A veteran journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, was killed by his nephew, Mansur Haruna, for refusing to be his guarantor when he wanted to join the Nigerian Army, the police in Zamfara State have said. The prime suspect, according to the police, also accused his uncle of not facilitating his enrollment into …
Read More »Sen. Yayi’s aide, Adeniyi Sanni, allegedly shot dead in Lagos by unknown gunmen
Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to the senator representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, Sen. Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has been killed in yet-to-be ascertained circumstances in Lagos early Saturday morning, August 5, 2023. The spokesperson for the lawmaker, Kayode Odunaro, said in a statement in Abuja …
Read More »‘Accept our condolences!’ Osun govt visit families of officers killed during robbery
The families of police officers killed by armed robbers in Iragbiji on Tuesday have received condolences from the Osun State Government. Remember that armed robbers raided a commercial bank and the police divisional headquarters in Iragbiji, the headquarters of the Boripe Local Government Area, on Tuesday, killing two police officers. …
Read More »‘He couldn’t even say mom’ 3-year-old shot and killed at his own birthday party
A three-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Miami Saturday was at his own birthday party at the time of his murder. 3-year-old boy fatally shot at child’s birthday party: police NBC Miami reports family members of Elijah LaFrance said the party was for the little boy and his …
Read More »‘Pay for their bodies!’ Myanmar military charges $85 to retrieve bodies of relatives killed during protest
Myanmar’s military is reportedly charging families $85 to retrieve bodies of relatives killed during protests Myanmar’s military is reportedly charging families $85 to retrieve the bodies of relatives killed by security forces during a bloody crackdown that occured on Friday April 9. Not less than 82 people were repprtedly killed …
Read More »‘Tragic’ Four policemen killed as ISWAP attack Yobe community
Four policemen and seven villagers were killed on Tuesday when suspected members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked Bayamari in Yobe state. The insurgents were said to be fleeing from the Sambisa forest following recent onslaughts by the armed forces in the area. Dungus Abdulkarim, police …
Read More »‘Monkey business’ Baby killed by troop of monkeys after been snatched from bed
An eight-day-old baby has died after being snatched from her bed by a group of monkeys. The girl’s mum was devastated to find her newborn twin girls gone from their beds after a pack of primates invaded her home on Saturday, Feb 13, in Mela Alangam (West Rampart) near Thanjavur …
Read More »‘Rest in peace’ Friends mourn as neighbour kills US-based Nigerian
A heartbroken friend of Thomas Segun, a Nigerian but resident of New Brunswick, United States of America since 1981, has announced the death of Chairman, as he was fondly called. Segun was fatally stabbing a neighbour, officials said. Having been charged to court, the accused, Noel Rosado, 34, is accused …
Read More »‘Internet fraud’ Yahoo boy pays N130k to have stranded guest killed for ritual
The police in Delta has arrested a 25-year-old man identified as Peace Onoshakpokaye, in connection with the alleged killing and dismembering of a stranded funeral guest for ritual purposes. The deceased, Sunday Eneshero, 35, was returning from a funeral ceremony when the vehicle he entered broke down around the Koko …
Read More »‘They were peaceful’ Adekoya condemns military action against #EndSARS protesters
Deputy Minority Whip, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid has condemned wanton killings and the use of Live ammunition against peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos and other parts of the country on Tuesday. Recall that the military attacked the protesters at the tollgate on …
Read More »‘Gruesome…’ Nigerian soldiers kill five protesting secondary school students in Taraba
At least five students of Holy Ghost Secondary School, Pave Chanchji, in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State have been killed by a special force of the Nigerian Army stationed in the community. Freelanews gathered that one Mr Matthew, a teacher in the school, got married to one of …
Read More »‘Tragic’ Tenant stabs his landlord to death after menial argument (Photos)
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 21-year-old man, Onyeamachi Mmaju, for allegedly stabbing his landlord, Nonso Oyikoba, 35, to death in Ogidi Ani-Etiti in Idemili North LGA of the state on Tuesday, October 6. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, dislosed …
Read More »‘They wanted to die’ Mom, daughter murdered entire family of five
An American mother and daughter have pleaded guilty in the 2019 murders of five of their family members who they killed because “demons told them” the victims “wanted to die.” Shana Decree, 47, and Dominique Decree, 21, will both serve five consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty but mentally ill …
Read More »‘Security decay’ Senior DSS official killed in Plateau
A senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) in Plateau State, has been shot dead by suspected arms dealers. Freelanews is withholding the name of the official who heads a department in the agency as we are not sure his family has been notified. The official, a lawyer, was …
Read More »‘Terrible!’ SARS officers raped, murdered our daughter, family alleges (Photos)
The family of a Nigerian lady, late Stella Ifeoma Abugu, has accused the officers of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, of being responsible for her death. In a petition to the Inspector General of Police, by the family’s solicitor, it was alleged that late Stella was not only murdered …
Read More »‘Must you yell?!’ Man kills 21-year-old during dog walk
A woman has been fatally shot and her boyfriend wounded by a gunman who attacked the couple over the way they were talking to their dog as is was pooping. The incident took place as the couple was walking their dog in Coors Field, Denver, on Wednesday. The Denver Post …
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