FUTO Student who Slept with 3 Undergraduates is Dead
The only female victim among the four students who engaged in drunken, Tramadol-fueled group sex, has been reported dead. Recall earlier reports indicate that the indiscriminate sexual activity took place at the Sunshine Castle Hostel, Ihiagwa, Owerri, Imo State, involving the lady identified as Onyinyechi Okafor, and three other male students of the Federal University […]
Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture of Property Linked to Alison Madueke
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of a property in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, Donald Chidi Amangbo and Sequoyah Properties Limited. Justice Chuka Obiozor, granted the order sequel to a motion file and argued by the […]
Amnesty International Wants Sudan’s Former Intelligence Chief, Ghosh, Probed
Sudan’s new authorities must investigate the role of the country’s former spy chief, General Kamal Abdelmarouf Salih Ghosh, the head of Sudan’s feared National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in the killings of demonstrators, and journalists during months-long protests that preceded the fall of president Omar-al-Bashir, Amnesty International said. A grab from a broadcast on […]
Julian Assange: Protracted Legal Battle, Straight to American Jail
In a grainy video carrying the title “Collateral Murder,” shot in 2007 from a U.S. army helicopter flying above Baghdad and released by Wikileaks in 2010, many of us saw the violent reality of the war in Iraq for the first time. Until that point, the public here in Canada, as in the United States, […]
Atiku Investigated for Alleged Plot to Stop Buhari’s Inauguration
The defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is said to be under investigation for allegedly prevailing on the United States to recognise him as the ‘authentic President’ of Nigeria. The allegation, which Atiku has denied, surfaced earlier in the week. The former Vice President was said to have paid lobbyists […]
Travails of Crime Victims and Frustrations from Justice
The pains and frustrations Mr. Iwuagwu Remigus has had to go through, in his bid to get justice for his teenage daughter, who was allegedly abducted, raped and forced to procure unlawful abortion which resulted to complications, including excessive bleeding which nearly took her, are heart rendering. Recounting how the police allegedly connived with the […]
Why Buhari Should Not Remove Petroleum Subsidy Now
The World Bank lately advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to remove the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known in Nigeria as petrol), claiming this period that the country is struggling with fiscal adjustment to lower oil price is the best time to take the decision. Although the World Bank has always advised against fuel […]
Nigeria And The Hegemony Of Ideology By Simon Kolawole
We marked the World Water Day on March 22 with a damning statistic: over 60 million Nigerians do not have access to safe drinking water. In simpler English, they get their water from unhealthy sources, such as streams and ponds. I will deliberately leave out the stinking statistics on the 47 million still practising open […]
Over 3,500 Children Recruited by Insurgents in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, has raised concern over the number of children recruited and killed by non-state armed groups in Nigeria’s north-east region. The agency made this known in a statement on Friday ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok girls abduction on April 14. “More than 3,500 children, most of whom […]
IMF Urges Nigeria To Remove Fuel Subsidy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to remove fossil fuel subsidy and deploy savings from the scheme to fix social infrastructure. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde gave the advice at the opening of the ongoing World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC . She urged Nigeria to establish Social protection Safety Net to […]
