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Benin Varsity student commits suicide, jumps from a building

A University of Benin student identified as Ephraim on Sunday evening committed suicide after jumping down from a building. Why the student committed suicide is yet to be uncovered, however it was gathered that the 300 Level English student of the University of Benin, Edo State, jumped down from B series at the Faculty of…

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Police arrest herdsmen who stabbed farmer to death in Ogun

Following a tension ensued in Adao community in Alabata area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State where two suspected herdsmen allegedly stabbed a 49-year-old farmer, identified as Rafiu Showemimo, to death, the police have arrested the herdsmen. It would be recalled that the heinous act was perpetrated on Sunday when the deceased was…

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Oyo Police Command Dispels Rumor of Okada Rider Who was Killed By Police in Ibadan, Says Victim Still Alive (See the release)

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command has dispelled rumor being carried around in the public that a commercial motorcyclist was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred in front of a police station around Bishop Philip Academy, Iwo-Road area of Ibadan, resulted in…

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Pomp! as Anthony Joshua shows up in Lagos (Photos)

It was fun and fanfare as Anthony Joshua stormed Magodo area of Lagos on Saturday. Former World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is in Nigeria with his mother Mrs Yetunde Joshua. The visit of Joshua to the community drew the attention of fans in the community who came out to see the Heavyweight boxer for the…

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Pandemonium in Ibadan as Police kills motorcyclist over refusal to pay bribe

Pandemonium broke out in Ibadan, Oyo State capital following a protest by okada riders in Ibadan, on Saturday, occasioned by the death of an unidentified commercial motorcyslist, who was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred at the front of a police station around Bishop Philip…

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Woman pour hot water on her husband for taking second wife

A house wife, Lauratu Ahmad, allegedly poured boiling water on her husband, Malam Aliyu Ibrahim Fayan-fayan, in protest against his plan to marry a second wife. Saturday Trust reported that the incident occurred around 10pm on Thursday in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State. The man, said to be a primary school teacher in…

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COZA rape scandal: how I nearly became rape victim by Ekiti First Lady, Erelu Bisi Fayemi

First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has called out people, especially women, who condemned Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo, who recently accused the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, of raping her when she was a teenager. The Sun reported that Mrs. Fayemi, narrated her…

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NYSC member dies 10 days after she used sniper to wash her hair

A member of the National Youth Service Corps scheme serving in Osun State, Ayomikun Ademorayo, on Sunday died after she reportedly washed her hair with an insecticide, Sniper, to eliminate lice. Some colleagues of the deceased told The Punch correspondent that Ayomikun, an orphan, discovered lice in her hair while preparing for a new hairdo…

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Gory sight as truck crushed three persons to death in Ogun on Saturday

A commercial motorcycle operator and his two passengers were crushed to death by a truck in at Onibukun stretch of Sango – Idiroko road, Ogun State on Saturday morning, leaving a heart wrenching sight. According to The Nation, the accident which involved an Iveco truck marked EKY 644 WH and Bajaj Boxer motorcycle with registration…

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Four persons severely injured in early Saturday’s overturned petrol tanker

No fewer than four persons escaped death as they sustained various degrees of injury on Saturday when a tanker overturned at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday revealed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commandant of FRSC,…

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