Beyond the Headlines
At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Thailand Sunday when a freight train crashed into a bus taking passengers to a religious ceremony, officials said. The morning collision, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of the capital, Bangkok, toppled the bus and sheared off part of its roof. More than […]
Telecoms firm, Airtel Networks Limited has lost an appeal against a N4.888,434,208 judgment debt secured against it by telephony products and services distributor, Plus Limited at a Lagos High Court. Plus Ltd had dragged Airtel before the lower court over the company’s alleged refusal to pay commission for services it had rendered after the termination […]
Three people have been allegedly killed during a violent attack on the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade, by some angry youths on Sunday. The attack was said to have been carried out on the palace of the king by the youths as a result of the attitude of the monarch to […]
Another Mobile Policeman has been allegedly killed in Delta state by suspected armed robbers around a shopping mall in Osubi area, Okpe local government area. The incident occurred yesterday while the Mobile Policeman allegedly attempted to stop some robbers who invaded the shopping mall. The state Police Public Relations officer, DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya confirmed the […]
Many Nigerians on social media have insisted that the protest against police brutality and extortion would continue until the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) , issues an executive order to dissolve the Special Anti- Robbery Squad. This is coming after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu , on Sunday, […]
A building has collapsed in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The incident occurred on Sunday at Number 60 Odo Street, Obalende, Eti-Osa. According to Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the one story building partially collapsed. He said the attention of the agency was to a building under […]
….Commissioners of Police , others hail IGP ……APC welcomes dissolution Ibe Pascal Arogorn Salihu Yakasai, Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Media, has been suspended with immediate effect for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari. PM News had earlier reported that Yakasai slammed Buhari for not addressing Nigerians amid the national outrage as well as days […]
Twelve people were confirmed dead and seven injured following an attack by unknown gunmen at Kidandan and Kadai village in GIWA local government area of Kaduna state. According to survivors, the attackers came in numbers wielding dangerous weapons and attacked Kidandan on Friday. “They killed three and wounded 4. On Saturday night the gunmen killed […]
The Federal Government and Organised Labour will meet at 7pm on Sunday to resume discussion on increase in electricity and petrol hikes. Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, announced the meeting in a text message on Sunday. “The Honorable Minister and Labour is meeting today by 7pm. You are to cover. […]
Barely five hours the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), men of the Nigeria Police force assaulted Francis Ogbonna, AriseTV cameraman. Disclosing this via a video clip, Ferdinand Duruoha, a reporter with Arise TV condemned the incident, noting that Francis head was broken by the officers who attacked them. […]
