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LAND DISPUTE – The people of Okpunoeze village in Uraugu community of Nnewi, Anambra, were on Wednesday thrown into mourning over the murder of Mrs. Bene Ikegwuonwu, 70, by her son, Chinedu Ikegwuonwu, 40. Reports show that the incident occurred at 8 a.m. after an altercation between the duo over a piece of land belonging to the suspect’s younger brother. ...

Two construction workers, Emmanuel Udoh and Mohammed Saidu, who allegedly beat their co-worker to death during a brawl, on Tuesday, appeared before a Lagos High Court Judge, Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya. The accused persons, whose residential addresses were not given, are standing trial on a one-count charge of murder. The Prosecutor, Mr K. N. Bamgbose, told the judge that the duo ...

The Enugu State Police Command, on Wednesday, announced the arrest of a man, Daniel Ekemezie, for allegedly killing his uncle, Pa Patrick Odoh (83), over land dispute.- PM News The command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the suspect blamed the devil for his action. Amaraizu said  that the killing  happened at Ukpata community ...

“A 46-year-old landlord of a house on Hassan Close, Itoki, Ogun State, Omotayo Sanda, has been beaten to death by his neighbour’s son, Joseph Isiwele.”- Punch reports Twenty-six-year-old Joseph reportedly rained blows on Omotayo and fled the area after the landlord fell and died. PUNCH Metro learnt that Joseph’s elder brother, Michael Isiwele, had packed some sand from a pit ...

A 27-year-old man, Michael Abodurin, has been stabbed to death by hoodlums called by his landlady, Mrs. Idowu Adenekan, in the Oworonsoki area of Lagos. According to PUNCH, the problem started after the deceased’s friend could not pay back the N200 he borrowed from the landlady last year. It was gathered that after it dawned on Adenekan that the debtor ...