Beyond the Headlines
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka Senior Aides to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state have resigned their job ahead of the November 6 governorship election, Crimefacts.news reports. Crimefacts.news gathered that loyalists of the Governor have pledged support to the governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)Hon Chukwuma Umeoji. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the […]
The Oyo government says officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) — not gunmen — raided Igangan, Ayete and Igbo-Ora communities, three agrarian areas in Ibarapa area of the state. Three people reportedly lost their lives during the raid on the communities on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, Taiwo Adisa, chief press secretary to […]
Two women who attempted to sell off a nine-month-old infant for N400,000 have come under investigation, police in Imo say. It came after two women—one young Mfon and another older women Esther—surfaced on social media, carrying an infant suspected to have been stolen from Akwa Ibom and brought to Imo. The women were caught by […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday suggested it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week. The House was thrown into disarray on Thursday as members […]
Health authorities in Enugu have confirmed an outbreak of cholera at the popular New Artisan Market, where seven people have died and 19 hospitalised. Enugu health commissioner Dr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi, said a rapid response team, upon receiving reports of the incident conducted an immediate investigation and found patients “presented with sudden onset of passage […]
A candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Anambra State November 6 governorship poll, Valentine Ozigbo, has described the exclusion of the party from the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the election as temporary. He stated this on Saturday while assuring the people of the state that he was still […]
Gwaram council area of Jigawa is ramping its fight against commercial sex workers with an ultimatum for them to vacate in 30 days or be ready to be married off. Sex workers not indigenous to the area will be repatriated to their states. Sex workers not indigenous to the area will be repatriated to their […]
A 42-year-old man who allegedly specialised in trailing and robbing bank customers who made large withdrawals has been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command. The suspect, John Ayenu, who was arrested during the week, while carrying out his nefarious activity in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the State, belongs to a […]
Dahlia Sky, a US porn star, who had been living in her car, allegedly died after she shot herself in the head, Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Dahlia, 31, was found dead in the vehicle on June 30. Sky, who would have celebrated her 32nd birthday next month, had been diagnosed with breast […]
The Federal Government says, in line with operative conventions and laws, it will take possession of the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes being expected from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos at a news conference on the efforts by the federal government to repatriate looted smuggled […]
