Police kill notorious hoodlum in 9-hr gun battle in Ilorin

A notorious hoodlum, who has been terrorising Ilorin and environ was killed yesterday at Pakata area of the city, while an army officer sustained severe injury in a fierce battle that lasted nine hours. 

Eye witness account told Vanguard that Anifowoshe community in Pakata, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, was a theatre of war in the battle between the hoodlum and a combined team of Army, Airforce and Police.

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PDP wants Buhari sanctioned for 2011 election bloodletting

People Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO alleged yesterday that the All Progressives Congress, APC spent N5 billion for the appearance of its Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd at the Chatham House in London last Thursday, just as it described it as a jamboree and monumental failure.

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Fuel scarcity worsens as NNPC promises improved supply

Fuel scarcity worsens as NNPC promises improved supplyThe fuel crisis across the country worsened, weekend, as most of the petrol stations were shut down leaving motorists stranded.

This was in spite of claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday, that it is injecting about 688 million of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, into the market. Motorists had to resort to the black market, where roadside petrol sellers now sell the commodity for as high as N250 per litre.

However, the NNPC, yesterday, promised that it was working to ensure that the situation is addressed quickly and assured Nigerians that the fuel supply situation will improve in the coming days.

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Crowd beat to death a teenage girl suspected to be suicide bomber in Nigeria

Crowd beat to death a teenage girl suspected to be suicide bomber in Nigeria

IN BAUCHI, Nigeria — A crowd beat to death a teenage girl accused of planning to be a suicide bomber and then set her body ablaze Sunday, according to police and witnesses at a northeastern Nigerian market. 

 A second suspect, also a teenage girl, was arrested at Muda Lawal, the biggest market in Bauchi city.

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North Korean leader tells army: 'prepare for war' with US

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un tells army: 'prepare for war' with the United States and its allies

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged his army to prepare for war with the United States and its allies, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric ahead of US-South Korea military drills.

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