Beyond the Headlines
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for an end to open grazing to tackle insecurity and address farmer-herder crisis in the country. Audu Ogbe, ACF chairman, disclosed the forum’s position in a statement issued in Kaduna, on Monday. Ogbe said “the ACF does not see any reason to object to a decision taken in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week meet heads of security agencies as part of moves to end attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. The PUNCH on Monday gathered that the meeting with security chiefs would be held after the commission’s meeting with its resident electoral commissioners on Wednesday. A […]
An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and a lawyer, Sam Ugwuegbulam has described as ‘a jumble of cheap lies’, the allegations contained in an open letter to the EFCC signed by his kinsman, Raphael Okereafor purporting that he was harassing his people with policemen, wielding his influence as a federal official. […]
Barring any last-minute change of mind, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate unions will on Monday embark on a five-day warning strike over the recent disengagement of civil servants by the state government. The planned move followed Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s announcement in April to disengage civil servants in the state, citing fiscal reasons. […]
A football fan has been confirmed dead following Chelsea’s defeat by Leicester in Saturdays FA Cup finals at Wembley The deceased, simply identified as Osondu, reportedly slumped as the FA trophy was being handed over to rivals, Leceister City. The fan, in his early 30’s, joined other soccer enthusiasts to watch the FA Cup finals […]
No fewer than ten persons have been confirmed killed by suspected herdsmen in Bornon Kurkur community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television on Sunday via a telephone call, the Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal, said the attack occurred today, adding that the situation has been brought under […]
Three people have been confirmed dead in a clash between Omor and Anaku communities in Anyamelum Local Government Area of Anambra, police say. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday that normalcy has since been restored in the area. Ikenga said that […]
Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily toll yet in almost a week of deadly clashes, as the UN Security Council met amid global alarm at the escalating conflict. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for an immediate end to the “utterly appalling” violence and warned of an “uncontainable […]
Attacks on police facilities in the southern part of the country appear to be worsening as more stations have come under siege by hoodlums recently. The latest of such unfortunate incidents was the attack by gunmen on Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State. Channels Television gathered that […]
There is palpable tension in Ifite Isuaniocha Community, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State following a mass influx of Fulani herdsmen in the area. Some residents were said to have abandoned their homes and fled following a report that went viral on social media over the arrival of trucks loaded with Fulani […]
