Tag: Clash
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Chelsea, Leicester charged for touchline clash
The Football Association is charging Chelsea and Leicester City following a clash between players and coaches from both teams on Tuesday night. The two teams played a tense Premier League game at Stamford Bridge, which Chelsea won 2-1 to move into third place in the league. They also met in the FA Cup final last…
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Okada riders, truck drivers in bloody clash in Akure
Commercial motorcyclists known as Okada riders on Saturday clashed with truck drivers after a motorcyclist rammed into a stationary truck on Friday night. According to reports, the motorcyclist and his passenger died on the spot. The incident infuriated other Okada riders who vandalised and set the truck ablaze. The Okada riders were said to have…
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BREAKING: NURTW, okada riders clash in Lagos
Motorcyclists, made up of mostly Hausa riders clashed with members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State on Monday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the clash happened in the Iyana-Iba area of Ojo, but Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the situation has been brought under control. According…
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Gov Abiodun orders investigation into herdsmen, farmers clash in Ogun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered investigations into the recent clash between herdsmen and farmers in Eggua, Yewa-North Council Area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the clash led to the loss of one life and destruction of property. Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement in…
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Tragic! Man killed during cult groups clash in Badagry
The police in Badagry, Lagos, on Tuesday confirmed the death of a man suspected to have been killed during a brawl between rival cult groups. Mr Gbesu Peters, the Divisional Police Officer in Badagry, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s Mortuary.…
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Soldiers kill five civilians during clash with commercial drivers over ‘N200 booking’
No fewer than five civilians were allegedly killed at Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara following a clash between some soldiers and commercial drivers. The clash according to sources, occurred on Friday evening due to a misunderstanding over bookings between soldiers mounting road blocks on the Ilesha-Baruba/Chikanda highway, and commercial drivers plying the route.…
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Just in: Police wade in as anti, pro-Oshiomhole’s faction clash in APC secretariat
The timely intervention of the Police on Thursday prevented what would have been a bloody clash between pro and anti-Oshiomhole protest groups at the national Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Abuja.
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UPDATE: Pilot, Co-Pilot injured, 250 killed in police, bandits forest battle
The police on Wednesday took the battle to the bandits who have been terrorizing the people by killing, maiming and kidnapping. The Special Operatives of Operation Puff Adder of the police led the onslaught on the bandits in the Kaduna forest. They were supported by the special forces of the police Air Wing. The bandits…
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Police confirm 8 dead in attack on Ebonyi community
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday confirmed the death of eight persons in Ukwagba, Mgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, by suspected attackers from Agila in Benue. However, officials of the state government believe otherwise and blame stakeholders in the area for the situation. DSP Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations…
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10 feared dead, five injured as police, suspected bandits clash in Katsina
A team of “Operation Puff Adder”, led by the Divisional Police Officer in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, at the weekend engaged 300 suspected bandits in a gun duel. Ten persons were feared dead and five were injured. Five vehicles and four motorcycles were set ablaze. The suspects, who were on motorcycles, were…