Beyond the Headlines
By Pascal Ibe Isaac Liberty Kelechi, a man who was extorted N3m by policemen in Bayelsa, has revealed that Nigerian police authorities have now asked him to come to Abuja and get his money back. In an interview in Owerri on Thursday, Isaac said the Force headquarters told him to come to Abuja on Monday […]
The Secretary to the Federal Government, Sen. George Akume, has said it is unacceptable for 2,776 people to be killed and 16,309 injured in road traffic crashes between January and July this year. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during the launch of the FRSC Mobile App and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS), he stated that […]
Commercial tricycles and motorcycle riders on Thursday took to the streets to protest soaring fuel prices in Kwara State. They staged their protest in major parts of the metropolis like Oloje, Oko Olowo and Zango in the Ilorin East and Ilorin West local government areas of the state, among others, expressing anger at not being […]
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded a man, Oluwasegun Victor, in prison for allegedly impregnating a minor (name withheld). The 31-year-old defendant was arrested by the men of State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly committing the offence at Oba Ile Community in […]
Friday 06 September 2024 Don’t worsen our pains with petrol price hike, Yoruba Elders tell Tinubu Army arrests student over kidnap, murder of FUNAAB student IPoB alleges secret detention centres where Biafrans are detained in Nigeria NIN-SIM linkage deadline: Enrolment system working seamlessly — NIMC NNPC ties Dangote petrol price to forex rate Reps back […]
Claim An X user posted statistics that ranked Egypt as the first African country with the most WhatsApp users. Verdict This statistics is FALSE. Findings indicate that since 2023 till August 2024, Nigeria is the Africa country with largest number of WhatsApp users. Full Text In August, an X user, Africa Firsts shared a statistics which ranked Egypt as first […]
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten have sentenced Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, age 24, and Samson Ogoshi, age 21 to 210 months in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for the crime of Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors. On March 25, 2022, 17-year-old high school student, Jordan DeMay, […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery will determine the price of petrol from October, Bloomberg is reporting. On Tuesday, Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), officially announced the commencement of petrol production at his refinery. Dangote had said the price of petrol from his plant would be determined by the federal executive council (FEC) and […]
The Federal Government has predicted five-day rainfall that may lead to flooding in 21 states and 123 locations. It also listed seven states that will likely be severely affected. They are Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states. The flood prediction obtained on Thursday by our correspondent from the office National Flood Early […]
The Commissioner of Police for Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered the detention of the officer implicated in the murder of a 24-year-old male in the state. The victim, identified only as Ebuka, was reportedly shot and killed by the officer on the Onitsha/Owerri road on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. In a statement […]
