Category: Tragedy
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4 CHILDREN, 1 ADULT DIE IN CROSS RIVER LANDSLIDE
Five persons, including four children, have died after landslides triggered by 48 hours of heavy rainfall devastated Ikot Anwatim Community, Calabar Municipality, Cross River. The landslides also destroyed two houses and injured two other residents, according to the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA). The CR-SEMA confirmed the casualties during a rapid assessment team’s…
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APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF YETUNDE LAWAL
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the death sentence by hanging imposed on Abdulrahman Bello for the murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, bringing an end to one of the state’s most closely watched murder cases. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a…
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TEACHER’S DEATH IN KOGI: THREE TO FACE PROSECUTION
The Kogi State Police Command says it has concluded investigations into the death of Mariam Usman, a staff member of Brains Minds Nursery and Primary School, Ugbamaka, in Olamaboro Local Government Area, with three suspects set to be prosecuted for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed in…
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COURT REMANDS 3 OVER ALLEGED MURDER OF FORMER OGUN TV BROADCASTER
An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of three men over the alleged murder of a former Ogun TV broadcaster, Mrs Kitan Oyesiku and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo. Oyesiku and her guard were found dead at her Agodo residence in June. The three remanded are Olajunwon Sodeinde, the principal suspect, Sobu Obafunsho…
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15 KILLED, 17 INJURED AS TRAILER CARRYING PASSENGERS CRASHES IN KWARA
A tragic road crash in Kwara State has claimed the lives of 15 people and left 17 others injured after a trailer conveying dozens of passengers crashed in the early hours of Sunday July 5 at Oko-Olowo, along the Ogbomoso-Oloru highway. The fatal lone crash occurred at about 2:32 a.m. near the Muslim Cemetery in…
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POLICE ARREST 3 SUSPECTED CULTISTS OVER ABDUCTION, KILLING OF KWARA POLYTECHNIC STUDENT
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of 29-year old Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following weeks of investigation into the victim’s disappearance. The suspects, identified as Adeoye Babatunde Alimi, 23, Bernard Kayode, 25, and Owoyemi Bashiru,…
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KADUNA POLICE DETAIN COUPLE OVER DEATH OF TEENAGE BOY, LAUNCH INVESTIGATION
The Kaduna State Police Command has detained a couple following the death of a teenage boy identified as Sadiq in the Kurmin-Mashi area of Kaduna metropolis. According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday night along Dahiru Road. Preliminary reports indicate that the teenager was allegedly punished by his mother and stepfather over a…
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REGULATORY FAILURES BEHIND ALAKIJA BUILDING COLLAPSE, EXPERT SAYS
An environmentalist, Mr Philip Jakpor, has described the collapse of a three-storey building in the Alakija area of Lagos as evidence of persistent regulatory failure in Nigeria’s construction sector. Jakpor made the assertion in an interview on Monday June 29 in Lagos. According to him, the incident reflects a pattern of building collapses recorded across…
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KADUNA MOB KILLING: 17 MORE SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED IN COURT
The Kaduna State Police Command says 17 additional suspects have been arraigned in connection with the mob killing of a woman in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State. The Command disclosed this in a statement on Friday June 26 by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, in Kaduna. According to the statement, the suspects were…
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UN: 950 RIGHTS ACTIVITS, JOURNALISTS AND UNIONISTS KILLED OR DISAPPEARED IN 2025
The United Nations has reported that around 950 human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared globally in 2025. The figures were released in a new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which tracks global attacks on individuals involved in protecting rights and freedoms. The…
