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A young woman attempted suicide by jumping from Oghara-Benin bridge into a river in Delta State.    Activist Israel Joe, who disclosed this in a Facebook post said the incident happened on Monday evening, January 16, 2023.   According to Mr Joe, the lady said to be a student of the …

A Ghanaian man identified simply as Abeiku is reportedly on the run after killing his wife following a misunderstanding they had.    Local publications reported that the man killed his wife in the Eastern Region of Ghana, after his first attempt to poison her failed.    It was gathered that Abeiku had …

Rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit. The first attempt to launch a satellite from Western Europe appears to have failed after an “anomaly” was reported to have prevented the rocket from reaching orbit. Virgin Orbit — owned …

The government in Gambia on Wednesday, December 21, announced that it has foiled an attempted military coup.   The failed coup against the administration of President Adama Barrow, is the first against his government since he defeated long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh.   The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after …

Suspected bandits have killed a pregnant woman, Mrs Mary Barka, during an attempt to kidnap her husband in Pelachiroma village, Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State.   The Chairman of Hunters, Mohammed Shawulu Yohanna, who confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Monday, December 12, 2022, said the …

On a freezing afternoon underneath the ice-encrusted turrets of the Royal Courts of Justice, about 100 ramblers gathered on Monday to protest for their right to wild camp on Dartmoor. In a case being heard this week, a wealthy landowner is trying to overturn the legally enshrined right to camp …

The Niger State Police Command has debunked reports that the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa, escaped an assassination attempt.   According to The Sun, on Saturday night, December 3, 2022, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen in Minna, the state capital. …

Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Island West African nation, Sao Tome, has announced that the military foiled a coup attempt on Friday, November 25.    Trovoada who addressed the press, said four men, including the former president of the outgoing National Assembly Delfim Neves, tried to attack the army headquarters overnight. Neves was …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged attempt by some members of the opposition trying to stop the inauguration of the Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke slated for Sunday 27 November 2022. Naija News gathered that the Chairman of the PDP Osun State Caretaker, Dr Akindele Adekunle alleged …

An attempt by hoodlums to burn down Ekiti Assembly complex, was stopped on Friday November 18, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command.   The Nation reported that the incident happened around 4am when the hoodlums were said to have scaled the fence and made spirited efforts to …