Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria has paid its accrued debt owed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the tune of ₦85 billion. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, disclosed this in his statement at the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja. He said […]
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 individuals following a tragic boat mishap on River Benue, which claimed 20 lives in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when a wooden canoe, carrying traders across the river to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, capsized after […]
Monday 16 December 2024 Parents, children shun end-of-year party, as fees soar We’ve exported petrol to Cameroon, Ghana, Angola, South Africa — Dangote Refinery SUKUK: FG raised N1.1trn to finance 124 road projects — SEC Rail revenue falls 4% to N2.2bn in Q3’24 Council autonomy: ALGON, NULGE kick as govs get N2tn LG allocations Abuja […]
Many persons, mostly women and children, are feared dead in a boat accident on River Benue near Ocholonya, in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims were reportedly returning to Doma in Nasarawa State after attending a market in Ocholonya village on Saturday when their wooden boat capsized. A resident of Ocholonya, identified […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe allegations that over N57 billion of public funds are missing, diverted or stolen from […]
Constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has described Nigeria as practising “judocracy” rather than democracy. Speaking during a pre-convocation lecture at the 9th convocation ceremony of Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, Ozekhome blamed the judiciary for what he called the “bastardisation of democracy” in the country. Delivering a lecture titled “The Judiciary […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has achieved a significant breakthrough in its campaign against terrorism, including Boko Haram insurgency, IPOB-related insurrection, and banditry. The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) announced on Sunday that over 200 terrorists were successfully prosecuted and convicted during the recently concluded Phase 6 Terrorism Trials at the Kainji Detention […]
Two businessmen, Nwanolue Emeka and Friday Ogbe, were arrested in connection with the seizure. Credit: NDLEA The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have recovered multi-billion-naira worth of methamphetamine and “Loud” shipments concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada at the Tincan seaport in Lagos NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this […]
Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has accused the Nigeria Police of robbing citizens instead of protecting them, The Niche has reported. Badenoch, who has been trolling Nigeria prior to becoming leader of the UK opposition Conservative Party, made the comment during an interview with a UK journalist. The British journalist asked her […]
The National Health Facility Survey 2023 carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics said the national percentage of facilities providing diabetes services was 13.9 per cent, while that of those with National Diabetes Guidelines stood at 3.8 per cent. The figures highlight the gap between service provision and guideline adherence in diabetes care across […]
