Beyond the Headlines
A soldier attached to 3 division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, has reportedly stabbed a tricycle rider, Abdullahi Muhammad, who was also a herder, to death.The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, told journalists in Jos that the soldier killed Muhammad, a 26-year-old, at Gebu-Bassa, close to a gate […]
Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, has accused the Nigerian police of refusing to release Speed Darlington, the rapper, despite an order from a federal high court order. The rapper was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state. He was accused of cyberstalking Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning artiste. His […]
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a man, Abdulmuqeet Musari, for allegedly luring his 19-year-old friend, Usman Tijani, to a burial ground, robbing him of N200,000, and slitting his throat in the Adavi Local Government Area of the state. Tijani, a Point-of-Sale operator and a 200-Level Cybersecurity student at Confluence University of Science and […]
A 7-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, who is the daughter of a female Point-of-Sale operator in Ogun State has been reportedly kidnapped by an unnamed man. The incident, which occurred on Monday, December 23, 2024, has drawn concerns from Nigerians on the social media platform, X, amid calls to check the high corruption rate within the […]
The federal government has proposed to spend N100bn on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Daily Trust reports. Analysis of the 2025 budget showed the programme is under the Service Wide Vote (SVW) and domiciled in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. It would be recalled that the feeding programme was suspended […]
A raging fire has engulfed the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) office in Oshodi, Lagos, near Cappa Bus Stop, Vanguard reports. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with the Lagos State I lost my hands, girlfriend, dad’s landed properties survived depression; but I’m alive’0:00 / 0:00 Emergency Management Authority […]
Thursday 26 December 2024 Lagos, Abuja, Rivers funseekers throng parks amidst stampede fears Yuletide: Customs auction seized petrol to ease transportation Sokoto villagers accidentally killed as NAF bombs Lakurawa terrorists Petrol price reduced in response to market – Dangote Ibadan stampede: Naomi’s mother laments ex-queen’s detention, appeals to Tinubu Kukah Blames Stampedes On Govt’s Failure […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Inspector General of Police to launch a thorough investigation into the alleged assault on Channels Television crew by security operatives during a protest at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) on Tuesday morning. The Channels TV crew was reportedly covering a […]
, The Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma has addressed recent reports concerning a military fighter jet allegedly bombing civilian structures in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullah, Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, on Wednesday, these […]
The Oyo state chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah says its planned event for January was misconstrued for the establishment of a Sharia court. In a flier that circulated widely on Tuesday, the group extended invitations to guests nationwide for the “inauguration ceremony of Shari’a court in Oyo town and its environs”. The event […]
