Beyond the Headlines
The notorious bandit, Ado Aleiro, who was recently turbaned as Sarkin Fulani in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, has said he did not request for the title. The bandit, who has been accused of terrorising some parts of the North West, stated this in an interview with DW Hausa. He said, “Honestly I didn’t […]
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has declared his assets ahead of the 2023 general election. Sowore made a declaration of his assets in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Saturday. His tweets read partly, “I have 2 used cars: a Toyota Camry & Lexus RX 350, […]
One person has been reported dead, while another sustained injuries after a canoe conveying 50 traders from Shiroro to Kwata Market in Zumba, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State capsized in the middle of Zumba River. Daily Trust gathered that only six people out of the passengers have so far been rescued, and […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi to declare his assets ahead of the 2023 general elections. SERAP made this call in a statement via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. In a series of tweets, SERAP directed its call to all the presidential candidates ahead […]
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says his administration will ensure collaborative efforts to restore peace in the south-east before the 2023 elections. The governor spoke on Saturday at the south-east zonal stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owerri, the state capital. At the event, Uzodimma took a swipe at opposition politicians […]
The Adamawa Police Command has arrested Caroline Barka, 20-year-old house wife, for stabbing her late husband, Barka Dauda, to death. Mrs Barka is a resident of Angwan Tamiya in Madagali Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spoke person, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Saturday in […]
Few weeks after the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked in Katsina State, terrorists have threatened to abduct Nigeria’s number one citizen, DailyTrust reports. The convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah. Two persons sustained injuries in the attack, […]
People assess the damage caused by recent fighting between armed groups, in a neighbourhood of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on July 23, 2022. Mahmud Turkia / AFP At least 16 people were killed and 52 wounded in fighting between armed groups in Tripoli, the health ministry said Saturday, following the latest politically driven violence […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the monkeypox outbreak is more prevalent among men who have sex with men. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said this on Saturday at a media briefing where he declared the multi-country monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of global concern. “So, in short, we have an outbreak that has […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery during the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election.” According to reports, there was a brazen pattern of vote-buying and electoral bribery in several polling units during […]
