Beyond the Headlines
A 66-year-old man, who prefers to remain anonymous, has reportedly been cured of HIV after undergoing a stem cell transplant. According to a statement by the City of Hope medical center, US, where the procedure took place, the man has been in remission from the virus for over 17 months after stopping antiretroviral therapy […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded that its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu be released unconditionally from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) due to rising insecurity in the nation’s capital, Abuja. IPOB urged the federal government and its security agents to act on the demand of the United Nations […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes a week after the Council revealed that it is mulling a total ban on motorcycles and mining activities in areas most prone to and affected by terrorist attacks. Briefing State House […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his co-defendants bail upon terms and condition given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should they want to, […]
Ibe Pascal, Owerri Operatives of Imo State Police Command have stormed a criminal hideout in the state and arrested two suspected armed robbers, while others fled. Spokesperson for the state’s Command, Michael Abattam, in a statement, yesterday, said the suspects were arrested in Avu, Owerri West Local Council of the state, while a language […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was the one who told President Muhammadu Buhari of the terrorists threat to abduct him. In a video released at weekend, the terrorists who abducted some train passengers in March, threatened to abduct Buhari and El-Rufai. Speaking on a Radio Programme monitored by our Correspondent […]
A businessman, Fatai Sowunmi, has accused men of the Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad, Abuja, of stealing $5,000 from him. According to Punch, his brother, Ibrahim, also claimed that the policemen stole his Automated Teller Machine card and withdrew N1.3m from his bank account. Fatai, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, said […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected on Thursday to convene the third security council within a month. Expected to be in attendance are all security chiefs, including the Chief of Defense Staff and the Inspector-General of Police. The meeting comes a day after some members of the National Assembly called for the President’s impeachment over […]
Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that most of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senators are with them on the move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Abaribe was responding to the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who in an interview on Channels Television, said the […]
A policeman was killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed the convoy of the Chairman of Nganzai local government area of Borno state, Hon Asheikh Mamman Gadai, in the northern part of the state, on Wednesday. The incident occurred along Gajiram and Gajiganna when Asheikh and his team were on an official journey. In […]
