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Mother and 9-day-old baby die as building collapses after overhead water tank fell off in Ondo

Mother and 9-day-old baby die as building collapses after overhead water tank fell off in Ondo

A mother and her nine-day-old baby lost their lives when a one-storey building collapsed in Akure, the state capital.   The incident occurred at Ayedun Street around Hospital/Egbe Road in the early hours of Wednesday, December 13, 2023 when a newly installed overhead water tank fell and crashed into the …

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Three dead as police officer opens fire on a woman's mother and uncle after she rejected his advances

Three dead as police officer opens fire on a woman

An investigation is under way after three people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in Empangeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.    The police officer identified as Constable Msane, was driving his private vehicle when he saw a woman walking along the road in Nseleni township.   …

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Update: 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a mother dead as she tried to shield her children from gangsters appears in court charged with murder

Update: 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a mother dead as she tried to shield her children from gangsters appears in court charged with murder

A boy of 16 accused of shooting a mother will stand trial at the Old Bailey.      The youth allegedly killed Lianne Gordon, 42, and injured a man, 20, and a 16-year-old boy after opening fire in Hackney, East London, last Tuesday.     He is charged with murder, two …

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Anambra man accused of killing his mother and sister and burying them in shallow grave in Enugu (video)

A man identified as Somadina Orji from Igboariam in Anambra State has reportedly killed his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his Sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and buried them in a shallow grave at their backyard in Enugu State.  The incident happened on Monday, December 4th, 2023, at Umuagu Inyi, in …

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Boy, 16, is arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother was gunned down while trying to shield her children from gangsters

Boy, 16, is arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother was�gunned�down while trying to shield her children from gangsters

The Metropolitan Police has arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of the murder of Lianne Gordon, who was shot dead in Hackney, east London,   He was arrested in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.   Ms Gordon,  who was found with …

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