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Four people were killed on Wednesday when a man armed with a rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said. It was the most recent in a string of mass shootings across the country. Tulsa’s deputy police chief Jonathan Brooks told reporters outside …

One Nweke Chadikaobi, has been apprehended by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for allegedly assaulting his 10-year-old maid. It was earlier reported that Nweke Chadikaobi, reportedly assaulted the minor named Emmanuel Oluebube, for wetting the bed. The suspect was arrested at the Range View Estate in the Dawaki area of Abuja, …

A federal high court in Abuja has given the economy and financial crimes commission, EFCC, the nod to temporarily take over the assets and properties linked to one Anthony Hassan, identified as a former director of finance and accounts, federal ministry of health. Hassan has been fingered in malfeasance and …

A father of seven, Azeez Balogun, has been arrested by the police over the death of his second wife, Tawa, in the Itire area of Ajangbadi, Lagos State. According to Reliable sources, Balogun’s neighbours alleged that a day before Tawa’s death, Balogun was said to have beaten her while the …

Three people were feared killed in a renewed cult clash over battle for supremacy in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The clash occurred which on Monday night around Omoda roundabout in the metropolis was said to have paralysed social and commercial activities as residents and shop owners scamper for safety. Residents …

22-year-old Togolese identified as Mohammed Kabiru was rescued by patrol officers of the Lekki Concession Company after he attempted to jump into the Lagos lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge. According to a video posted by the company on its Twitter handle on Wednesday, the man was seen being urged …

20-year-old mother of one, Biodun Abayomi, has been arrested by the police for stabbing a 17-year-old boy, Mohammed Jamiu to death in Ebute, Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa LGA of Ondo State. The State police Spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami, while parading the suspect said the woman committed the offence on May 28, …

A 39-year-old man, Niyi Adeyemo, has been hospitalised after his wife, Jumoke Bamgbola, allegedly beat him to a pulp during a disagreement at their residence on Love-All Street, Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos State. The incident which happened on Monday landed Adeyemo in hospital for arthritis treatment. Speaking with PUNCH from a hospital …

Pregnant Black woman suspected of carjacking is shot five times by Missouri police, witness says ‘They shot five times,’ says the witness. ‘I remember seeing her hit the ground and I froze’ An eyewitness says police in Kansas City , Missouri repeatedly shot an unarmed pregnant woman as she tried …

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), South East branch has alleged that four of its members were killed by gunmen and 60 cows rustled in Anambra State. The Zonal Chairman, Allahaji Gidado Sidikki, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka, said the attack took place on Tuesday …