Beyond the Headlines
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
The death toll from the tragic stampede during a palliative distribution event in Okija, Anambra state, has risen to 22, according to the state Police Command. Initially, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga, reported three fatalities on Saturday. However, conflicting figures continue to emerge, with eyewitnesses claiming the death toll could exceed […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to cut the proposed budget of N9.4bn on travels, refreshment/meals, and foodstuff/catering materials for the presidency, and the proposed N344.85bn for the lawmakers, and to use the savings to address the budget deficit.” […]
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested four members of the Ambazonian rebel group from the Republic of Cameroon in Taraba State. The suspected Ambazonian rebel group members were nabbed at a hotel in the Takum Local Government Area of the state. Acting on credible intelligence on 18th […]
Sunday 22 December 2024 Amid intense competition, petrol price drops below N900 Tinubu cancels engagements as 39 killed in Anambra, Abuja food stampedes Christmas: Fear spreads among northern churches over fresh bomb attacks Edo tribunal: PDP, APC, INEC line up 290 witnesses Families cry out as Abuja DSS arrests lovers in Osun Tinubu, Shettima’s official […]
Peter Obi has blamed hunger and systemic failures for the recent spate of stampedes across the country. Scores of persons were dead and many others wounded in the tragic incidents in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija in Anambra and another one in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The stampedes happened in a space of five days […]
