Beyond the Headlines
Mr Temitope Fadeshemi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security says 88.4 million people in Nigeria are living in extreme poverty. Fadeshemi spoke on Wednesday in Kaduna during the distribution of farm inputs and empowerment materials to 250 smallholder farmers. He said,”The level of poverty in Nigeria is alarming. An estimated population […]
Fresh facts have emerged about the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Investigations showed that Ebonyi acquired a 23-room hotel, a pure water factory, two blocks of a Primary School and two bungalow […]
A 32-year-old man identified as Akaninyene Sunday Ekwere has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in Ikot Ibritam, Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Ekwere was convicted yesterday by Justice Nkereuwem Obot of the state High Court Ikot Ibritam Oruk Anam, after he found him guilty of […]
Fuel queues have continued to linger across Lagos State, despite the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s reassurance of enough Premium Motor Spirit stock in-country. The NNPCL had in a statement on Tuesday; said Nigerians should not panic as regarding fuel supply in the country, stating that there was no supply issue. “The recent tightness […]
If the 2023 Information and Communications Development (ICT) Development Index (IDI) is anything to go by, much work, improved regulations and fresh investments would be required to advance technology development in Nigeria. The IDI, which is measured by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) across member nations, focused on some cardinal areas including individuals using […]
A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN. He said: […]
Police in Niger State say they have arrested a 30-year-old mother, Aisha Jibrin, and 24 others, for allegedly masterminding the recent protest that erupted in the Kpakungu area of Minna, the Niger State capital. In a statement by Police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent Wasiu Abiodun, a large number of women and miscreants mobilised themselves and blocked […]
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Wednesday disclosed that a total of 15 drug kingpins out of 3, 412 offenders that were successfully prosecuted and convicted in 2023 bagged a total of 168 years of imprisonment. Marwa made this known while addressing […]
An Enugu State High Court has sentenced Chiamaka Ifezue to death by hanging for the murder of a makeup artist, Ijeoma Nneke on November 11th, 2020. After over three years of legal fireworks, Barr. Chinelo Chigbo who led the prosecution from the Department of Public Prosecution, DPP, was able to convince the court that […]
Anambra State Government in partnership with security agents on Wednesday rescued six pregnant teenagers from ‘a baby-making factory’ at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, told journalists after the raid that the baby factory where babies were being sold had the name ‘Mother […]
