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How I lost 34 family members in Kaduna Army bombing

Idris Dahiru, a resident of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State says he lost 34 members of his extended family...

Funeral rites of Wole Soyinka’s elder sister, Grandma of Gbagada, Mrs. Tinuola Aina, out

The funeral rites for Mrs. Tinuola Aina (nee Soyinka) who passed on November 7, 2023, will commence at 5pm on Thursday, December 7 with...

Tinubu orders probe, mourns over Army error that killed 30

Following the admission by the Nigerian Army that it mistakenly bombed and killed 30 residents of Tudun Biri, mistaking them for terrorists, President Bola...

24 hours after killing of traditional ruler, policemen gunned down in Mbaise

24 hours after a traditional ruler was gunned down in Imo State, two policemen have been shot dead at Ahiara junction in the Ahiazu...

Rare, radical battler takes a bow: MC Alli: 1944-2023

By Tunde Olusunle The uncanny combination of his names which featured Christian and Muslim epithets was sufficiently intriguing to tickle my curiosity and inquisitiveness. He...

Runaway driver, fleeing LASTMA pursuit mauls two road cleaners to death

A runaway driver, fleeing from pursuing traffic officials on Monday morning, hit and  killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. The...

Bandits attack Maulud procession, kill nine in Katsina, 16 injured

The Police in Katsina has confirmed the death of nine persons after a Maulud procession at night was attacked by bandits in Rugar Kusa...

As Ebira king is buried, quiet, tense jostling begins amid political tension over November 11 election

The remains of late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr.Ado Ibrahim, has been laid to rest in the palace he built for himself in Okene, the...

Who murdered university lecturer in her Minna home in Niger State?

Who murdered a university teacher a few days after she sacked the female househelp who shared her home with her in Minna, the Niger...

Who will compensate for 6 lives and property lost to electrocution in Jos?

Residents of Jos are wondering whether the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc will take responsibility for the six lives lost to electrocution when a faulty...

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