Beyond the Headlines
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the news by the Nigerian Army claiming that the second-in-command to killed Commander Ikonso, has been arrested, describing it as “a blatant lie and a cheap propaganda to lay false claims to imaginary military prowess..” The statement signed by IPOB’s publicity secretary, […]
Ten gunmen reportedly attacked and set ablaze the Divisional Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State on Monday. They also set ablaze two vehicles, three motorcycles and a generator house in the vicinity. Nigerian Tribune gathered that a police officer was shot in the leg. Some of the suspects in detention inside […]
Two men and a “Mobile Police Inspector” alleged to have impersonated operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and extorting unsuspecting members of the public were Thursday paraded in Lagos. The agency’s Zonal Head in, Lagos, Ghali Mohammed Ahmed, who spoke on behalf of EFCC Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa said the two-man gang and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House shortly after observing the Eid prayer, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, President Buhari said that the menace of bandits and kidnappers will […]
The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State says it will investigate the reason behind the death of one its students identified as Feranmi Fasunle. Fasunle reportedly died as a result of the sniper she allegedly drank on Wednesday night. It was gathered that the 200-level student of the Department of Political […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri The police in Imo State have arrested an undergraduate of the Imo State University, Victor Onyeme, 20, for alleged involvement in cultism. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate was arrested by personnel of the Shell Camp Division of the command in Owerri. The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said a locally-made […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) has picked 16 consortia for its new crudefor- fuel swap contracts for one year starting in August. The contracts, known as ‘direct sale, direct purchase (DSDP)’ are coveted since they are used to supply nearly all of Nigeria’s gasoline needs as well as cover some of its diesel and […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the anti-graft agency has so far recovered $153 million from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Bawa added that 80 houses valued at $80 million were also recovered from the former minister. “There are several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. […]
The Imo state police command, yesterday said that it has arrested two suspected inmates of Owerri Correctional Center, believed to be among the over 1,800 inmates who escaped when the “unknown gunmen” attacked the Correctional facility last month. The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwo, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. The Police […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yaw on Wednesday said that restructuring will divide Nigeria. He said this in an interview with the Punch in Kaduna on Wednesday, faulted the call for restructuring, but supported other resolutions of the southern governors. Yawe stated, “On restructuring, the ACF believes that before we take a […]
