Accountability is Nigeria’s number one problem

If you’ve asked an average Nigerian the problems facing the country, their response would range from Venus to Mars. Everyone seems to have an opinion, based on personal experience or a broad spectrum of difficulties facing the nation why Nigeria is so systematically misplaced. But in one week, the problems of the country seemed to... Read More

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May 19, 2017

NSCDC arrests JAMB candidate with gun

Security agencies have arrested a 21-year-old candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who brought a gun to one of the centres in Nasarawa state. The state’s commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mr. Bashir Lawal-Kano, told journalists in Lafia about the arrest on Thursday. He said the suspect was arrested at the Nasarawa... Read More

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March 11, 2017

How Tonto Dikeh allegedly pulled a gun on ex-husband’s brother – Ghanaian police officer (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana The marriage scandal between actress Tonto Dikeh and her ex-husband Oladunni Churchill seems to be a never ending story. Few days ago during an interview, she narrated the pain she faced in her marriage, accusing her ex-husband of domestic violence and extramarital affairs. On Friday, a Ghanaian media outlet, Asempa News uploaded... Read More

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March 10, 2017

How police raided my house, seized my gun, others – Senator

by Dolapo Adelana The senator representing Southern Kaduna Senatorial District, Danjuma Laah, has said the police ransacked his Kaduna residence without a search warrant. The senator said the police performed a “destructive search” on his home. He said they forced their way into his home at about 5am, and went away with his gun, which... Read More

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June 23, 2016

Soldiers, policemen in gun duel over IDPs rice

A gun duel ensued between soldiers and policemen on Thursday at the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri over rice meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The IDPs who chose to stay outside camp, usually throng the Deputy Governor’s office on a daily basis to queue for hours for relief items such as rice. Things... Read More

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June 18, 2016

Police officer shoots LG chairman after ‘hearing strange voices’

The lesson from the story below is that – even your police security orderly may not be your friend. A police officer allegedly shot at Nkechi Chukwurah, the Chairman Ndokwa East Council in Delta State. According to Southern City News, the police officer, identified as Dave, was attached to the security detail of Chukwurah, who is currently... Read More

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June 13, 2016

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1. Sheriff and supporters storm PDP secretariat Sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some of his supporters stormed the national secretariat of the PDP. They were initially refused entrance into the building by security men but Sheriff would later gain... Read More

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June 13, 2016

The Explainer: All you need to know about the Orlando shooting

More than 50 persons were on Sunday killed when a blood thirsty gunman attacked a gay club in Orlando, Florida in the United States. While investigations into the shooting are still ongoing, here is a mop up of everything we know about the tragic incident. Here are 10 things to know about the attack: The attack was... Read More

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March 2, 2016

Man mistakenly shoots himself in the head (WATCH)

A young man almost died from a bullet to his skull after he mistakenly shot himself in the head. In a video obtained from LiveLeaks, the man is seen toying with a handgun and pointing it at his own head. In a freak moment of error, he actually did pull the trigger, sending the bullet... Read More

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August 28, 2015

Man stabs lover to death during argument

Edeth Favour was stabbed to death by her lover during an altercation in Ogun state. The mother of one had an argument with her lover in her apartment, in the early hours of Tuesday. Sadly, they didn’t reach an agreeable conclusion, leading the lover to stab her in the stomach and flee. His whereabouts are still... Read More

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August 26, 2015

Boy ‘kills his 3-year-old brother with their dad’s gun in an acting game’

14-year-old Ebubechukwu reportedly killed his 3-year-old brother Akachukwu with their father’s gun last Monday. Vanguard reports that the brothers were believed to be reenacting movie scenes, not knowing that the gun was loaded. The report says their father Christian Odika had left for a meeting when the tragic news reached him, and on getting to... Read More

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March 2, 2015

How stray bullet from NDLEA men killed bricklayer in Lagos

by Chinwe Okafor Should the NDLEA be armed in the first place? Femi Aremu, a bricklayer in Lagos was reportedly killed by the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Lagos. Aremu was allegedly killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday while working at a shop belonging to one Ganiyat Lateef at Ikota Housing Estate.... Read More

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August 25, 2014

I want to kill him | 5-year-old girl says after being raped by 22-year-old man

by Azubuike Azikiwe Policemen of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, Lagos, have arrested a 22-year-old man for raping a 5-year-old girl. The suspect lured the girl, Chimuanya away from her mother and took her to an uncompleted building at Dansa area of Badagry and forcefully raped her. During the arrest on Friday, 22... Read More

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November 7, 2013

Gun-fight: 2 suspected robbers killed after opening fire on Police in Delta [DETAILS]

by Adeola Balogun A notorious four-man gang suspected of robbery in Delta State has been split in half by men of the state police command after 2 suspected members of the group were shot dead by the security operatives. The suspected robbers whose main base of operation was the Aladja environs of the Udu... Read More

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November 3, 2013

Charly Boy: Why I always carry my guns

by Charly Boy I carry a gun because I am a responsible armed citizen ready to defend myself and loved ones. “Yes oooo”, I’m ready for war. Last week, I was rushing to the airport to catch a flight from Abuja to Owerri en route to my village, Oguta. At the airport during the normal... Read More

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October 23, 2013

Terrible news: 5-year-old shoots self dead while babysitter slept

A woman who was babysitting a 5-year-old who fatally shot himself Monday with her gun has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child, a felony, and jailed in Orange County, Texas, police said Wednesday. Bail was set at $250,000 for Melissa Ann Ringhardt, 19, said Clint Hodgkinson, chief deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s... Read More

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October 16, 2013

Tragic: Boy, 12, caught on tape fatally shooting mother’s friend while playing with a gun (See Photos)

A young boy has been caught on camera shooting dead a family friend in a horrific accident at a Russian shooting range. The child was playing with a rifle, not knowing it was loaded, when it went off and killed the man as he wandered down the range. An instructor was supposed to be supervising... Read More

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October 1, 2013

Murder-suicide: School security guard shoots wife dead in anger then turns gun on himself (PICTURED)

A high school security guard shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself just hours after he tried out for a spot on Family Feud without her, it has been claimed. Marcus Crosby, 36, from Joliet Township, Illinois, had reportedly auditioned for the popular game show on Sunday with several family members, however... Read More

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September 17, 2013

Terrible: Ogun vigilante member allegedly kills man after argument

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Ogun State has allegedly been gunned down by an overzealous vigilante member. Tosin Joye, described as a quiet young man by residents of Alata Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state, was shot by a yet unidentified vigilante member and subsequently died as a result of... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Tragedy: 11-year-old girl accidentally kills stepfather as handgun suddengly goes off

An 11-year-old North Carolina girl accidentally killed stepfather Bryan Reno, left, with a pistol while her mother, Pamela Reno, right, slept. An 11-year-old North Carolina girl accidentally killed her stepfather with the man’s new handgun, police said. Bryan Reno wanted to show the girl his .380-caliber pistol but forgot to remove all the bullets —... Read More

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August 26, 2013

South African girl, 7, fatally shoots 6-year-old friend with grandfather’s revolver

A seven-year-old South African girl has shot dead her friend, aged six, with her grandfather’s revolver while playing at a farm, police say. A murder case has been opened after the dead girl, a daughter of a farm worker, was shot in the face, reports say. The alleged killer’s grandfather has been charged with failure... Read More

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July 23, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal might, was flagrantly defied by a sect; in the paradoxical manner of a heavyweight champion being pummelled senseless by a school-yard bully. In the Nigeria Economic Report issued by The World Bank in May 2013,... Read More

July 13, 2013

Man accidentally kills 5-year-old neighbour upstairs while using his rifle as a crutch

DAVE WHITE/GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO An Oregon man told police he was using his assault rifle as a crutch to help him get up from a couch at a friend’s apartment when it fired a burst through the ceiling and killed a little girl upstairs. An Oregon man told police he was using his assault rifle as... Read More

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July 11, 2013

Woman gets 25 years in prison for hiding a gun in her privates

There are a lot of creative places to hide a weapon, but you wouldn’t expect anything like this. A woman actually used her “special place” to hide a loaded gun after being arrested on a drug charge. She has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her crime. Christie Dawn Harris is a 28-year... Read More

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June 8, 2013

Tragic: 4-year-old boy accidentally shoots his father dead

Justin Stanfield Thomas, 35, of Phoenix was shot and killed by a gun fired by his 4-year-old son while his family was visiting friends in northern Arizona. Authorities in northern Arizona say a 4-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his father at a Prescott Valley home. Prescott Valley police say the shooting occurred just... Read More

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June 3, 2013

Weaker sex? Girl takes a bullet in the leg to save baby whose dad fled for cover

Another child was hit by a bullet in the city — this one a heroic 15-year-old girl shot in the leg as she pushed a toddler in a baby carriage to safety. Sarah Rivera was just hanging out in front of her apartment building on Kelly St. near Westchester Ave. in the Bronx on Saturday.... Read More

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May 25, 2013

Man posts pictures of new gun on Facebook, then murders his girlfriend with it (PICTURED)

A man in Pennsylvania is being charged with killing his girlfriend with a gun that he bought at Walmart. Right before the murder, he took a picture of the gun and posted it on Facebook. Gregory Twyman was arrested after he called 911, asking for police: “I need the police, I just shot my girlfriend.”... Read More

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April 4, 2013

Photo of the Day: Behold Africa’s dumbest policeman

by Isi Esene It is difficult to know what is going on in the mind of this South African policeman but is glaringly obvious what he is NOT thinking. They call him Jo’burg’s dumbest policeman, we think he deserves a continental award. – [Photo: H/T to @ItsKwambox]

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March 11, 2013

Police kill 7 suspected robbers in gun duel in Lagos

LAGOS—Fresh facts emerged yesterday, on the circumstances that led to the gun duel between a 13-man robbery gang and policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and Area ‘G’ command, Ogba, weekend, with seven of the robbery suspects shot during the encounter, said to have died. Vanguard reliably gathered that the robbery suspects who were, 13 in... Read More

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Accountability is Nigeria’s number one problem

NSCDC arrests JAMB candidate with gun

How Tonto Dikeh allegedly pulled a gun on ex-husband’s brother – Ghanaian police officer (WATCH)

How police raided my house, seized my gun, others – Senator

Soldiers, policemen in gun duel over IDPs rice

Police officer shoots LG chairman after ‘hearing strange voices’

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

The Explainer: All you need to know about the Orlando shooting

Man mistakenly shoots himself in the head (WATCH)

Man stabs lover to death during argument

Boy ‘kills his 3-year-old brother with their dad’s gun in an acting game’

How stray bullet from NDLEA men killed bricklayer in Lagos

I want to kill him | 5-year-old girl says after being raped by 22-year-old man

Tragic: Girl shoots 4-year-old cousin dead in grandfather’s house

Gun-fight: 2 suspected robbers killed after opening fire on Police in Delta [DETAILS]

Charly Boy: Why I always carry my guns

Terrible news: 5-year-old shoots self dead while babysitter slept

Tragic: Boy, 12, caught on tape fatally shooting mother’s friend while playing with a gun (See Photos)

Murder-suicide: School security guard shoots wife dead in anger then turns gun on himself (PICTURED)

Terrible: Ogun vigilante member allegedly kills man after argument

Tragedy: 11-year-old girl accidentally kills stepfather as handgun suddengly goes off

South African girl, 7, fatally shoots 6-year-old friend with grandfather’s revolver

Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

Man accidentally kills 5-year-old neighbour upstairs while using his rifle as a crutch

Woman gets 25 years in prison for hiding a gun in her privates

Tragic: 4-year-old boy accidentally shoots his father dead

Weaker sex? Girl takes a bullet in the leg to save baby whose dad fled for cover

Man posts pictures of new gun on Facebook, then murders his girlfriend with it (PICTURED)

Photo of the Day: Behold Africa’s dumbest policeman

Police kill 7 suspected robbers in gun duel in Lagos

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