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Panic as UNIBEN Student Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Near Campus Gate

Rita Eze12 May 2026

There was panic and confusion around the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Sunday evening after a student was shot dead inside his vehicle near the institution’s Ugbowo main gate in Benin City, Edo State. According to eyewitnesses, the victim, identified as Alexander Omogiate, was driving out of the campus in a Mercedes-Benz GLK shortly after...

8 Killed in Midnight Cult Massacre in Makurdi

Vivian Orok Nyong12 May 2026

MAKURDI — Panic gripped residents of Aliade Street in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, after eight persons were killed in a midnight cult massacre on Monday. The attack, which occurred between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., left the community in shock as gunmen invaded a residential area and opened fire on occupants of a compound...

Bandits Video-Call D English Alhaji, Brandish Weapons and Issue Threats

Kingsley Oyong Akam11 May 2026

NIGERIA: A popular Nigerian content creator and vocal social media crusader known as D English Alhaji has narrated a chilling encounter after armed bandits reached him via an unsolicited WhatsApp video call, openly displaying sophisticated firearms and ammunition while issuing direct threats. In a video posted on May 10, 2026, which quickly amassed hundreds of...

Putin Marks WW2 Victory Day Under Shadow of Ukraine Conflict

Kingsley Oyong Akam10 May 2026

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin marked WW2 Victory Day under the shadow of the Ukraine conflict on Saturday, as Russia held its most scaled-back parade in years due to the threat of attack from Kyiv, where victory for Moscow’s forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War...

US Convicts Four in International Conspiracy to Assassinate Haiti Leader

Kingsley Oyong Akam9 May 2026

Four South Florida men were convicted on Friday of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021 by hiring mercenaries to assassinate him at his Port-au-Prince home, court records show. Prosecutors argued during the nine-week trial in a Miami federal court that the men assembled two dozen former Colombian soldiers and supplied them with...

Bank Hostages Released Unharmed in Germany as Police Search Continues

Kingsley Oyong Akam8 May 2026

SINZIG, Germany — At least one suspect is at large after taking hostages and then fleeing the scene at a savings bank branch in the western German town of Sinzig, police said on Friday. The hostages, including one cash transport driver, were released and unharmed, police added. While the hostage situation was underway earlier on...

Deadly Attack on Nigerian Army Outpost Leaves Soldiers Dead, Base Damaged

Kingsley Oyong Akam8 May 2026

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A deadly attack on a Nigerian army outpost has left soldiers dead and the base damaged after fighters suspected of being members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the facility in the northeastern town of Magumeri. The assault in Borno state in the early hours of Thursday was the latest...

Many Feared Killed as Gunmen Attack Mourners During Mass Burial in Plateau

Vivian Orok Nyong8 May 2026

Several persons have been feared killed, while many others sustained injuries, following a deadly attack by gunmen on mourners attending a mass burial in Nding Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The mourners had gathered to bury seven victims who were reportedly killed in an earlier assault on the community...

“They Burned Him Alive”: The Deadly Cost of Health Rumours in Congo

Kingsley Oyong Akam7 May 2026

CONGO – “They burned him alive, without even leaving me a trace of him.” Those are the words of Justine Tangakeya Basekauke, whose husband, Dr John Tangakeya, was one of four health workers killed by an angry mob in northeastern Congo last October. The trigger? A fake rumour that spread like wildfire on social media...

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