Day: February 28, 2022

Veteran Nollywood actor, Lari Williams, dies at 81

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Chief Lari Williams, veteran Nollywood actor, has died at the age of 81 following a long illness. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, died peacefully on Sunday at his home in Ikom, Cross River State. This was disclosed in a statement made available by the family. During his lifetime, Williams was a poet, playwright and celebrated actor both in live theatre and on screen, earning him a prestigious national honour; Member of the Order of…

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Monarch, 8 mourners reportedly killed in Benue

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A traditional ruler and eight other mourners were reportedly killed during a burial ceremony by bandits suspected to be loyalists of late Terwase Agwaza alias ‘Gana’ at Imande Mbakenge, Mbache Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The gruesome murder of the mourners came less than 48 hours after troops of the joint security/military operation in Benue State, codenamed Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, eliminated three militia leaders and loyalists of the late ‘Gana’ in Katsina-Ala and Ukum LGAs. It was gathered from a source in…

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10 murdered, scores allegedly kidnapped in Kaduna

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Gunmen reportedly killed about 10 persons this weekend in Kaduna state. At least 10 persons were killed by suspected bandits during separate attacks in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits also kidnapped an unspecified number of people, mainly women, from the communities during the operation that lasted several hours. Although the state and police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, a local security source said the bandits had earlier attacked some villages in neighbouring Niger State where they kidnapped some people, and while on…

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