Beyond the Headlines
The International Criminal Police Organisation arrested Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo; with his wife, Ropo, in Cotonou, Benin Republic, the activist’s lead counsel, Yomi Alliyu (SAN), has said. Alliyu revealed this in a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Tuesday. According to him, the Federal Government of Nigeria through INTERPOL got Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho […]
The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos spent a few minutes in space Tuesday on Blue Origin’s first human mission, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. “A very happy group of people in this capsule,” said Bezos after the spaceship touched down in […]
Yoruba leaders, including monarchs, have rallied support for Yoruba rights activists, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who has been arrested in Benin Republic. Some of the leaders, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday morning, said meetings are holding on the matter. The source also told our correspondent that lawyers […]
Hours after the report of the alleged arrest of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, broke out, the Department of State Services (DSS) is yet to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of the story. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, did not respond to multiple text messages sent to him by The Guardian […]
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, is mourning. The superstar’s father, according to a statement she has put online, is dead. She announced the sad news via her Instagram page on Monday, July 19, 2021. “Early hours of this morning you made a peaceful transition. You fought till the very end, you really fought daddy, it’s been […]
Over 70 women abducted by bandits in Malele community, Zamfara have been released. Although the reason for the release of the victims is still unknown, local residents confirmed to Channels Television that the women were released by the bandits. They were earlier abducted on June 7, 2021, in the community under Dansadau district of Maru […]
Seven more people have died of cholera in Enugu state. Ikechukwu Obi, Enugu commissioner of health, had in a statement on Friday said seven people died of cholera around New Artisan market in the state. Boniface Okoro, the director of public health and disease control, ministry of health, on Monday, said seven more people have […]
Two armed men, including one who wielded a knife, attacked Mali’s interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the great mosque in the capital Bamako, an AFP journalist saw. The attack took place during prayers for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. Goita has since been taken from the scene, according to the journalist, who […]
Banji Akintoye, renowned historian and leader of Yoruba Self-determination Group, says the group has mobilised people from Nigeria to prevent the extradition of Sunday Igboho from Benin Republic to Nigeria. Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, on Monday, and he is believed to held in the country pending completion of extradition processes between Nigeria […]
Muslims in Nigeria have joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate the 2021 Eid-El-Adha also known as Eid-El Kabir. In the nation’s capital, Muslims converged on the Abuja National Eid Ground to observe the three Rak’at. The prayers were observed with strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols. Before going into the Eid ground, worshippers […]
