No fewer than three persons have reportedly died during a clash which broke out between supporters of the All Progressive Congressive (APC) and thugs of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Ward 5 ahead of the 2024 September 21st gubernatorial election in Edo State. The three members, who were said to be members of […]
…FCT police broker peace between warring groups BY UKPONO UKPONG At least one person was yesterday reported dead while several others sustained injuries following a violent clash between some Hausa and Gbagyi Youths along 3rd Avenue of the Gwarinpa axis in the Federal Capital Territory. According to eyewitness, the crisis followed a squabble between some […]
Three residents of Okeho town in Kajola Local Government Area, Oyo State, and a policeman have been reportedly killed in a clash between the police, hunters, and members of a vigilante group on Thursday. Our correspondent gathered that the fight started following the insistence of the residents to kill the robbery suspect arrested alive while […]
An unconfirmed number of persons have been allegedly killed in a communal clash between Omor and Umumbo communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was also gathered that about 50 persons were allegedly abducted, while over 300 farmers sustained bullet and machete injuries in the clash. According to an insider, the squabble […]
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been sidelined with a foot injury that could leave him in a race for full fitness ahead of a crucial league clash with Barcelona. Costa hobbled off during a 3-2 league win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, which saw the capital side close to within a point of leaders […]
Five youths and one policemen were allegedly killed in a renewed communal clash between the people of Ojor and Uyangba in Akampa Local Government Area, Cross River State on Christmas Day. Daily Times investigations revealed that an Uyangba man married to an Ojor lady was intercepted on his way to his in- laws place. He […]
The incessant clash between farmers and herders has gained the attention of a non-governmental organisation, besieging Journalists to report more objectively both sides of the issue in other to stop escalating tension. Speaking at a two day workshop in Jos, the Plateau State capital, one among the facilitators, Ms Ema Miroslava Billings said “newsmen should […]
Fatalities have been recorded in a clash between soldiers and some youths in Sopp Village, in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Scores of angry youths have taken to the streets to protest alleged the shooting and killing of two young in the community. More to follow
A fracas is happening between military operatives and youths along Churchill street near Navy market, Borokini in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. More to follow
Two students and two women, were reportedly killed, on Tuesday, by suspected cultists in different areas of Benin, the Edo State capital. There have been an increase in cult-related killings recently in the state due to suspected reprisals. It was learnt that the women, said to be the mothers of two men, who had been […]
Armed insurgents exchanged fire with soldiers in Mali on Wednesday, plunging peace negotiations into disarray in the first clash this year between government forces and the main Tuareg rebel alliance. A Malian army colonel said fighters from the Tuareg-led Co-ordination for the Movements of Azawad (CMA) had ambushed military positions in Lere, a central town […]
Inter boss Roberto Mancini was in the stands at the Stadio Ennio Tardini during Parma’s home clash with Palermo on Sunday afternoon to watch a number of potential targets. The Nerazzurri coach is desperate to reinforce his squad for next season, and was on hand to run the rule over a number of players during […]
Mr. Bernard Camille from the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as Referee for this weekend’s CAF Confederation Cup second round, first leg match between Warri Wolves of Nigeria and FCMK of Democratic Republic of Congo. Camille’s compatriots, Hensley Danny Petrousse, Jean Joseph Felix Ernesta and […]
Thousands of anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters clashed in angry rallies around Australia on Saturday. The most violent clash was in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, where police struggled to separate 3,000 opposing demonstrators. The Victoria state ambulance service treated four people, three for minor injuries from assaults in Melbourne, Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley […]
At least three people were killed and 21 wounded Thursday in fierce clashes in and around the airport in Aden, a port city in Yemen, officials told CNN. Supporters of President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi were fighting with rebel special forces, according to three airport officials. Passengers were stranded at the airport with flights cancelled […]