Beyond the Headlines
THISDAY Newspapers has disowned a journalist, Stanley Nkwazema, who was paraded alongside others for allegedly raiding the home of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili. The newspaper said this in a statement on Thursday titled, ‘Disclaimer: Stanley Nkwazema is Not Our Staff/Contributing Editor’. In the statement which was signed by its Managing Editor, Bolaji Adebiyi, […]
The Police Force headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, claimed that the “security agents” that raided the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, were from different professional backgrounds, including journalism, banking and law. About 14 suspects were paraded at the headquarters, with the Police describing them as impostors, who were unknown to any of the […]
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has refuted the claim of a suspect arrested in connection with the raid on the home of Mary Odili, a justice of the supreme court. On October 30, security operatives — made up of soldiers and police officers — stormed the Abuja residence of the supreme court justice […]
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 40 suspected Internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in two locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a statement by the antigraft agency, the suspects were arrested in the Ada George and Eagle Island areas […]
A youth leader simply identified as Achike, and two others have been shot dead in Ogidi Idemili North Local Government Area, barely four days after the conduct of the gubernatorial election in Anambra state. The youths were allegedly shot dead by three yet to be identified gunmen at 7th-mile axis of Ogidi at about 3 […]
As children in Nigeria remain vulnerable to abuses, a Civil Society Organisation, Save the Children International, SCI, through its report launched on Thursday, disclosed that 44 per cent of girls in Nigeria are married off before attaining their 18th birthday. According to SCI in the report tagged ‘State of the Nigerian Girl Report – An […]
A housewife, Ifebuchukwu Onyeishi has narrated how her husband, Chidi Onyeishi in connivance with a nonagenarian pastor, allegedly killed their seven-year-old son for money ritual in Enugu. Narrating the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday at her residence in Enugu, Mrs Onyeishi said she was heartbroken and in disbelief that her […]
A fake Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Lawrence Ajojo, arrested alongside others over the invasion of the residence of Supreme Court’s Justice Mary Odili, has claimed that he was a consultant to the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami(SAN). Ajolo, however, said the AGF did not send them to carry out the invasion. The […]
The immediate-past President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has urged the federal government to immediately initiate talks with the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB “and find a peaceful resolution of their legitimate grudges”. Nwodo who stated this while delivering a pre-convocation lecture of the 27th/ 28th convocation ceremony […]
Seven governorship interested persons have indicated interest to join the Imo state chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, to wrestle power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Vanguard gathered on Thursday in Owerri, the move by these politicians has been linked to the victory of APGA in last Saturday’s Anambra governorship […]
