Beyond the Headlines
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri An unidentified person has been killed by suspected cultists at Akalovo Emekuku in Owerri north local government area Imo state. Crimefacts gathered the young man was slaughtered on Saturday night at Akalovo Emekuku Owerri in what looked like a cult war. “There is panic in the community as the area is […]
The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has advised Igbo leaders not to antagonise the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB leader breached the bail conditions granted him by Justice Binta Nyako before whom he was standing trial in 2017. He was, however, […]
A former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said this is the time for the North to support the presidential ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In an exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Shettima, who was one of the three governors […]
The Nigerian Embassy has informed its citizens living in Ukraine to avoid unnecessary travel within the country. It also urged them to take their individual and collective security seriously and ensure they always carry requisite identification. This is contained in a release issued by the Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine on January 26. The release […]
Two bodies have been recovered, while two persons were rescued from the rubble of a three-storey building which collapsed in Yaba, Lagos, on Saturday. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the director-general of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the development in a statement. Earlier on Saturday, an official of LASEMA had said some construction workers […]
Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions Saturday, with the White House insisting that Russia faces “swift and severe costs” if its troops carry out an invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed Western claims that such a move might be on the horizon, calling […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says its national identification number (NIN) verification service portal has been fully restored. Kayode Adegoke, NIMC head of corporate communications, announced the development in a statement on Saturday. Over the past couple of days, the portal breakdown has affected telecommunication companies, banks, and government agencies such as the […]
THE National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he told the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), he wanted to step into his shoes and not on his toes . Tinubu said this on Saturday while speaking at the palace of the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun […]
The Grandson of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Mr Hassan Danbaba is dead. Danbaba, aged 50, died in Kaduna after he slumped in his hotel located in the state capital on Saturday morning. The deceased was said to be in Kaduna to condole with the former National Security Adviser, General […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said he will announce a new Olubadan of Ibadanland on Monday as all the crisis rocking the stool has settled. He spoke at the farewell for the late Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, held at the Liberty Stadium, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. He acknowledged receiving a letter from the Olubadan-in-Council […]
