Beyond the Headlines
The Nigerian Police Force has paraded members of a family for torturing a 13-year-old girl with hot water and pepper over an allegation of theft. The commissioner of police in the state David Iloyanomon disclosed this to journalists at the police headquarters in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. According to him, the state […]
The Katsina State Hisbah Board said on Sunday it seized and destroyed alcohol drinks and illicit drugs worth N60m in the Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina on Sunday. According to Umsan, no fewer […]
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said its operation was seriously disrupted following a series of false emergency calls in the first half of 2024. This was contained in the statistics of the mid-year activity report, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH. In the emergency calls log, the Lagos […]
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned protesters planning an anti-corruption march on Tuesday that they are “playing with fire” and will not be tolerated. BBC reports on Sunday that the protesters, mostly young Ugandans, are demanding an end to corruption in government and have been inspired by recent demonstrations in neighbouring Kenya. Museveni was […]
Monday 22 July 2024 FG plans N320bn banks tax, N’Assembly submits report Wednesday Biden drops re-election bid, endorses Vice-President Kamala Harris ECOWAS spent $13m on counterterrorism, humanitarian interventions – Tinubu FG sets July 31 deadline for civil servants’ screening Civilians not permitted to wear military camouflage – Army Biden Was ‘Not Fit To Run’ […]
A police Inspector identified as Shehu Oyibo attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, and three civilians have been killed as gunmen attacked a police patrol team along Mosque street by Ngwa road, Aba, Abia State. This is three weeks after gunmen killed two policemen at Opobo junction, Ogbor Hill Aba. The gunmen who […]
Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker representing Plateau state, has sparked outrage on social media after gifting his daughter Aisha a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) for graduating from secondary school. On Saturday, Gagdi took to his X page to reveal that he recently attended the Lead British International School graduation ceremony in Abuja where his […]
The Kogi state government has asked its residents not to join a planned nationwide protest. There are reports that some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. In a statement on Sunday, Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information […]
For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump’s comeback. Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, Black and South Asian vice president in US […]
A young Nigerian, Winston Dennis-Masi, has been honoured by the University of Essex, Colchester, England, for his exceptional academic performance at the institution. Winston Dennis-Masi, aged 20, was awarded a first-class degree in the highly sought after Computer Systems Engineering at the university. Dennis-Masi, who hails from Omoku in Rivers State, attributed the accomplishment […]
