Beyond the Headlines
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Thompson Onyekuru, met his untimely death at the weekend while trying to separate a woman from the fierce grip of her husband. Our correspondent gathered that the couple, living in Umuokoto town in Umudibia Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of […]
Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has recalled his warnings in 2015 about the current administration. Speaking on Sunday during a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State, Oyedepo described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as evil filled with wilderness. Oyedepo, who was speaking on the […]
Aloy Ejimakor, Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed that the later now preaches unity and tolerance while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu was re-arrested on the 29th of June, expatriated to Nigeria to face trial for alleged treason. The […]
Some bandits have reportedly attacked Ungwan Gajere, Brinin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing one person and kidnapping seven villagers. Among those abducted by the bandits were women. Our correspondent gathered that the bandits also carted away livestock. A source said they made away with about 50 cows during the raid which lasted […]
Two security operatives were reportedly killed, following an attack on Kundu community in Rafi LGA, Niger state. According to residents of the community, gunmen invaded the community on Saturday, but were repelled by a joint operation involving the military, police and local vigilantes. Some bandits were also said to have died in the attack. Confirming […]
There is a rising panic in the Koluama community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the killing of the Clan Chairman of the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality (MOSIEND) by gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday. The deceased MOSIEND Chairman in Koluama Clan, simply identified as […]
A major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra, Okeke Chijioke (44), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA). Okeke’s arrest on Saturday 10th July 2021 followed credible intelligence and surveillance, which confirmed he stocked his warehouse at 3 Atunya street, Maryland estate, Nkwelle, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday denied report another of its Alpha jet crashed in Kaduna. Reports emerged on Sunday evening a jet that left the NAF Base in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital for an anti-banditry operation crashed in a village in Kaduna. It was also reported rescue parties have been dispatched to […]
A leader of bandits in Zamfara State, Turji, has released villagers and travellers abducted by his men over the weekend, in a rampage to draw attention to his father’s arrest by security forces. Daily Trust had, on Saturday, exclusively reported the mass abduction by Turji which occurred some two weeks after the arrest of his […]
Five suspected kidnappers were, on Sunday, set ablaze by angry youths along the Afuze-Uokha road in Owan west LGA of Edo state. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers along the road and taken them inside a nearby forest. However, luck reportedly ran out of the kidnappers, as they were arrested […]
