The accident happened in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. This is a file picture of a train A woman was killed and her partner lost his legs when a train hit them while they had sex on the tracks. The loved-up couple – who are thought to have been drunk – were hit by the locomotive on Saturday... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Travellers along the Damaturu/Maiduguri road have been treated to an unpleasant sight as seven lifeless bodies with their severed heads were said to have been placed on the road. The seven people are believed to have been killed in Makintamari village in the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Eyewitnesses reportedly... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Not less than eighteen persons have been reported dead in Borno and Kaduna states following alleged attacks by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Seven of the victims were reportedly killed in Borno when suspected members of the sect attacked Gava West, a village behind Mandara Mountains in the Gwoza area of the... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi The Eleyele area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was yesterday the site of a gory scene as a lorry ran into not less than five people and subsequently crushed them. Four of the victims were left critically injured while the last victim, a young lady, was reportedly crushed beyond recognition. According... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, who said that the squatters found in an uncompleted building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were suspected terrorists who... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A minor situation turned major in Okigbene-Opuama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa as a man allegedly took the life of his close friend over a dog. The unidentified dog owner lost his dog and apparently didn’t find it funny when his 40-year-old friend, Sege-Daniel Olotu, attempted to make... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The death toll of lives lost to Boko Haram was again increased yesterday as suspected members of the sect reportedly shot dead three policemen in Kano. The ancient city which had begun to enjoy an uneasy peace saw trouble rise again at about 9:40 pm last night at the Kabuga quarters area... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo In a classic case of a house divided against itself, a policeman has shot dead one of his own allegedly because of a woman. Bitrus Andrew, a police corporal, yesterday allegedly killed one Olosuji Elegbede, an Assistant Superintendent, in Gashua town in Yobe State over a quarrel caused by a girlfriend. According... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Edo State has been docked by an Area Customary Court in Edo State for allegedly hacking his older brother to death. Suraju Muaju is alleged to have killed his brother with a cutlass on the night of August 25th while the latter was asleep. The incident occurred at their... Read More
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