Beyond the Headlines
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and his successors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party platform built the Second Niger bridge with mouth for sixteen years. Adesina, who made the claim in an article titled, ‘NDABOSKI! If Only For 2nd Niger Bridge, […]
At least 17 persons reportedly died in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a petrol tanker at Isara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The collision was said to have resulted in a fire outbreak. Ahmed Umar, the sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to NAN. […]
The Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident occurred at about noon, and could be attributed to loss of control due to speeding. “The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a Mercedes 911 truck with registration […]
Five people have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Tse Udeghe village of Mbapa council ward of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said several people were injured in the process when the gunmen in large number allegedly stormed the village at about 4:30pm on Thursday and opened fire […]
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha has been inducted by the University of Oxford, England, as its first Igbo Language lecturer. An elated Umeonyirioha disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Thursday night, as he noted that it was the first time that the language would be taught in the university. “It is official that I am […]
A 25-year-old junior housewife, Rebecca Nicodemus has reportedly stabbed her rival, Precious to death over a disagreement on sex turn with their husband at Ode-Irele, in Ondo State. The two women reportedly lived in a room and a parlour apartment with their husbands. Police prosecutor, Obadasa Ajiboye, informed a Chief Magistrate court in Akure […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, urged Lagos lawmakers, both at the federal and state levels, to work assiduously to actualise the presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja, during the 17th Edition of the Executive/Legislative Parley, with the theme: ”Mobilizing Citizens as […]
Hon Camelius Okoro, the leader of Egbema Ward in Ohaji/ Egbema council area, has cried out that the lives of people are no longer safe . Hon.Okoro alleged that the member representing the Ohaji/ Egbema State constituency , Hon Hercules Okoro and his elder brother who is the monarch of the community should be […]
INDICATIONS emerged, yesterday, that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has filed an application in court for the extension of the detention of embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and four other suspects involved in the 25-kilogramme cocaine deal. Sources said the Agency’s officers are currently investigating assets he claimed to […]
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, on Thursday, disclosed reasons behind his ministry’s insistence for the National Assembly to pass the Water Resources Bill into law. Daily Trust reports that controversy has trailed the water bill since its introduction, as many Nigerians continue to reject the document. But despite the rejection of […]
