Beyond the Headlines
A Nigerian couple based in the United States has been convicted of forced labour by a federal jury in New Jersey and faces 20 years imprisonment. Isiaka Bolarinwa, 67, and Bolaji Bolarinwa, 50 — who are both US citizens were also found guilty of operating a coercive scheme to compel two victims to perform […]
Ridwan Oke, a human rights lawyer, says Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with The Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ), who is currently in police custody, requires medical attention for his health condition. Ojukwu was abducted on May 1 by police operatives in Lagos and was taken to the state criminal investigation department (CID) in Panti. […]
Sunday 05 May 2024 Operation Rescue Naira: FG plans strict rules for $57bn crypto businesses Yoruba Nation doesn’t mean hatred for Tinubu – Akintoye Knocks, kudos as Kano senator donates clay pots, burial materials to constituents Coastal highway: DStv, GOtv customers to experience service disruptions Bandits Raid Katsina Community, Kill 24 Persons Hamas Official […]
Gunmen suspected to be armed herdsmen have reportedly killed three farmers in Ogbaulu community, Agatu Local Government Area, (LGA), of Benue State. Sources from the area told newsmen on phone that the incident happened on Friday afternoon while the farmers were working in their various farms. “Three persons were slaughtered again by unknown gunmen […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) an ultimatum to improve its electricity supply in the Southeast or face the consequences. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB accused EEDC of “defrauding her consumers with exorbitant electricity bills without supplying the […]
The FCCPC has said it will block loan app that harasses customers. This was disclosed on the Commissions X page on Saturday, 4 May 2024. The acting Chairman of FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, made it known that it won’t happen again as they have begun to address the issue. Adamu said, ” It would soon […]
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) have demanded the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with The Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ). On May 3, the management of FIJ said Ojukwu went missing on May 1 while his contact numbers were unreachable as family and […]
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 58 people, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country’s civil defense agency said Saturday. The deaths included two people who died in an explosion at a flooded gas station in Porto Alegre where […]
At least twenty four persons are said to have been killed and several others wounded in a fresh bandits attack on Unguwar Sarkin Noma Community in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Those killed were mostly vigilante members who reportedly came out to confront the bandits. Local Security official told Channels Television that […]
Archbishop Uka Uka Osim of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, his wife, Anne Osim and son, Roland Uka Osim, have been kidnapped. They and three other clergymen of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, were abducted in Abia State on May 1, 2024. They were travelling to Awka, capital of Anambra State, […]
