Beyond the Headlines
French nationals will no longer be allowed to fly into Niger, airline sources said Thursday. “According to the Nigerien authorities, any passenger of French nationality is no longer authorised to enter Nigerien territory,” said an internal Air Burkina note seen by AFP. “As a consequence they will not be accepted aboard our flights” to […]
Daredevil Gunmen Thursday night invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd). The gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others. The state government has confirmed the killing of the monarch […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a […]
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the German government to not deport about 12,000 illegal migrants into Nigeria, saying such a move will aggravate security challenges in the country. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Gunther, […]
A group has petitioned Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector general of police (IGP), to intervene in an alleged case of fraud and misappropriation of funds by Aderemi Adeoye, commissioner of police in Anambra state. In the petition dated January 30 and seen by TheCable, the group accused Adeoye of operating a Ponzi scheme and misappropriating […]
Mali’s military-led authorities have ordered the removal of television channel France 2 from broadcasting packages for four months over a story on the security situation, according to official documents seen by AFP Thursday. The move is the latest by the junta to shun former colonial power France after seizing power in a military coup. […]
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), has said that paying ransom is a criminal offence in Nigeria. Adejobi stated this while commenting on the recent abduction in Ekiti State during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. On Monday, two traditional rulers in Ekiti State were killed by kidnappers along Oke-Ako road […]
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has increased police presence in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the State. This is to tackle the rising in violent crimes, like kidnappings, raping and murder in a forest spanning across Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nekede, Ihiagwa, Avu and Obinze communities, all in […]
A policeman was killed on Thursday in Ebonyi State when gunmen attacked and engaged a police patrol team in a gun duel. The incident happened around the crisis prone Ngbo-Effium axis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki, capital of the state. According […]
Friday 02 February 2024 Woes for federal workers as govt fails to pay salary Abductions: 15 states enlist 50,000 vigilantes against kidnappers Naira rebounds as banks offload excess dollars Atiku rejects FG’s transfer of oil revenue to CBN Army vows to eliminate crude theft, criminal vices in Delta Establish state police to fight insecurity, […]
