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Armed men have attacked a Catholic Church in Nigeria’s northern state of Katsina, killing one priest and taking another hostage. The two clerics were abducted from St Vincent Catholic Church in Malumfashi in the early hours of Friday…
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A military Beachcraft 350 aircraft has crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday, claiming all eight souls onboard including the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. The PUNCH learnt that the…
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Thousands of people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a large volcano erupted. Fountains of high lava burst from Mount Nyiragongo into the night sky forming a thick red cloud over the town of Goma, which has…
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Cradling her newborn baby Hasan on the floor of a classroom in Gaza City, her five other children flitting in and out, Suheir al-Arbeed lists the basic necessities they are lacking. “We need food, clothes, duvets, mattresses and milk,”…
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A trial date has been set for a nurse accused of the murder of eight babies on a hospital neonatal unit. Lucy Letby is due to stand trial on 4 July 2022 at Manchester Crown Court. Ms Letby, 31, of Arran Avenue in Hereford, is alleged…
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Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m housing fraud. The former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria is being…
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The Israeli military says it has bombed the home of the political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a wave of air strikes on the Gaza Strip. It released video of an exploding bomb which it said had hit the home of Yahya…
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A 17-year-old from Ivory Coast has shared her incredible story of being rescued after spending three weeks adrift at sea. Out of 59 passengers, Aicha is one of only three to survive - recovering after 10 days in hospital. It's the…
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At least nine people, eight of them children, have been killed by gunfire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, reports say. A teacher also died in the incident 820 km (510 miles) east of Moscow. Two people reportedly opened fire…
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A man’s death from flames ignited by candles and perfumes during a prayer session has prompted a warning from one of Nigeria’s biggest churches. The Celestial Church of Christ, whose members wear white one-piece garments and attend…
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