Beyond the Headlines
The Department of State Services has arrested the Kano State governorship candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Abba Yusuf. Yusuf was said to have been arrested on the order of the wife of the Director-General of the DSS, Aisha Bichi, following a confrontation between the duo at the VIP lounge gate of the […]
No fewer than two persons have been feared killed after a group of Yoruba nation agitators clashed with men of the Lagos State Police Command around the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of the state. Recall that the police shot a salesgirl, Jumoke Oyeleke, to death while dispersing the Yoruba nation protesters […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Lagos State, on Monday, heard how a businesswoman’s 17-year-old daughter was allegedly defiled by a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas. The witness said Mcdouglas, a pastor at the Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, allegedly had sex with the survivor at the back of his church and in different […]
The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has said it is probing a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday on suspicion of rape This is as controversy surrounded the arrest of the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who was delayed by the Met Police at Heathrow Airport on […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, said God foiled “deliberate attempts to destroy Nigeria.” Buhari also said the country has “bounced back” from its troubled days; thanking members of the Armed Forces and the Police for their sacrifices in protecting the country. “There was a […]
Renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi said landlords in Lagos are not renting houses out to Labour Party, LP to use as party offices. Utomi made this disclosure in an exclusive interview with The Niche, an online news platform. He said, “In Lagos State, you cannot put up a poster. If you want to […]
Tuesday 10 January 2023 How Yoruba nation protesters converged 3am, members killed DSS director’s wife orders Kano gov candidate’s arrest Pastor raped my daughter for three years – Mother Dokpesi: UK police deepen probe, controversy surrounds airport incident Attempt to destroy Nigeria failed, says Buhari In Lagos, landlords can’t rent house to Labour Party […]
The warrant of arrest issued against Umo Eno, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state, has been served on the inspector general of police. He is now expected to effect the arrest. A chief magistrate court in Wuse zone 6, federal capital territory (FCT), had ordered the arrest of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has lamented the growing wave of election-related insecurity across the country, expressing fears that the trend if not checkmated, could lead to the cancellation or postponement of the forthcoming polls. Noting that the development could hinder declaration of elections results and precipitate constitutional crisis, the electoral umpire called […]
The Management of DAAR Communications Plc, operators of AIT, RayPower and Faaji FM, has confirmed the arrest, in London, of the Group’s Founder, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi. It however disclosed in a statement issued on Monday morning that Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was released after some hours and allowed […]
