Beyond the Headlines
The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has claimed that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind his travails. Kyari made this claim when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, […]
The Nigerian embassy in Germany, on Wednesday, visited Cologne, a city in Germany, to conduct a passport intervention exercise. The Nigerian embassy is situated in Berlin, the capital of the country. According to Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany, the decision to issue passports in Cologne was an intervention to save applicants the trouble […]
A young man has reportedly died during rounds of sex with a prostitute in Jesse, Idjere Kingdom, Ethiope West Council of Delta State. The Guardian learnt that the deceased took the commercial sex worker to one of his friend’s house where they met and died after a sexual binge. Sources said the commercial sex […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, berated the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) for staging a protest in his ministry over a strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ngige described as “inflammatory and misguided”, the comment credited to the student’s body, which threatened to […]
two-year-old girl, Cherish Ohamadike, at school. The Guardian had reported on Monday, February 14, 2022 that the little girl was flogged 24-strokes of cane and left with bruises for her inability to pronounce letters S and I on Monday February 7, 2022 at Unic Vilos Montessori School, Maza Maza, Lagos. The Lagos State Domestic […]
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed through Third Reading the bill which seeks to prohibit sexual harassment of students in Nigeria. The Senate bill which was transmitted to the House for concurrence seeks to make comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment of Students by Educators and other persons in […]
The police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping an 87-year-old woman in Delhi, the Indian capital. The police said the suspect was a sweeper who lived near the victim’s home in the city of Tilak Nagar area where he had committed the crime. The woman, who is paralyzed, was alone at home […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Reformation Services to investigate the state of the Nigerian Correctional Service. The development on Wednesday followed a motion of urgent national importance by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu. During plenary, concerns were raised about the “deteriorating” working conditions of staff, as well as the welfare […]
The Abia State Police Command has said that efforts were on top gear to track those behind the Tuesday mid-night raid of Omumauzor Cattle Market Ukwa West where about eight persons reportedly lost their lives. Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Mr Geoffrey Ogbonna told Vanguard in Umuahia that the Commissioner of Police, CP Jenet […]
Between January and December 2021, the Nigerian banking sector’s credit to the private sector rose by N5.1tn or 16.67 per cent, according to data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was contained in the Money and Credit statistics released by the regulator. The report showed that credit to the private sector stood […]
