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A pregnant woman was fatally shot while unloading gifts from her car from her baby shower – and the district attorney has said that the person responsible will likely face two counts of murder. Jessica Covington, 32, was shot 11…

A retired Airforce officer, Air Vice Marshal Muhammed Maisaka has been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The retired military officer, who is also the Chief Medical…

A 7-year-old boy, Kwanele Zide, was accidentally shot dead by his 11-year-old cousin in Libode, the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naid, who confirmed the incident on Monday, October 4,…

Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director General of NAFDAC and minister for information, Prof Dora Akunyili. Akunyili, a medical doctor was killed on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at…

Family of Monsurat Ojuade, an 18-year-old girl who was killed during a raid by police officers at Ijesha axis of Surulere in Lagos, has rejected police statement claiming that their daughter was hit by a stray bullet. Israel Mbaebie, the…

A first-degree manslaughter charge has now been filed against former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter, who had already been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. Minnesota Attorney General, Keith…

Olajide, younger brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been killed. Sowore announced the latest development in a Facebook post on Saturday, saying his brother was killed by men suspected to…

A UK-based Nigerian woman, who returned to the country for her mother's burial, have been shot dead along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. She was said to have been killed in the presence of her children. The victim, Bolanle Aworetan…

A Nigerian man working as a food delivery driver has been shot dead on the job in Mitchellville area of Maryland, United States of America. The victim identified as Noel Njoku, a 48-year-old married man with four children: two daughters,…

A 34-year-old football enthusiast, Emmanuel Samuel, has reportedly died after a trigger-happy policeman allegedly shot him at a relaxation spot in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Emmanuel was said to have gone to the spot with his…

Candle night procession for Jumoke Oyeleke, the 25-year-old salesgirl that was recently killed by stray bullet, held on Friday, July 24 at a church in Ojota, Lagos state. Recall that officials of Lagos police command had attempted to…

Nigerian Army officer of 16 Brigade, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Abbas Fatai, has reportedly been shot dead by suspected members of a cult group. According to PeoplesGazette, Fatai was shot dead at about 09.12pm on July 22, at Igbogene…

Comedian and actor, Mr Macaroni, has donated the sum of N500,000 to the family of Jumoke Oyeleke, the teenager killed during Yoruba nation rally in Lagos state. On July 3, the police had shot into the air and fired teargas as they…

Director General, Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI) in Enugu state, Samuel Ndubuisi, has been shot dead on Wednesday by unknown gunmen. Ndubuisi, a professor of Physiology and Biotechnology, was killed along with a police…