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Two people have died and three were injured after two separate crashes in Secunda on Saturday. According to paramedics, four people travelling in a light motor vehicle were found lying inside the car at about 11:35 on Saturday. ER24 paramedics spokesperson Russel Meiring said the vehicle had been found smashed …

No fewer than 108 people were killed on Friday night, while several vehicles were burnt after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. THISDAY gathered that the fire incident was caused by illegal refining activities at a border community between Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni …

32-year-old miner don allegedly kill im wife, Mercy Samuel for Jos, Plateau state wey dey north-central Nigeria. Di Plateau state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Rebecca Sambo wey confam di incident to BBC Pidgin say Mercy dey live wit her husband along Vom road for Jos South local …

The 18 wives of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, may now be available to suitors without undergoing cleansing rituals after the demise of the renowned monarch. Oba Adeyemi, 83, passed on late Friday after receiving treatments at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti and is expected to …

A man linked to the Cape Town taxi industry has been slapped with a 20-year jail sentence for burning a train. Ricardo Khan was sentenced in the Blue Downs regional court this week. Eric Ntabazalila, the spokesperson for the prosecution in the Western Cape, said the projected impact on the …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is running for the presidential seat in 2023 has taken his election campaign a step further by mounting his billboards in Ghana. The billboards were spotted on Friday, April 23, 2022, at Accra’s busy streets. The billboard read, “Onyemi Oluleke Osinbajo for president 2023.” This …

Gunmen killed three police officers on Saturday in Kogi as they launched an attack on Adavi Police Divisional headquarters in the early hours. Commissioner of Police Edward Egbuka confirmed the attack in a statement issued in Lokoja by police spokesperson in Kogi, William Ovye-Aya. He described the attack as callous …

At the age of 14, Samira Mohamed Abdirahman left Somalia in order to escape war in her country and to also start life afresh. She found a new home in Sweden where she stayed for more than 20 years. With the seeming return of calm life in Somalia, Samira joined …

A man has been arrested in connection with the rape and assault of a 15-year-old girl in eMaxesibeni on Good Friday, during which her eyes were gouged out. Eastern Cape police said the arrest of the 23-year-old man was a breakthrough in the case. The girl was on her way …

A truck accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has barred motorists travelling outward Lagos. The truck fell across the Kara axis of the road, forcing a column of oncoming vehicles to a standstill. A frustrated driver who gave his name only as Kingsley said the accident occurred at 11:20pm.He said he …