Okonkwo, Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the deceased was killed at Empangeni, in the province on Tuesday.

He said that Mr Otugo, 41, a native of Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra, was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants over a business disagreement.…

Libya: Three Children Killed, Others Injured By Air Strike

Libya: Three Children Killed, Others Injured By Air Strike

October 14, 2019 3:47 pm

At least three children were killed and eight civilians wounded Monday in an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood near the Capital of Libya, the health ministry said.

Spokesman Lamine al-Hachemi said another child was seriously wounded and the parents of the dead children were also injured in the airstrike that hit their home in Al-Fernaj, a suburb southeast of Tripoli.

Five other civilians were wounded in the attack.

Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord accused forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar of launching the “criminal” airstrike.

“This criminal act carried out by the aircraft of the war criminal (Haftar), is the …

Poor Maintenance Culture Killed Our Refineries - NNPC

Poor Maintenance Culture Killed Our Refineries – NNPC

October 14, 2019 3:20 pm

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed the moribund state of the country’s refineries on lack of proper maintenance of the facilities over the years.

The NNPC, while stating that Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of technicians in the petroleum sector in the world, decried that the experts have not been adequately engaged.

The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Mele Kyari, made said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) in Abuja on Monday.

Answering a question on the technical capacity of the NNPC to properly manage oil exploration, refinery …

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

October 13, 2019 8:51 am

Four civilians have been killed in the latest attack in the volatile northern region of Burkina Faso, security sources told AFP on Sunday.

Saturday’s attack in Samboulga, in the northern province of Lorum, comes after armed men stormed a mosque in the town of Salmossi killing 16 on Friday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the country in its battle against jihadists.

“Four people were killed Saturday night by armed individuals in Samboulga,” one security source told AFP.

“According to residents, the attackers broke into the village and shot people indiscriminately,” the source added.

There was no immediate information about …

China Road Crash; 36 Killed, Another 36 Badly Hurt

East China Road Crash; 36 Killed, Another 36 Badly Hurt

September 29, 2019 9:43 am

At least 36 people died, and 36 others were injured in east China when a packed coach with a flat tyre collided with a truck, authorities said Sunday.

The bus was carrying 69 people — its maximum capacity — when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the freight truck on an expressway in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday morning, the Yixing public security bureau said.

A preliminary investigation determined that the accident was caused by a flat tyre on the left front wheel of the bus, the bureau said in a statement.

Nine people were seriously injured, 26 were …

Suspected P/Harcourt ‘serial killer,’ how he killed victim

Suspected P/Harcourt ‘serial killer,’ how he killed victim

September 19, 2019 8:13 pm

Suspected Port Harcourt serial killer Gracious David West has told the Nigerian police that he used pillowcases to tie a victim before killing her in a hotel room in Rukpokwu, about 18 kilometres from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital city.

26-year-old West, whom the police said is a cultist, was arrested on Wednesday on East-West Road en route to Uyo from Port Harcourt.

West said in a video the Nigerian police posted to its official Twitter handle he had transactional sex with a nameless victim. Hours later, the victim was killed.

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Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

August 14, 2019 10:09 am
Family of one of the police officers, who were murdered by soldiers of the 93 Battalion in Taraba State, has demanded justice over the gruesome murder of their son, Inspector Mark Edaile.The immediate elderly brother of the slain officer, Andrew Edaile, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, also called for an independent enquiry by local and international bodies to unravel the death of the officer who has served the nation for 16 years.

He warned that if the Nigerian government fails to carry out a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice, the family

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Police commissioner, others killed in Shiites protest

Police commissioner, others killed in Shiites protest

July 23, 2019 1:18 am

A fresh protest against the continued detention of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, yesterday claimed the life of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Umar Usman. Usman was struck with a sharp object while trying to pacify the protesters. The police chief who was in charge of operations at the Federal Territory Police Command was taken to a hospital where he eventually died.

The protest by members of IMN, also known as Shiites, which began at the NITEL Junction at Wuse 2, Abuja was disrupted by armed policemen who had cordoned off the road …

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