Beyond the Headlines
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has said that the terrible situation of the state informed his decision to leave the pulpit and venture into politics. Rev. Fr Alia stated this when he unveiled his strategic blueprints at a press briefing held in Makurdi on […]
Gaddafi Sagir has been arrested by operatives of the Kano Police Command for killing his pregnant stepmother, Rabi’atu Sagir and stepsister, Munawara Sagir in Fadama Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that Gaddafi allegedly carried out the crime on the ground that the stepmother was behind the […]
A 53-year-old hotelier, Kingsley Enageghe, has been arrested by the Police in Lagos for allegedly shooting a guest at Queens Victory Guest hotel located at Olaonikaju close, off Ijesha bus stop. The bullet which pierced through the victim, Kelvin Nwabunor’s thigh, also hit the barman and Nwabunor’s friend in the legs Trouble, as gathered, […]
Director of Special Projects and New media of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has claimed that presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is sick and currently in London for treatment. Fani-Kayode made this claim in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. He tweeted, “Yet […]
Ahead of the February 25, 2023, general elections, Nigerians have been urged to use their Permanent Voters Cards, PVC to elect credible leaders that would take the country to greater heights. The Director General of the organisation, Kabir Ashiru, gave the charge during the inauguration of the National and State executive members, held in […]
The Federal Government has perfected plans to commence the second phase of the prosecution of Boko Haram suspects currently being held in a military facility at Kainji, Niger State. The Solicitor-General of the Federation, SGF, and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, who made the disclosure to newsmen on […]
Drugs intercepted by NDLEA operatives NDLEA has intercepted 3,975kg of skunk and 58,200 tramadol pills in four states and arrested 11 suspects in connection with the seizure. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the arrest of 11 suspects in interdiction operations led to the seizure of almost four tons of […]
THE Coordinator of Tinubu/Shetima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council, Cross River chapter, Elder David Okon says Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has not Islamised his wife, who is a Christian and would therefore not islamise Nigeria. Speaking in Calabar, while inaugurating the senatorial and local chapters of the organisation, […]
Two Ukrainians were killed and another nine were wounded despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks on Orthodox Christmas, Kyiv said on Sunday. As a result of “Russia’s armed aggression”, one person was killed and another eight wounded in the eastern region of Donetsk over the past 24 hours, […]
Some yet-to-be-identified persons have burnt down the Umuchu Police Station, along the Umuchu-Achina road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Sources said the hoodlums stormed the place at about 3am on Sunday and set the facility on fire. It was gathered that the station was recently renovated by members of the Umuchu […]
