Beyond the Headlines
Ex-U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first. The race is tight between the two candidates. Among registered voters, Harris leads Trump by 1 point — 49% to 48% — according to the latest PBS/NPR/Marist poll. That result falls within the margin […]
An Abuja based lawyer and human rights activist, Maxwell Opara, has dragged President Bola Tinubu and Mr Kayode Egbetokun to a Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to stop Egbetokun from parading himself as Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police. The Lawyer is also asking the court to declare that Egbetokun cannot remain in […]
The Federal Government has begun the evacuation of residents of the affected communities in the flooding that has ravaged Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, said it is also working on the provision of food, shelter and medical assistance for the victims. The unfortunate […]
The people of Moriki town in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State are in fear as the deadline given them by notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, to pay an imposed N30m levy expired. But reacting to the development on Tuesday, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, described the bandit kingpin as […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested and detained for treason among others, to a bail in the sum of N10m each and one surety in like sum. While delivering the ruling, the trial judge held that Nigeria’s criminal justice system has its […]
Wednesday 11 September 2024 Why NNPC may not lift Dangote petrol on Sunday S’West govs to spend N266bn on airport projects 10,000 new recruits for deployment Feb 2025 – Police Army still searching for missing weapons in Okuama – GOC Obi drums support for Akpata in Edo Brent Crude Falls Below $70 Per Barrel Ajaero: […]
At least 170 villagers were reportedly killed when gunmen attacked Mafa village, Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe, on September 1, 2024. Eyewitnesses said the death toll was a lot higher than the 34 handed by government officials. The attack was said to have been executed by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter […]
At least 200 inmates have reportedly escaped from the Maiduguri correctional centre following severe flooding in the capital city on Tuesday. On Tuesday, residents of Maiduguri were overtaken by floods following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the past few weeks. The dam, which last collapsed on September […]
At least three people were killed and five others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked the Isionye community, which borders Enugu Ukwu and Nawfia in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reports indicate that the armed assailants, disguised as land buyers, lured their victims to the site before launching their brutal attack. Local sources […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the passport of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Daily Trust can confirm. Some of labour leaders, who confided in our correspondent on Tuesday in Abuja, said the secret police did not find anything incriminating against Ajaero. Daily Trust had reported that the DSS bowed to […]
