Beyond the Headlines
The officers and men of the Enugu State and the Federal Fire Services on Saturday extinguished inferno at a section of the Modern Timber Market in the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the fire, which cause cannot be ascertained, started at about 6p.m. on Saturday. The Director of the Enugu State […]
Nze Chukwu from Imo State has emerged as the new President-General of Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu State and signed by its Secretary-General, Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s leadership is expected […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a fine of ₦150 million on Deposit Money Banks found guilty of giving out illegal flow of mint naira notes to currency hawkers across the country. The move was after the apex bank addressed recent misinformation about the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes still […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the public to disregard reports on the death of its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Saturday said Yakubu is alive. The clarification was necessitated following reports that the INEC Chair had died in London. “Our […]
The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-styled prime minister of Biafra in exile. Police arrested Ekpa in November on suspicion of terrorism offences, and the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland ordered his remand that same month. Ekpa is being held in Kylmäkoski Prison, states an earlier report by local […]
The impeached South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, announced on Saturday that he would “step aside” following a parliamentary vote to remove him from office, calling for an end to “politics of excess and confrontation.” Reacting to his impeachment, Yoon stated that he must step aside for a while signalling his temporary withdrawal from the […]
A Nigeria pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, has dismissed claims that he was about to be deported from his current base in the United Kingdom. Adeboyega, who recently lost his battle against deportation from the UK over an alleged £1.87 million fraud, said the allegations levelled against him are baseless and should be dismissed. In December, an […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC has discovered a residential premises used in storing illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers State. The illegal storage facility located at Elelewo community in Obio/Akpor Local government area contains large storage tanks and cans filled with illegally refined petroleum products. NSCDC State Commandant, Rivers State, Joachim Okafor […]
Saturday 14 December 2024 Inside Finland’s toughest prison where Simon Ekpa shares wing with killers, rapists How Kemi Badenoch used Nigerian roots to become British MP How criminals hypnotise before robbing, sexually molesting victims Business booms for naira traders as bankers collusion worsens scarcity South Korean president faces second impeachment vote Markudi lecturer arrested over […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reaffirmed the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes as legal tender, clarifying misinformation circulating about their status. In a statement signed by Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, on Friday, the apex bank confirmed that the Supreme Court ruling of November 29, 2023, […]
