Beyond the Headlines
Gunmen, yesterday, reportedly attacked traditionalists performing ritual rites for deceased Prince Yinusa Okunloye, allegedly killed by cultists over the weekend. Some cultists had on Saturday shot Yinusa in his chest resulting in his death after an alleged altercation between him and some members of the fraternity. The cultists numbering about three invaded the prince’s […]
The federal government says it will do all it can to rescue persons abducted during the train attack that occurred in Kaduna. On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by gunmen, with several persons killed, injured and abducted. While some captives have regained their freedom, a video which surfaced over the weekend showed […]
There was tension at the Umuchieze cattle market in Umunneochi council area of Abia State, yesterday, as cattle dealers blocked the Enugu –Port Harcourt expressway over alleged killing of a herdsman and some cows. Suspected gunmen were alleged to have invaded an area where the herdsmen rear their cows and killed a herder and […]
The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District and the Chairman of the Senate Aviation Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has said that wealthy Nigerians stealing and exporting the Jet –A-1 are responsible for the scarcity of aviation fuel in the country. Adeyemi, who spoke to The PUNCH, said that this situation had added to the […]
The National Association of Veteran Media Practitioners of Nigeria has condemned in strong terms, what it described as the unprofessional closure of Ozisa FM Radio Station, owned by the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, President of the Association, Mr. Ben Osuagwu, in a statement, in Owerri, described the the closure […]
There is no governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state in the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to PremiumTimes, the space meant for APC’s governorship candidate was blank in the list pasted at the INEC headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, over the weekend. While […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, seeking the delisting of legislative candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the state for the 2023 general elections. The case before Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam is filed on the basis that […]
At least 471 people were killed, injured or missing as a result of fierce clashes this month between rival gangs in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, the United Nations said Monday. “Serious incidents of sexual violence against women and girls as well as boys being recruited by gangs have also been reported,” the United Nations said […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he looks forward to witnessing the miracle of his winning the 2023 election. Obi spoke on Monday during an interview with Channels Television. On July 22, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said expecting Obi to win the election would […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the recent video which showed terrorists mercilessly flogging, inflicting grievous bodily harm and threatening to sell into slavery and kill traumatized victims of the bloody Abuja/Kaduna train attack who have been held in captivity since March 28, 2022, is proof that the ruling party has irretrievably failed. At […]
