Beyond the Headlines
President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has said that the status of Ndigbo in Nigeria will be determined largely by where the 2023 president emerges from. “Wherever the country picks its president from in 2023 will send a strong message to Ndigbo,” Obiozor said in a statement he issued […]
Confusion, Panic have trailed the existence and operation of Ebubeagu security outfit in Imo state, in some communities in the state. CRIMEFACTS’S gathered on Monday from some communities that the acclaimed security outfit of the Ebubeagu operation has forced villagers to abandon their homes. It was alleged that their operation has led to some […]
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval follows a recommendation by the Olubadan-in-Council, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. The statement quoted the governor as wishing the newly confirmed Olubadan a […]
No fewer than four persons have been feared killed in Ekwulobia, Aguata local government area of Anambra State. This followed a gun battle between security operatives and some gunmen. An eyewitness, said one of her cousins was killed during the shootings The source further said the gun battle between security operatives and the gunmen […]
A bleak Valentine celebration awaits Imo state as more than 18 council areas of the state may be on lockdown, as residents are forced to sit-at-home every Monday in some areas of the state. This is occasioned by the Monday sit-at-home directive initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which the separatist group […]
A Nigerian prison official, M. C. Bello has allegedly raped a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl in Adamawa State. Bello reportedly lured the minor with N50 before taking her into his apartment near the Yolde-Pate correctional facility in the Yola South Local Government Area of the state, where he had carnal knowledge of her. Bello […]
Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has said his choice of Pastor Umo Eno as his preferred successor has not created any division within the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in the State. Emmanuel said this at the weekend during the 10th Series of “ThegovernorSpeaks” programme aired live on state-owned and private radio stations operating in the […]
A pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, says the viral photograph of the All Progressives Congress leader pictured in a wet dress is the work of mischief-makers. In a statement on Sunday, the coalition said the viral photo was manipulated, noting that Tinubu is healthy and physically fit to be Nigeria’s President […]
Ukraine on Sunday vowed to keep its airspace open to international travel despite Western warnings that Russian troops conducting drills near its borders could invade at any point. The Dutch carrier KLM on Saturday became the first major airline to indefinitely suspend flights to the former Soviet republic because of the rising risks. Ukraine’s […]
Four women activists in Afghanistan have been released by the country’s “de facto authorities” after going missing weeks ago, the United Nations said Sunday. “After a long period of uncertainty about their whereabouts and safety, the four ‘disappeared’ Afghan women activists, as well as their relatives who also went missing, have all been released […]
