Beyond the Headlines
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of shooting dead his parents and 10-year-old brother following a row over bad school grades, police said Saturday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in a rural area just outside Elche, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the southeastern port city of Alicante. It […]
Corpses have been burnt beyond recognition after fire gutted a private mortuary in Agagbe community of Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State. The Police confirmed that six corpses were burnt in the inferno. Witnesses said the fire occurred about 6 pm on Friday and raged until all the deposited dead bodies in the […]
Five workers are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a three-storey building which collapsed in Yaba, Lagos, on Saturday. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who didn’t want to be named, confirmed the development on Saturday. The LASEMA official said rescue efforts are ongoing at the site of the building, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to amend its constitution at the convention scheduled for February 26. In a statement on Friday, John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of APC caretaker committee, said the party is seeking to replace the provision for board of trustees (BoT) in its constitution with “national advisory council”. Akpanudoedehe said […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has alleged that on Saturday he was prevented by security personnel at the main entrance of the Air Force Base (NAF) in Makurdi, the State capital while on his way to receive the Vice-President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Osibanjo was traveling to Wukari, Taraba State en route […]
Police authorities in Ogun State have arrested a couple with fresh human parts hidden in their house. This was announced in a statement issued on Saturday, in Abeokuta, the state capital by the police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi. The couple, Kehinde Oladimeji (aged 43) and his wife Adejumoke Raji (aged 35), who are […]
The Leadership of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has observed that creating jobs for the youth in Niger Delta region will go a long way in providing an enabling environment for the oil economy to flourish. The youth therefore, said there was the need for sustenance of current surveillance and security contract of pipelines in […]
A tenant, Nwachukeu Oge Kings, has shared the list of items he received from the son of his landlord, Ngozie Ugochukwu in preparation for the burial of his father Ugochukwu Okezie in Abia State. In a letter shared on social media, the man was told to bring a goat, N5000 for the opening is […]
The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, has handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Force Public Relations Department to his Deputy, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who takes charge of the Department with immediate effect. The change of baton follows Mba’s nomination by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course at […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offices Commission has said it uncovered fresh 3,309 employment in 26 ministries, departments and agencies. The commission added that the recruitments were uncovered amidst denials by the respective MDAs. The ICPC stated that it uncovered the state of employment when it sent an inquiry to the Office […]
