Beyond the Headlines
Bandits have reportedly killed a clergy man and three other church members in Niger Community. Scores were also said to have been kidnapped by the suspects. The incident happened in Majure village via Sarkinpawa in Munya local government area of the state on Monday night. They were said to have been killed in a […]
UK MPs arrested on suspicion of serious sexual or violent offences could be barred from attending parliament after lawmakers changed the rules in a narrow vote late on Monday. Parliament decided by just one vote that any MP arrested over such accusations should face a risk assessment, which could lead to them being excluded […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his company – Enginos Nigeria Limited, with over N19.4bn fraud. The sum is said to be for several aviation ministry contracts from the former minister to Enginos Nigeria Limited, owned by Sirika’s younger brother, Abubakar. […]
Tuesday 14 May2024 Electricity tariff hike: FG convenes meeting as Labour threatens indefinite protest FG may need supplementary budget to pay minimum wage – IMF FG plans performance-based salary scheme for workers N’Assembly moves to bar CBN gov from partisan politics Band A customers opt for solar as energy costs triple ‘The Jungle Has […]
Terrorists have attacked a military camp in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killed five soldiers and injured 11 others on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that the terrorists also killed some civilians yesterday at Yarmalamai village. Premium Times quoted a military internal memo which stated that the incident occurred at about 2pm on […]
The naira depreciated to N1,520 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Monday. This signifies a 3.4 percent decline from the N1,470/$ traded on May 10. The bureau de change (BDC) operators, popularly known as street traders, put the buying price of the dollar at N1,490 and the […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed all government ministries, departments, and agencies to purchase compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said this in a Monday statement. “In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all […]
Conflict in Sudan and Gaza pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said the figure was a new end-of-year high by its count, with the number of people displaced within their own […]
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday that at least 35,173 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes at least 82 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 79,061 people have been wounded […]
Rescuers recovered more bodies on Tuesday after weekend flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia’s Sumatra island killed at least 50 people and left another 27 missing, the country’s disaster agency said. Hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia’s most active volcanos into six districts on […]
