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21-year-old butcher stabs colleague’s to death in Ogun

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21-year-old butcher stabs colleague’s to death in Ogun

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, over the alleged stabbing to death of his 26-year-old colleague, Ibrahim Wasiu, following a disagreement at their workplace in Alagbole, Ogun State. In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the incident was reported at the Ajuwon Police Station at about 8 p.m., prompting a police response.

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Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police say

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Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat catches fire, police say

Authorities have arrested a suspect as firemen try to put out the fire in Bavaria, near the Austrian border.

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Odisha moves Supreme Court against Andhra Pradesh over rural poll notice in Kotia area

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Odisha moves Supreme Court against Andhra Pradesh over rural poll notice in Kotia area

While all the 28 villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat remain in Odisha territory, Andhra Pradesh has been claiming its rights over 21 villages. Odisha challenged this in the Supreme Court in 1968 and the court asked both States to maintain the status quo in 2006

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Seven killed and 40 injured after gunmen open fire at church funeral in Jordan

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Seven killed and 40 injured after gunmen open fire at church funeral in Jordan

Footage broadcast on state television showed two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shots Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said. The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 180km (110 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

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Australian MP's condition improves after alleged car attack

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Australian MP's condition improves after alleged car attack

The Independent MP is now in a serious but stable condition, according to the Melbourne hospital.

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Argentinian judge drops fraud investigation into Milei over crypto scandal

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Argentinian judge drops fraud investigation into Milei over crypto scandal

President Javier Milei’s role in cryptocurrency launch does not translate into a fraudulent scheme, judge says.

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Dog owner to face harsher penalties after man attacked in Brisbane park

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Dog owner to face harsher penalties after man attacked in Brisbane park

A 37-year-old man was left with serious injuries after he was attacked by two dogs in Chermside in Brisbane's north.

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Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack

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Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack

Independent MP now serious but stable, according to update from Melbourne’s Alfred hospital Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Independent MP Helen Haines’s condition has been downgraded to serious but stable after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon. The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning.

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Nigerian man jailed for raping UK teenagers

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Nigerian man jailed for raping UK teenagers

A Nigerian man, Goodness Sokoh, has been sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for multiple child sexual offences, including raping of underaged girls in the United Kingdom. Sokoh was found guilty of three counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault by penetration, two counts of causing a child to watch

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Man accused of shooting, stabbing in Canberra's north

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Man accused of shooting, stabbing in Canberra's north

It is alleged the accused, along with two others, forced their way into the Lyneham unit and shot and stabbed the man.

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IGP to CPs: Policing must change, get closer to the people

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IGP to CPs: Policing must change, get closer to the people

By Evelyn Usman The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has challenged Commissioners of Police, CPs, across the country to strengthen their engagement with communities under their jurisdictions, insisting that effective policing depends on public relations, regular contact and mutual understanding between the police and the people. Recalling the #EndSARS protests, Disu cited instances in which some Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) came out of their stations to engage protesters, with some persuaded to leave, as an example of how direct engagement could help manage tensions.

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Kenyan fugitive Extradited to the US Over 2013 Manslaughter Conviction

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Kenyan fugitive Extradited to the US Over 2013 Manslaughter Conviction

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – A Kenyan man wanted in the United States has been extradited to California to face sentencing for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The Director of Public Prosecutions says Sancho Kibutu was handed over to US authorities in Nairobi by officers from the ODPP and Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

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Man extradited from Poland to face murder charge in Australia

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Man extradited from Poland to face murder charge in Australia

Police allege the man, 26, was involved in the murder of a 22-year-old man, whose body was found in a metal cabinet in a creek on the NSW Mid-North Coast more than three years ago.

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Typhoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring 350

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Typhoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring 350

Authorities warn of 'destructive winds' and urge residents to shelter as the storm passes the island's northeast.

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France to deploy 70,000 police officers ahead of protests

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France to deploy 70,000 police officers ahead of protests

With new protests in France planned for this weekend, the authorities pledged to do everything in their power to prevent looting, violence and vandalism.

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The White House Farm massacre – exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed herself. Is Jeremy Bamber innocent?

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The White House Farm massacre – exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed herself. Is Jeremy Bamber innocent?

The White House Farm massacre – exclusive: new forensic evidence suggests Sheila Caffell killed herself. Now analysis of crime scene photographs by a leading forensic biologist could exonerate him On 7 August 1985, five people were found dead at White House Farm in Essex, England: 28-year-old Sheila Caffell (familiarly known as Bambi); her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas; and her adoptive parents, June and Nevill Bamber.

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Spotlight on security contractor as $1m 'kidnapping' case heats up

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Spotlight on security contractor as $1m 'kidnapping' case heats up

Days into the landmark case, the public has already learned an accused double murderer was illegally deported in 2023. And there is still more to come.

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Okpebholo vows to sign death warrant against convicted kidnappers after 30 days

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Okpebholo vows to sign death warrant against convicted kidnappers after 30 days

The Edo governor said insecurity was a major concern when he assumed office but decided to prioritise tackling it, after raising the issue with President Bola Tinubu, who urged him to go ahead.

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Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan

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Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan

At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.

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Police admit operatives shot entertainer, give reason

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Police admit operatives shot entertainer, give reason

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that hundreds of angry youths, on Thursday, protested the killing of the entertainer, popularly known as Stone, allegedly by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Section of the police in Enugu State.

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Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud

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Argentina drops investigation into President Milei over crypto fraud

Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it.

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One killed, three injured as gunmen attack NDC candidate’s convoy

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One killed, three injured as gunmen attack NDC candidate’s convoy

Police said they received a distress call about the attack in the community and immediately deployed operatives to the scene.

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Brand trial ranges from backstage sex to alleged rape in his 'Gothic' home

A 2009 performance by the comedian at London's Hammersmith Apollo theatre, and what allegedly happened in the days that followed, has been the subject of much evidence at his rape trial this week.

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How Brendan Nugent went from plant scientist to alleged attacker

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How Brendan Nugent went from plant scientist to alleged attacker

Once known as a passionate environmentalist, neighbours and family say Brendan Nugent became increasingly isolated in the years before Monday's alleged attack.

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