Beyond the Headlines
Department of State Services operatives have killed one and arrested another of the kidnappers of Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of popular Kano-based Hausa singer, Dauda Rarara. Gunmen had broken into the residence of Rara’s mother in Kahutu village in Danja Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted her on Friday, June 28, 2024. […]
Eleven people are dead and more than 30 remain missing after a bridge in northern China collapsed amid torrential rains, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday. The bridge over a river in Shaanxi province’s Shangluo collapsed at around 8:40 pm Friday (1240 GMT) “due to a sudden downpour and flash floods”, official news agency Xinhua […]
At least 40 migrants have died after a boat they were travelling in caught fire off the northern coast of Haiti, a UN agency said Friday, with police saying the explosion was sparked by a voodoo ritual gone wrong. The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that the Haitian Coast Guard rescued […]
The Director-General of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign in the 2023 election, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that the candidate of the party, Peter Obi, betrayed the Peoples Democracy Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to contest the election. According to Okupe, Obi’s presidential interest forced him to go against Atiku, who brought him into national […]
Saturday 20 July 2024 FG to spend N3tn on new minimum wage, pensions, gratuities 307 suspected robbers, 296 kidnappers in police net – FHQ Police under pressure over medical report of Lagos teenager defiled by cop Obaseki Barred Me Entry Into Edo, Shaibu Alleges 11 Dead, Over 30 Missing After China Bridge Collapse TCN […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Friday imposed a $220 million fine on Meta platforms for violating data privacy laws. The FCCPC said in a statement obtained by The PUNCH that Meta’s data-sharing practices on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms breached local consumer and data protection regulations. The commission found that Meta […]
The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Friday accused his principal, Godwin Obaseki, of denying him entry into the state. Over the past few months, Shaibu and Obaseki have been at loggerheads over issues regarding the governorship election in the state. The 54-year-old, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s […]
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Justice Lifu issued an order of interim injunction against INEC while delivering a ruling […]
Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, says working with Donald Trump will be difficult. Zelensky however added that he is willing to work with anyone who wins the US presidential election. Trump, a former US president, is the candidate of the Republican Party for the November poll. Zelensky spoke in an interview with the BBC […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released more names and pictures of inmates who bolted from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger state. On April 24, rainfall destroyed the walls of the Suleja prison and led to the escape of 118 inmates. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior, had said the collapsed […]
