Tag: killed
I ran away from my matrimonial home to avoid being killed, ex-gov’s wife tells court
The estranged wife of former governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Clara, on Monday told an FCT High Court Apo,…
How to avoid being killed by policemen – Police Headquarters
The Nigeria Police has posted a series of tweets to the general public on ways to avoid being killed by…
Ex-chief of Defence Staff Alex Badeh shot dead
Former Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has been killed by unknown gunmen in Abuja.
Cameroon did not kill 97 Nigerians – Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday said there was no evidence of 97 Nigerians being killed…
Police vows to nail killers of 2 sergents
The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said it operatives were on the trail of the bandits who killed two…
Army killed 17 unarmed Biafran supporters – Amnesty International
Amnesty International says its investigation has confirmed that the Nigerian army gunned down 17 unarmed people during last month’s Biafran…
Minister, 13 others killed in Libya
A former Libyan minister and prominent lawyer, Abdelrahman al-Kiste, were killed along 13 others, military sources disclosed on Thursday. It…
Lagos yet to ascertain disease that killed 20 children
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is yet to ascertain the disease which killed 20 children in Eti-Osa Local Government…
UK band, Viola Beach killed in Sweden
Four British nationals have died in a car crash in Sweden, the Foreign Office has said. According to the BBC,…
2 policemen, 2 bank officials killed in Osun bank robbery, says CP
Mr Kola Sodipo, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, on Saturday said that two policemen were killed during a bank…
Motorcycle rider accidentally killed by car door
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 53-year-old man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly killing a motorcycle rider…
How Samuel Ladoke Akintola was killed – son
The scion of the family of the late Premier of the defunct Western Region, Ambassador Abayomi Akintola, has given graphic…
Mum of Nigerian tennis player killed by police for burial Friday
Taiwo Adelu The remains of Beauty McLeod, mother of Nigerian tennis junior champions, Angel, will be laid to rest Friday…
Army chief escapes assassination, 7 killed
Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said that some suspected members of a religious group attempted an attack…
Police debunk reports alleging they killed Disu
The Police in Lagos have discredited reports attributed to the leaders of Okunraye Community in Ibeju-Lekki, alleging that the police…
16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu
At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of…
Man whose wife police killed also dies in hospital from gunshot injuries
Cyriacus Izuekwe Akwa Ibom State-born, Godwin Ekpo, husband of a woman, Idongesit, who was shot dead by policemen at Ijegun…
Landlord, 65, arrested for killing tenant’s toddler son
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Police detectives attached to Otta Division of the state command have arrested a lanlord, Joseph Olaleye, 65, for…
Teenager killed over land dispute
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta & Yusuf Mohammed One person was allegedly killed when suspected land grabbers stormed Oke-Ore community in Atan, Ado-Odo/Ota…
Boko Haram: Shekau’s deputy killed by Nigerian troops
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters announced on Wednesday in Abuja that Momodu Bama, the second-in-command to the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar…
Ansaru: ‘We have killed 7 foreign hostages’
Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages abducted from the SETRACO construction site last…
Ritualists Kill Lady, Dump Body At Hospital Gate
People suspected to be ritualists have killed an unidentified lady and dumped her body opposite Ikeja General Hospital, Lagos Southwest…
Pastor’s Son Kills Mother
A pastor’s son in Benin, the Edo State capital, has killed his aged mother inside a church. It was learnt…
Shocking: Osama Bans His Kids From Al-Qaeda
It sounds curious but it is true that the slain leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden urged his children…
Area Boy Killed As 3 Trailers Collide
An unidentified miscreant was killed at about 5.30 a.m. this morning at the scene of a multiple accident involving three…
Rivers Taskforce Men Kill Trader
Three men suspected to be members of Task force for the Rivers State Environment Sanitation attacked and killed a 50-year-old…
13 Killed In Fresh Jos Attacks
Thirteen people were reported killed after an attack on a village in Jos, Nigeria, today police said, in the latest…
Oyo NURTW Henchman, Eleweomo Killed
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Barely 24 hours to the Oyo State Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to choose new executives…
Civil War Looms In Ivory Coast
Over 120 Ivoriens have been killed in one week, abductions of residents of the capital are on the increase, the…