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Gospel Singer, Sammy Okposo Passes on

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Gospel singer and Welu Welu crooner, Sammie Okposo is reportedly dead.

According to a report making the rounds, the music producer slumped on Friday morning and died. He was aged 51.

Okposo made headlines early in the year after he publicly apologized to his wife, Ozioma for cheating on her with another lady in the United States.

In the apology which was shared on his Instagram page, the singer lamented over the incident which he noted happened in 2021.

The singer further stated that the development has seen him step aside from ministerial work until “full restoration’’.

Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

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Night Club: 22 Dead in South Africa

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At least 22 people have been found dead in a popular nightclub in East London, South Africa.

Early on Sunday morning, the police and paramedics were called to respond to the emergency which occurred at Enyobeni Tavern in the city.

Report says, most of the victims were young adults aged between 18 and 20.

Relatives of the victims are still unable to see the bodies of their loved ones, while locals have called for the venue to be closed.

Speculations at the tavern suggested exposure to poisonous substances as bodies were said to have been found on chairs.

Some claimed there was stampede inside the tavern.

However, the police have said they will not be given to hearsays and speculations surrounding the incident.

“The incident is still under investigation, we do not want to make any speculations at this stage ”.

Cable /Taiwo Akinola

News

Accident Claims Lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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A yet to be confirmed number of persons have lost their lives and many others injured in a lone accident at quarry area of Lagos – Ibadan express way.

A witness Mr Olarewaju Akinrinade who explained that, the accident which occurred around 4:00 o’clock in the evening, on Saturday, said, 18 seater bus was coming from Lagos when suddenly the rear tyre got burst and the vehicle somersaulted before going into flames.

He said, those that lost their lives were trapped in the bus while others were able to crawl out of the vehicle though with various degrees of burns.

Mr Akinrinade who alerted radio Nigeria of the incident commended the station for their promptness in notifying the officials of the federal road safety corp.

The injured had been taken to an undisclosed hospital while the dead were also evacuated from the accident scene.

Abisola Oluremi

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Former US prison guard reportedly shot herself

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US police say they have captured an escaped inmate after a 10-day manhunt, and that a guard suspected of helping him has died after shooting herself.

Murder suspect Casey White, 38, is in custody while Vicky White, 56, died in hospital following their arrest in Indiana.

The pair vanished from a Lauderdale County, Alabama, prison on 29 April.

They are believed to have been romantically involved.

According to officials, they were last seen as she was transporting him to a bogus mental health evaluation.

It was Ms White’s last day at work before retirement. She had recently sold her home and told colleagues she planned to spend more time at the beach.

Late on Monday, the Vanderburgh County Coroners Office confirmed that Vicky White died in a local hospital after shooting herself during the pair’s arrest.

More information on her death is expected to be released on Tuesday following an autopsy.

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said earlier that the couple’s vehicle crashed after a police chase in Evansville, Indiana, at which point Casey White surrendered.

“We got a dangerous man off the street today. He is never going to see the light of day again,” he said.

The US Marshals Service said the two had previously been last seen on Friday driving a copper-coloured Ford Edge with an Alabama registration plate.

On Monday, Sheriff Singleton described the 6ft 9in Casey White as “extremely dangerous” and advised law enforcement not to “take any chances” with him.

Meanwhile, Ms White had a spotless record as a prison guard.

“I would have trusted Vicky with my life. I really mean it,” Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly told reporters. “If we needed something from the jail, she was our go-to person, solid employee. That’s why it’s so shocking.”

Casey White was charged in September 2020 with murder over the stabbing of 58-year-old Connie Ridgeway. He was already serving 75 years for a series of violent crimes in 2015, including burglary, vehicle theft and a police chase.

According to authorities, he allegedly confessed to the murder, but later pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and was awaiting trial at the Lauderdale County Jail when he disappeared.

He faces execution if convicted.

BBC /Taiwo Akinola

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Over 40 inmates killed in Ecuador prison riot 

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At least 43 inmates have been killed in Ecuador’s latest deadly prison riot.

Report says, a fight broke out between rival gangs Los Lobos and R7 at a prison in Santo Domingo, some 80km, east of the capital Quito.

Ecuador is battling a wave of gang violence, and has recently seen its most deadly prison riots in history.

Parts of Ecuador are under a state of emergency because of the rising crime that has shocked the country.

According to the local police chief, a total of 108 inmates escaped the prison during the riot and remain missing, as an additional 112 prisoners made it out before being recaptured.

Scores were injured in the riot, but the exact number is still unclear.

Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo reported that, according to the National Police Commander Fausto Salinas, the incident was triggered by a brawl involving the transfer of an inmate known as Anchundia into the prison. He had been one of the ringleaders who had caused a previous prison riot in April.

Pictures from outside the prison show bloodied inmates being carried from trucks to waiting ambulances. As news of the riot spread throughout the community, many relatives gathered outside the facility, distraught and desperate for news.

Deadly riots are becoming more commonplace in Ecuador, leaving distraught relatives desperate for information

President Guillermo Lasso sent his condolences to the families of those who died, and said it was the “unfortunate result of gang violence”.

Ecuador’s Interior Minister, Patricio Carrillo, wrote on Twitter that the government is working “to overcome the problems of the prison system, but it is complex to find quick solutions in an environment of… violence”.

Nearly 400 inmates have now been killed in six separate riots since February 2021.

One of the worst was in September, when 119 inmates were killed at a prison in Guayaquil in western Ecuador. Less than two months later, at least 68 prisoners died in fresh fighting at the same prison. The riots are particularly brutal, with some prisoners hacked to death, or beheaded with machetes.

Last month a 60-day state of emergency was declared in three western provinces – Guayas, Manabí and Esmeraldas – in response to the violence. Bellavista Prison is not in these areas.

BBC /Taiwo Akinola

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Young lovers found dead inside room in Ekiti

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Two young lovers have been found dead in a room at Ikingbinsin area of Ado Ekiti.

Radio Nigeria reports that, death of the two has remained a mystery as no one could ascertain what led to it.

Though witnesses said the man was sick and taken to hospital but he was discharged and brought home by his siblings.

According to witnesses, the lady came visiting and decided to stay with him only for both of them to be found dead the next day.

Ekiti State Police Command said, details of the incident would be communicated to newsmen later.

Kayode Babatuyi

Crime

Ondo Monarch Shot Dead

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Unknown Gunmen have shot dead the Olufon of Ifon in Ose local government area of Ondo state, Oba Isreal Adeusi.
A source told Radio Nigeria that Oba Adeusi was shot dead while returning to his town after attending the Council of Obas’ monthly meeting in Akure, the state capital.
The First Class monarch was shot dead by the gunmen at Elegbeka, few kilometers to Ifon.
Reports had it that the monarch was hit by some of the bullets shot at his vehicle.
The source said that the kidnappers were operating generally on the Owo-Benin highway and the monarch unknowingly ran into them.
Radio Nigeria gathered that he was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, where he joined his ancestors through gunshot injuries.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state police command, Mr Tee Leo lkoro confirmed the incident and explained that a high-level search team are combing the area to ensure that the perpetrators are caught and brought to book.

Leke Adegbite