Beyond the Headlines
The Lagos State Tribunal of Inquiry into the collapse of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi has submitted its report to the state government. Presenting the report on Wednesday at the Governor’s Office in Alausa, the Tribunal Chairman, Toyin Ayinde, stated that the team was able to execute the assignment successfully. He explained […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the possibility of a political solution in the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The president made the comment on Wednesday in an interview aired on Channels Television. Kanu is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony instituted against him in response to years […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday officially declared bandits as terrorists. The gazette proscribing bandit groups in the North as terrorists was made on November 25, 2021 but was unfolded on Wednesday. Signed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), the gazette said henceforth, bandits will face trial under […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned south-east schools against disobeying the order banning the recitation of the Nigerian anthem. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesperson, said the ban is necessary if the south-east must achieve its freedom. TheCable had reported how the proscribed separatist group banned the recitation of […]
Senator Rochas Okorocha has alleged that Governor Hope Uzodinma is plotting to stop him from running for the presidency in 2023. Speaking to newsmen at his Spilbat mansion on Wednesday, Okorocha, who now represents Imo West Senatorial zone, alleged that Uzodimma’s government is filled with “deceit and lies.” He said one example of this deceit […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has dispelled rumour of the former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha quit the party. There were speculations that Ihedioha was making plans to defect to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to execute his 2023 governorship ambition. Those behind the rumour had insinuated that Ihedioha […]
The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut the heads off mannequins, insisting figures representing the human form violate Islamic law. A video clip showing men sawing the heads off shop dummies in Herat has gone viral on social media, drawing scorn both inside and outside the country. Since returning to power […]
The incident took place at Old Eku road in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday evening. Though the police spokesman, Edafe Bright can not be reached to confirm the story, a security source told Vanguard that the suspect fled after he learnt that Onos had died on his way to the […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra has said that it would soon showcase the achievements it has recorded so far in the freedom struggle. In a statement on Wednesday, the Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr Emma Powerful, said the struggle would continue unless its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released unconditionally by the Federal […]
The federal government has introduced an excise duty of N10/litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages. Excise duty is a form of tax imposed on the production, licensing and sale of goods. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, said this during the public presentation of the 2022 Appropriation Act on Wednesday […]
