Beyond the Headlines
69 suspected looters arrested in Osun State have been arraigned at the State High Court, Osogbo and subsequently remanded in Ilesa Custodial Centre. According to the Osun State Police Command, eight suspects are still under investigation. The suspects were charged to court over their involvement in the destructive invasion, vandalism and looting of public and […]
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Adamu Mohammed on Thursday said that he visited the Imo state to boost moral of the police officers to return back to work at their duty various duty post. IGP briefly spoke at government house in Owerri, when he visited the governor, Hope Uzodimma. The IGP, noted that part […]
A 20-year-old boy, Abdullahi Nura, on Thursday appeared in a Karu Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly abducting his girlfriend, 16, for sexual exploitation The police charged Nura, who resides in Karu , Abuja, with abduction. The Prosecution Counsel, Ayotunde Adeyanju, told the court that the complainant, Balogun Kehinde of Karu, Abuja reported the […]
THE activities of armed robbers across various areas in Benin City has assumed a new dimension as they have shifted their targets to hotels, guest houses and business centres. The latest target is a hotel which is less than 500 metres from the entrance gate of Edo government house where not less than 13 occupants […]
The popular Kano singer, Naziru Ahmad aka Sarkin Waka has been remanded in a Correctional facility for inability to meet the bail condition granted to him by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kano State. The singer’s counsel, Tajudeen Abdullahi who confirmed the development said they are currently trying to secure his bail. Recall that Ahmad, […]
The Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2021 has been postponed by 12 months until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IMF, in a statement this afternoon, said that the decision to postpone the Annual Meetings, was reached […]
A fire erupted at a tank farm in the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State on Thursday, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director-General, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said it has “activated its emergency response plan and all relevant stakeholders have commenced appropriate measures to combat the flames […]
…Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania narrowed, catching up with Biden in Arizona .….Iran’s supreme leader mocks US democracy Leading U.S. Presidential candidate Joe Biden is already revealing his policy direction, once he gets into office on 20 January, 2021. He said he would return the United States to the UN brokered Paris Climate Agreement. Outgoing President […]
Kaduna State Governor , Nasir El -Rufai , on Thursday, visited his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo -Olu, to sympathise with him over the recent loss of lives and properties in Nigeria ’ s economic capital. Rampaging hoodlums had hijacked the #EndSARS protests against police brutality to wreak havoc in Lagos last month. El -Rufai […]
The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, on Thursday, asked State House officials to put its clinic in order and equip it to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari would have no need to travel abroad for medical treatment. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Danjuma Lar, made this remark when the Permanent Secretary […]
