Beyond the Headlines
Tragedy struck at the riverain community of Kabeama in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the weekend when a man, simply identified as Tony, reportedly beheaded his girlfriend. Though the details of the tragic incident were still sketchy, Daily Trust gathered that the deceased lady, Maxuel Ebibraladei, and Tony had a child […]
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Hundeyin said that the […]
The Lagos Police Command has confirmed that it has rescued an eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in the Ikorodu area of the state. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the baby’s rescue via a post on his X handle on Monday morning. “Due to intense manhunt and pressure from […]
Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, protested high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. Roads blocked as residents in Minna, the Niger State capital protest high […]
A 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Miss IfeOluwa Adekunle, has been found dead in her room in a house outside the university campus. Her lifeless body was discovered on Saturday and investigation by the police revealed that the IfeOluwa was attacked by yet-to-identified assailant(s). The unfortunate incident was said […]
Gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State and kidnapped his wife and other person last Thursday night have reduced the N100million ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million. Daily Sun yesterday,gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family at […]
The Lagos State Police Command has stepped up the manhunt for a businessman who brought drugs that have expired since 2016 to the state. Already, two suspects conveying the drugs to Alaba International Market, where they were meant to be repackaged and the expiry date changed, have been arrested. The suspects, drugs and the […]
The future of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) monthly allowance, popularly known as “Alawee,” remains uncertain, according to Minister of Youth Development Bio-Ibrahim Jamila. Jamila said that the government is shifting gears, aiming to transform the NYSC from a social programme of the government into a “revenue-generating agency.” The minister’s statement comes amidst […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) uncovered invalid foreign overdue claims totalling $2.4 billion, which have pressured the naira for long and spooked the currency market, central bank governor Yemi Cardoso said on Monday. Mr Cardoso said the discovery was made after an audit by the consultant that the central bank engaged brought several […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anàmbra State has been urged to urgently prevail on his Special Adviser on Market, Evaristus Ubah, to stop further harassment and intimidation of Chief Sabest Uzoeto, the managing director of Ezinwanne Shopping Mall at No 39 Silas Works Road, Onitsha and the widows carrying out their legitimate businesses in the […]
