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A flood which followed a heavy downpour that lasted several hours has led to the death of three persons at Dakingari area of Suru Local Government in Kebbi State.   Chairman of Suru Local Government Area, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Suru said the flood lasted for several hours and it also …

A fire consumed a crowded five-story building in downtown Johannesburg early on Thursday, tearing through an informal settlement of homeless people in what was being described as one of the deadliest blazes in South African history. Owned by the city, the building once provided emergency housing for women but had …

27 minutes ago Kentucky Wildcats Photo: Kentucky Athletics GREELEY, Colo. – Thanks to 17 kills from senior opposite Reagan Rutherford and 13 kills each from freshman Brooklyn DeLeye and junior Erin Lamb, the No. 10 Kentucky Volleyball team earned its first win of the season Saturday night knocking off Northern …

A 24-year-old housewife, Furera Abubakar, has been arrested by men of the Bauchi state police command for allegedly killing her four-day-old stepson at Bantu village, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.   Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, said preliminary investigation revealed that …

A 17-year-old boy identified as  Ferdinand Afor, was shot dead by a hunter in the forests of Wula in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State.   According to the CrossRiverWatch, the incident happened on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023, when Afor and his friends pitched a tent …

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Jibrin Yusuf, who allegedly raped and killed an eight-year-old girl at Kanon-Haki village in Faskari Local Government Area of the state.   Parading the suspect on Thursday, August 17, 2023, the spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, said …

Russian state media footage shows a fire at a gas station in the southern city of Makhachkala. There were no immediate reports of foul play or connection to the war in Ukraine.

Five persons have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents who attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying goods and passengers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.    The insurgents also abducted seven women in the attack which took place on Thursday, August 10, very close to the Nigeria-Cameroon border …

An investigation has been launched into the killing of a senior police officer by his junior colleague under unclear circumstances at Nakuru county in Kenya.    Nakuru county police commander Samuel Ndanyi confirmed that the accused, police constable Jackson Ndonga shot and killed Sergeant Christopher Kimeli while at the Rift …

A man simply identified as Bode is reportedly on the run after killing one Tunde Akinmoyewa with a dane gun at Laoso Village in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state.   A source told Punch that the 27-year-old ex-convict was shot dead by his friend while testing a …