Beyond the Headlines
Four South Africans reportedly inflicted fatal injuries on a Nigerian national during an assault, leading to his death. Frank Onyekwelu, president-general of the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), narrated the victim’s ordeal in an interview with NAN on Saturday. The Nigerian identified as Julius Chukwunta, 37, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, […]
A wife, Sarah Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. PUNCH gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute. […]
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the pushback by the 19 northern governors against the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. “As far as I am concerned, that tax bill must go on,” the nonagenarian said on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels […]
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations made by Amnesty International in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” describing the claims as false, misleading, and damaging to the image of the Force. The report, released on November 28, 2024, accused the police of extrajudicial killings during the August 1-10 […]
Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country’s disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death toll of 76. The cyclone, which devastated the French island territory of Mayotte before hitting the African mainland, also destroyed 110,000 homes in Mozambique, officials […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the price of petrol will drop to N935 per litre by Monday in view of Dangote Refinery’s new arrangement. IPMAN said the new price was necessitated by the reduction in Dangote Refinery’s fuel ex-depot price and uniform arrangement, which would enable marketers to sell at N935 […]
A 40-year-old man, Joshua Nwafor, has allegedly killed his wife, Charity, over a tuber of yam in Nsokkara, Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The incident occurred in the couple’s home, where they had lived peacefully for 17 years. Joshua, a native of Nsokkara, and Charity, originally from Awkuzu, Onicha Local Government Area, […]
The federal government has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara state. In 2019, the federal government banned mining activities in Zamfara and ordered foreigners within mining sites in the state to vacate the area immediately. The government also launched a special operation to stop bandits in the state. Speaking during a press briefing, […]
Jimoh Abdulquadri, a resident of Ilorin, Kwara state capital, who was arrested and detained, has reportedly died in police custody. Abdulquadri was reportedly arrested on Friday at his residence for allegedly owing a friend N220,000. On Saturday, his family members were informed that he had died in police custody. In a viral video taken at […]
NDLEA Arrests Businessman At Kano Airport With Large Consignment Of Cocaine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. The suspect, an importer and exporter, was nabbed on Sunday, December 15 with 256 wraps of cocaine weighing […]
