Beyond the Headlines
Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, says four soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush by terrorists in Zamfara. In a statement on Tuesday, Buba said the troops encountered two separate ambushes by the terrorists at Kuran Mota village and along Alikere to Yarmalimai community in Zamfara. Buba said three soldiers also […]
A 32-year-old Nigerian ophthalmologist based in the United States of America, identified as Uzochukwu Igboanugo has been reportedly killed by a drunk driver. In a Facebook post made by his father, Ikb Igboanugo, who said his son died in a fatal car accident allegedly caused by a driver under the influence of intoxication in […]
The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested popular musician, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, for refusing to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state. Portable, during the purchase of the vehicle worth N27m, paid only N13m and had refused to pay the […]
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the establishment of a tripartite committee to review the visa approval process for foreign investors and tourists. Speaking at the end of the extended FEC meeting on Tuesday, Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, said President Bola Tinubu approved the setting up of the committee […]
The lawyer to six Cameroonian professors teaching in Nigerian universities and four others, Barr Joseph Fru, on Tuesday said his clients were illegally imprisoned by the Cameroonian authorities. The family members of the detained professors had petitioned the House of Representatives to help secure their release after being allegedly abducted from Nigeria and imprisoned […]
A London based Nigerian-British boxer, Sherif Lawal, has died of head injury sustained during his professional debut. The 29-year-old was knocked down by a blow to the head from Portuguese opponent Malam Varela in the fourth round of a scheduled six-round middleweight fight on Sunday at Harrow Leisure Centre, London, the UK. According to […]
Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries made by users in the United States, in one of the biggest updates to its search engine in 25 years. “I’m excited to announce that we will begin launching this fully revamped experience, ‘AI overviews,’ to everyone in the US this week,” […]
The Federal Government has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the policy is undergoing a review. “The position […]
Residents of Atiku Abubakar Way in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom, woke up early Tuesday morning to behold the tragic incident involving the alleged murder of a girl (name withheld ) by her lover simply identified as Elisha, a 25-year-old man. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 7 am in a residential […]
Justice Abiodun Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, on Monday, sentenced 47-year-old secondary school teacher, Ojo Ezekiel, to life imprisonment after being convicted of raping a seven-year-old minor in the Ogun State capital. Ojo Ezekiel, who was first arraigned on July 1, 2022, was convicted on a sole count of rape contrary to […]
