Category: Metro News

Bandits kill scores, kidnap others, rustle cows in Kebbi State

June 17, 2025

Suspected bandits have reportedly killed scores of residents of Tadurga village in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State.The bandits...

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Untold story of how herdsmen reduced Benue community to ashes, burnt over 300 alive

June 17, 2025

The people of Yelewata, a quiet farming settlement tucked along the tail end of Benue State on the Abuja-Makurdi highway,...

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56-year-old farmer in Edo killed over N900,000 sold pineapples

June 16, 2025

A 56-year-old farmer in Edo State, Henry Oyagbomwan, has been reportedly killed and buried in a shallow grave by five...

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JUST-IN: Gunmen Kill 100, Sack Community In Benue

June 14, 2025

Armed herders on Saturday launched a brutal overnight attack on Yelewata Community in Guma local government area of Benue State,...

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Five persons electrocuted, 13 injured in Gombe – Police

June 14, 2025

The Police Command in Gombe State, on Saturday, confirmed the electrocution of five persons while 13 others sustained varying degrees...

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Police rescue 73 kidnap victims, arrest 175 suspects, including 30 for rape, in Katsina

June 13, 2025

The Katsina State Police Command has announced the rescue of 73 kidnap victims and the arrest of over 175 suspects...

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14-year-old girl fakes own kidnap, abducts four-year-old sister in Katsina — Police

June 12, 2025

The Katsina State Police Command said it has uncovered a kidnapping syndicate involving a 14-year-old girl who conspired with three...

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Osun community protesters knock contractor over abandoned road

June 10, 2025

Residents of Unity Estate in Ido-Osun, Osun State, staged a peaceful protest on Monday, alleging that the contractor responsible for...

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Wife Seeks State, FG’s Help To Find Missing Husband

June 9, 2025

Mrs Cynthia Ironbar-Akabom, wife of Engr. Bassey Akabom, a staff member of the Cross River State Ministry of Housing’s Mortgage...

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Kwara man on hard drugs dies after jumping into well

June 7, 2025

The Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man who jumped into a well...

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Suspected Herdsmen launch Fresh Attack on Makurdi–Naka Road

June 7, 2025

Several persons are feared dead and many others injured after suspected armed herdsmen launched a fresh attack on the Makurdi–Naka...

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Police Arrest 28 Suspected Cultists In Edo

June 6, 2025

The Edo State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested 28 persons suspected to be involved in cultism in the...

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Hoodlums attack Anambra vigilante office, set five vehicles ablaze

June 6, 2025

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of vigilante operatives in the Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of...

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Herdsmen killings: Army Chief Relocates To Benue

June 3, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt-Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, with a view...

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One Killed Suspected Cultists Escorting Masquerade Clash In Osun

June 3, 2025

A suspected cultist, identified as Kazeem was reportedly killed after a rival cult gang escorting a masquerade clashed in Osogbo....

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Daddy G.O’, Deaconess arrested in Abuja trying to sell child for N1.2m

May 31, 2025

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command have arrested Rev. Pastor Prince Bassey Ajah, the General Overseer (Daddy...

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Gateway Games: 20 Kano athletes die in road crash

May 31, 2025

At least 20 athletes from Kano Contingent have been confirmed dead following a ghastly motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in...

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Police Arraign Three For Stealing Motorcycles In Osun

May 30, 2025

The Osun State Police Command has arraigned three suspects in connection with the theft of two motorcycles in the Maboreje,...

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Fallen Abia billboard kills father of two, injures eight others

May 30, 2025

A resident of Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, identified as Mr Destiny Uguru, met his untimely on Wednesday...

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Osun Tailor Allegedly Burns Teenage Customer With Hot Iron Over Clothing Dispute

May 29, 2025

A female tailor in the Obelawo Area of Osogbo, capital of Osun State, identified as Iya Abdullahi, allegedly attacked a...

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Bandits Attack Kebbi Community, Danmuntari, kill 11, Abduct 117

May 29, 2025

At least eleven persons have been killed and no fewer than 117 others abducted by bandits who stormed Danmuntari village...

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Two Killed As Truck Carrying Salah Rams, Cattle Plunge Into Ditch

May 28, 2025

Two persons were reportedly killed in a lone accident as a truck conveying salah rams and cattle fell into a...

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Five Killed in Ondo Cult Clash

May 28, 2025

Five persons have been killed in a renewed cult clash in Ondo City, Ondo West local government area. One person...

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One Killed, 10 Rescued In Lagos Building Collapse

May 28, 2025

One of the 14 occupants trapped in the collapsed two-story building along Obafemi Awolowo Road, Ota-Ona, in the Ikorodu Local...

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Industrial Machine Kills Employee In Ogun Factory

May 28, 2025

Barely two months after the Ogun State Government sealed a factory, Quantum Steel Industry, in the Ogijo area of the...

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Three Deeper Life Church Members Kidnapped By Gunmen After Bible Study

May 27, 2025

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Ondo State. The victims...

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US Executes Man Who Killed Wife, Kids by Lethal Injection

May 22, 2025

United States — Man sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of his wife and her two sons was executed...

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Suspect Admits Killing Kwara College Student for Rituals – Court Hears

May 21, 2025

Ilorin, Nigeria — The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Wednesday resumed hearing in the murder case of Hafsoh...

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UPDATED: NSF Games Organisers Assure Traders After Inferno

May 20, 2025

Abeokuta, Nigeria — A fire outbreak disrupted activities at the Alake Sports Complex, venue of the ongoing Gateway Games 2024,...

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Catholic Priest Dies while Playing Tennis in Anambra

May 20, 2025

Amambra, Nigeria — The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State has expressed its deep sadness over the passing of one...

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