Beyond the Headlines
US airline, Delta, has suspended its New York-JFK-Lagos flight with effect from October 4, 2022. In a statement, the airline stated that the route suspension was to fit into “the current demand environment.” The statement however said the airline was still operating its Lagos and Atlanta routes. Daily Trust reports that the airline added […]
L A 17-year-old girl has accused a policeman, Salihu Kazeem, of raping her and her friend at his residence in the Port Harcourt area of Rivers State. The victim, while narrating her ordeal to our correspondent, said Kazeem allegedly perpetrated the crime after accusing her and her friend of making unauthorised withdrawals to the tune […]
Ladipo Johnson, a spokesman for the Presidential Campaign of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, says the party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is not working for his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu. Johnson spoke in Lagos on Tuesday when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily. When asked […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the way politicians pursue elections in Nigeria can be likened to war. Festus Okoye, INEC commissioner for information and voter education, said this on Monday at the inauguration of the election crisis communication team (ECCT). The creation of the team was initiated by the Centre for Democracy […]
Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto, says there are consequences for using religion to manipulate politics. Kukah said this on Monday at a discussion of his new book, “Broken Truth” at Rovingheights Bookstore, Abuja. The book is a collection of key convocation lectures delivered at several universities in Nigeria. It covers several topics such […]
The Police Command Bauchi State has arrested two vigilantes suspected of raping a housewife at gunpoint in Dogon-ruwa village, Ningi Local Government area of the state. The command also said it arrested another suspect who sexually assaulted a 3-year-old girl in Jimbin village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area. The Spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed […]
Isaac Foyose, younger brother of Ekiti state former governor, Ayodele Fayose on Monday evening escape attempt to kidnap him by unknown gunmen. Fayose wrote on his Facebook page that while traveling to Lagos state some unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle along with several others and abducted some persons. According to him, many people were […]
A 22-year-old man, Ayomide Fawehinmi, was on Monday, arrested over an attempt to abduct a teenage boy at Empire area of Surulere, Lagos. The suspect who was almost lynched by an angry mob when he was first sighted with the victim was rescued by policemen from Surulere Police Station. The suspect had allegedly lured […]
The police authorities in Akwa Ibom have banned the activities of masquerades across the state. In a statement, Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, said the ban became necessary following violent and lawless actions of masqueraders leading to murders, threats to lives, assaults and other breaches of fundamental rights. “A case in point is […]
The death toll from the floods in Jigawa has risen to 51 as residents continue to recover from the havoc wreaked by the menace. This was disclosed to Channels Television on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Sani Yusuf. According to him, about 2,051 people have been […]
