Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria’s internet users dipped by 7.99 percent to 141.9 million — as telecoms operators lost 12.3 million data subscribers in 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in its telecoms data released on Monday. TheCable had reported how restrictions on sales of SIM cards stifled the telecoms sector in 2021 — coupled […]
A group of northern youths under the umbrella of the Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance has backed the calls for the presidency to be zoned to the southern part of the country in 2023 for the interest of justice and equity. The group staged a peaceful protest in Kaduna state capital on […]
The Anambra Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday commenced sitting in Ilorin. The tribunal, chaired by Justice Balikisu Mohammed, has Justices Edem Akpan and H. O. Oyanjimi as members. After its formal inauguration at the Kwara Sharia Court of Appeal complex, the tribunal commenced the pre-hearing process in respect of the 13 petitions against […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday condemned the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. NANS President, Asefon Sunday, in a statement, expressed “great disappointment” at the “comprehensive and total” four-week strike declared by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday. Asefon slammed the Federal Government and the ASUU leadership […]
The 36-year-old mother of four, Mrs Opeyemi Omoyemi, who brutalised and inflicted bodily injuries on her 12-year-old houseboy, Joel Sunday, in Ondo State, for stealing meat has been sentenced to four and half years imprisonment with hard labour. While she got three and a half years imprisonment for causing grievous harm, she also […]
Ex-Wife to Femi Fani-Kayode, Precious Chikwendu was in Monday arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court of Abuja for attempted murder. Ms Chikwendu was alleged to have attempted to kill the former husband with a kitchen knife some time in November 2018. In a case marked FHCABJ/CR/1/2022 filed by the Commissioner […]
As the acute shortage of petrol ravaging the country entered its second week, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has informed the situation may last for another two weeks. IPMAN Public Relations Officer, Chief Chinedu Ukadike who spoke to Vanguard on the situation of the fuel scarcity in a telephone chat said the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has faulted the promotion of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, as a professor. The union after its National Executive Council meeting declared the promotion as “illegal”. This was declared at a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, on […]
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a teacher of Arise Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, for reportedly flogging a 19-month-old child to death. The deceased pupil, simply identified as Obinna, was allegedly given 31 strokes of the cane by the teacher for playing with water and getting wet. The pupil reportedly […]
Petrol price in the UK has reached a record high of 148.02p (N808.8) per litre, adding pressure on the pockets of British residents. Diesel price also rose to 151.57p (N830) a litre — using CBN’s official exchange rate at N416.91/$1. AA, a British motoring organisation, said this on Sunday, as prices rose above the […]
