Beyond the Headlines
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday alleged that jihadists came to attack Enugu State while the Anambra State governorship election was ongoing, but were repelled by operatives of Eastern Security Network, ESN. IPOB said that the attackers disguising as herdsmen to attack unsuspecting Biafrans, but the vigilance of our ESN operatives paid off as […]
Two of the 66 worshipers abducted from Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been shot dead. Gunmen had stormed the church exactly a week ago, killing a worshipper and abducting others. On Friday, a source told Daily Trust that the bandits were demanding bags of rice and gallons […]
A Knight of St. Christopher, Uchie Obiajulu, has apologised to human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), for defaming him in a viral WhatsApp post and accusing him of chasing donations through Non-Governmental Organisations. Obiajulu made the apology in a public statement which was also sent to the Anglican Communion on the Peninsular in Ajah, […]
Seven Killed In Taraba Road Accident Nnaemeka Nwagoro Updated November 7, 2021 Seven people have died following a motor accident involving an 18-seater bus in Taraba State. The accident took place on Saturday in Sauwa Community of Bali Local Government Area. The victims of the accident were said to be returning to Jalingo from Kurmi […]
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has decried growing security challenges in the country, claiming the union has lost at least 800 of its members to the insurgency which has been ravaging the Northeast zone of the country. It also threatened to withdraw teachers from some local government areas in some states in the Northwest […]
A 43-year-old suspect, identified as Sanjo has been arrested by the Osun State Government for killing his two months old baby. According to the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Information Officer, Bolarinwa Adereti, Sanjo had been killing the children birthed by his wife. […]
The Bauchi chapter of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has backed calls for the declaration of bandits as terrorists. Supporting the stance of the Senate, House of Representatives and Speakers House of Assemblies, who have made the call in the past, the association advised the Federal Government to do the needful to curb banditry. Its […]
Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has warned the Federal Government not to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, or merge it with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, noting that such would trigger crisis in the oil rich region. The President of IYC, Peter Igbifa, in a statement in Port Harcourt at the weekend […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Anambra governorship election in Ogbaru LGA. As of 5:20pm on Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced results in 17 out of the 21 LGAs in the state. The electoral umpire, at the time, had announced the results of the following LGAs: Orumba, Nnewi North, […]
The collation officer for ihiala local government area of Anambra State, Professor Muhammadu Umar has declared that there was no election in the council area. The collation officer said election didn’t hold in the area. His account is in tandem with the reports from the local government which said that the electoral officer attempted to […]
