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Drunk barber allegedly stabs man to death in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old barber, Emmanuel Olatonok, for allegedly stabbing a 32-year-old man, Ibrahim Shago, to death while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at about 5:45 p.m. in the Rafin Sanyi area of Dutse Local Government Area.

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Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended
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Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended

President Karol Nawrocki seen struggling to gain entry to court building in Warsaw amid long-running row over the court’s legitimacy Riot police were locked in a tense standoff with protesters outside Poland’s constitutional court on Friday night after its top judge was suspended in the latest escalation in a decade-long dispute over the court’s legal status. The clashes followed a controversial decision by a group of government-appointed judges to suspend the court’s contested president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, amid disagreements over the bench’s legitimacy.

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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. What are the prospects of a high court appeal?
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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. What are the prospects of a high court appeal?

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. After attempt at acquittal or retrial was dismissed, Patterson has 28 days to lodge an application for special leave to appeal to Australia’s high court Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast After losing her bid for a retrial, the mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could take her fight to the highest court in Australia.

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‘We’re not freaks’: police raid sparks concern for Taiwan’s LGBT-friendly image
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‘We’re not freaks’: police raid sparks concern for Taiwan’s LGBT-friendly image

The rounding up of customers at a gay bar weeks before Saturday’s Pride festival has some questioning the island’s progressive image Josh was having a drink at Commander D, a popular gay bar in Taipei, on a Saturday afternoon when several police officers suddenly burst in. Bewildered, he looked around to see the bar owner being handcuffed and forced to his knees.

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The great escape from Theni jail
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The great escape from Theni jail

On October 26, a group of 17 remand prisoners hatched a plan to escape from the Theni district jail under the cover of darkness. But the jailbreak has raised larger questions about prison overcrowding, staff shortages, security, and the need for reform, reports L. Srikrishna

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The Cross that killed, the Cross that kills
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The Cross that killed, the Cross that kills

By Fada Oluoma Sometimes last year i went to purchase a crucifix for my church at the popular St Cecelia’s sacramental shop in Wuse Zone 2. There is a difference between the cross that killed the priest and the cross on which Jesus Christ died.

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The White House Farm massacre phone calls: could a single disputed digit set Jeremy Bamber free?
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The White House Farm massacre phone calls: could a single disputed digit set Jeremy Bamber free?

But if a phone call was made to the police by Bamber’s father on the night of the murders – as his team believes – one of the UK’s most notorious criminals could be exonerated On 7 August 1985, five people were found dead at White House Farm in Essex, England: 28-year-old Sheila Caffell (known to her family as Bambi); her six-year-old twin sons, Daniel and Nicholas; and her 61-year-old adoptive parents, June and Nevill Bamber. Caffell’s 24-year-old brother, Jeremy Bamber, who was also adopted, had called to alert Essex police to a disturbance inside the farmhouse – he said his father had…

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Three Killed In Kwara Road Crash
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Three Killed In Kwara Road Crash

The accident reportedly occurred when the truck, which was coming from the Shao direction, attempted to make a U-turn towards Okolowo and was rammed into by a passenger bus travelling from Lagos towards the northern part of the country. The Kwara State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Kabiru Babatunde Kazeem, confirmed the accident when contacted on Friday.

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