Six people were killed on Friday in a shooting rampage in a rural area of the southern state of Mississippi in the United States, local media reported. The assailant was then pursued by Police to a second home where he was apprehended. Two others were found dead at that location, WREG reported. The elementary school in nearby Coldwater was put …

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. Atsu, 31, played for Chelsea and Newcastle in the English Premier League. The Ghana international had not been seen since the quake that caused the collapse of the apartment in the city of Hatay in which …

Pandemonium broke out on Wednesday in the Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State after a Police officer allegedly killed a soldier during an altercation in the community. The Police officer, who was popularly called Mopol by residents, was said to have shot the soldier, who was attached to 81 Division of Nigerian Army, after the disagreement …

The earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week killed at least 41,218 people and injured tens of thousands more. Seven more people have been rescued eight days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, but hopes of finding further survivors of what the World Health Organization called the worst natural disaster in 100 years in its 53-country Europe region are …

An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake four days ago. Rescuers scoured debris in a desperate search for survivors on Friday four days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing over 23,000 …

No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed on Monday in a renewed communal crisis between Anaku and Omor communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State. The reason for the current crisis was yet to be ascertained as of press time but sources said there have been lingering crises between the two communities in the recent past. A …

Former Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79 after a protracted illness. In the statement confirming the death, the Pakistani military said it expressed its “heartfelt condolences” and added: “May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family”. Musharraf, a military officer, seized power in a coup in 1999 and was later …

Scores of people were killed and hundreds injured in rebel-held areas of Syria after an earthquake rattled neighbouring Turkey on Monday, rescue workers said, according to AFP. According to Turkey Vice President Fuat Oktay, at least 284 people died in the country from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country’s South-East on Monday. Oktay said more than 2,300 people were …

A 43-year-old pastor, Paul Oyewole has been arrested for faking his own death to avoid paying a N3 million debt owed to his church members. Ondo-based Oyewole was on Thursday brought before the Magistrate’s court for prosecution. He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Mosunmola Ikujuni, and charged for fraud and pretence. It was gathered that Oyewole had lent the money …

At a gathering at what United States police characterised as a short-term rental house, three people were shot dead and four others were hurt on Saturday at a luxurious home close to Beverly Hills. Emergency services rushed to the swanky address in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles overnight, where they found three people dead in a vehicle parked …