Beyond the Headlines
By Pascal Ibe The Zone 9 police command Umuahia is yet to arrest suspects who allegedly gang raped a16 year old girl (name withheld) in Adakam village at Amumara in Ezinihite Local Government Area of Imo State, after seven months the incident happened. On May 3rd, CrimeFacts news reported that in order to avert justice, […]
The Kano Government on Tuesday filed fresh charge against former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. In the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, of criminal conspiracy and misappropriation contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Penal […]
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office. Only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted, according to the country’s electoral commission. Authorities said 9.5 million Rwandans registered to vote. The country has a population of 14 million. […]
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that a 17-year-old girl who accused a cop in the state of rape has been made to undergo a medical examination. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a late-night post on his X.com page on Monday. The PUNCH had reported on July 12 […]
No fewer than 13 candidates scored 01 as the National Examination Council released the 2024 common entrance examination results for Unity schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday about the outcome of the examinations. Recall that a total of 71,291 candidates participated […]
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord. Blord was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud among others against his companies. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, defended her ministry’s expenditure of N1.5 million on fueling six vehicles in her convoy during an official trip to Anambra State. She addressed this matter on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, following a recent confrontation with members of the House of Representatives […]
The Abia state government has approved the payment of N45,000 in wage awards for public servants in the state at N15,000 each month for a period of 3 months, with effect from July 2024. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this Monday while briefing the press on the outcome of […]
The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Igboho, has allegedly issued a fresh eviction notice, warning all notorious herders who continue kidnapping and robbing people in the South West zone to leave immediately. The activist allegedly said this through his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, in an audio message. Though the veracity of the notice […]
The house of representatives committee on solid minerals development says Nigeria loses $9 billion annually to illegal mining. Jonathan Gbefwi, chairman of the committee, spoke on Monday at a public hearing organised to investigate illegal mining in the solid mineral sector. The lawmaker said illegal mining poses “substantial risks” to the nation’s economy, environment, […]
