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Catholic Priest killed in Nigerian kidnapping raid
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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Nigeria: Chief of Army Staff, seven others die in plane crash
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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DR Congo residents flee as volcano erupts
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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‘We need food’: Palestinians displaced in Gaza cries out
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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Trial date setfFor Nurse accused of murdering infants
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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Nigeria: Buhari’s son-in-law declared ‘wanted’
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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Israel bomb Palestine leader through air strike
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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Teenage girl found in boat drifting for 22 days
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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Nine dead after shooting at Russian school
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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Boy, 13, crushed to death by rubbish truck
A 13-year-old boy was crushed to death by a rubbish truck after falling asleep in a bin in Port Lincoln, Australia.
The driver was unaware anyone was in the bin until it had already been tipped into the back of the lorry.
Two other…
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