Beyond the Headlines
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, has died at the age of 82. Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, according to a statement from Nangolo Mbumba, acting president. Geingob revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer. “The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested three persons for alleged vote buying during the by-election in Sokoto state. In a statement on Saturday, ICPC said the suspects aged 37, 38 and 48 respectively, were caught in a polling unit in the Yabo/Shagari federal constituency, with over three million […]
The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said several terrorists were killed during a joint operation by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji and troops of the Nigerian Army. The service also said their hideouts on Tora Hills in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State were equally destroyed. A statement on Sunday by […]
The kidnapped schoolchildren of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State and their teachers have been released. Daily Trust learnt that the victims regained their freedom around 2.00 a.m on Sunday. The children and their teachers had been with the kidnappers for about seven days. In a short video clip obtained by our […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N30bn from the N37,170, 855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500m from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s […]
OVER 60 lives have been lost to the renewed attacks by suspected armed herders who invaded communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State in three months. This is just as about 10 communities sacked with no fewer than five already desolate following unabated attacks that occurred between the same period. Sunday Tribune […]
Former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has claimed that over 10,000 schools in the North have closed due to kidnapping and terrorism. He made this known at Arewa House, Kaduna during the 15th Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture on Girl Child Education, organised by the National Association of Seadogs/Pyrate Confraternity (NAS/PC). […]
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday assured parents and families of kidnapped pupils and staff of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, that they would soon be rescued to rejoin them. Oyebanji promised that efforts were in top gear to secure the release of the abductees safely and as well apprehend […]
A 90-year old woman, Hajiya Amina, and her 23-year-old granddaughter, Bilkisu, were gruesomely murdered in Tudun Wada area of Daura, Katsina state, on Thursday. The ugly incident took place at the victims’ residence behind Tashar Kudu in Daura. According to reports, the nonagenarian was strangled while her granddaughter was slaughtered. A resident of Daura […]
