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“The number of deaths increased, compared with the previous years. While we recorded 23 deaths within the period, seven deaths were recorded within the same period in 2020.”

A 29-year-old man, Chiadikobi Nnadi, who was suspected to have killed a human rights activist and supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Kenechukwu

17-year-old girl drowns in Kwara river Published A 17-year-old girl, on Thursday, reportedly drowned in Asa river at Harmony Holdings Estate, Kulende area of Ilorin, the Kwara capital. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) some personnel of the State Fire Service discovered the drowned girl and removed her dead body from the river. Head of Media and Publicity of the fire service, Mr Hakeem Adekunle, while speaking with NAN on the incident, described it as unfortunate. He said that the i...

Views: Visits 16 Students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra, living off the Igbariam campus, have fled their off-campus lodges over the fear of a reprisal attack. This followed the murder of nine persons, including minors, in Ukpomachi village, Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area, by unknown assailants early Monday morning. A student, who pleaded anonymity, said the gory sight of some of the victims, who had their heads decapitated by the assailants, instilled f...

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Anambra NSCDC seals private guard outfits over alleged failure to renew licence On Kindly Share This Story: The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sealed two private guard companies for allegedly operating without valid licences. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Edwin Okadigbo, disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Thursday. Okadigbo identified the companies as Globe 999 Security Ltd., located at No. 49 Ugwunabankpa Road, Onitsha, and USB...

Daily Post Nigeria Published An unidentified man, his wife and daughter were on Tuesday night kidnapped by gunmen along Enugu-Agidi- Nawgu road in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra, DAILY POST has gathered. President General of Enugu-Agidi community, Mr Ndubuisi Obijiofor, who confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday said the victims were marched into the bush after a sustained sporadic gunshot into the air. Obijiofor said he had contacted the Police who had in turn swung in to rescu...