Ghana’s parliament voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights on Wednesday in a move condemned by rights activists. The bill still has to be validated by the president before becoming law, which observers believe is unlikely before a general election in December. Activist groups have called the “Human Sexual Rights and…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged investors to tap into the potentials of cocoa in the state, saying that his administration is already taking steps in addressing past challenges that stunted growth of the sector. Addressing a global audience of investors in the cocoa sector in London, the United Kingdom,…
The family of the late Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, has announced six-day arrangements for his burial rites, alongside his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi. SAHEL STANDARD recalls that Wigwe had died in an ill-fated helicopter alongside his wife, son, and a former Chairman of the Nigeria…
The burial rites for Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and his son have been announced by the family. A funeral ceremony for Wigwe, his wife, and his son is scheduled to commence on Monday, March 4, 2024. They lost their lives in a helicopter accident in the United States a few weeks ago. The former Chairman…
Renowned Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, passionately urged the Federal Government to immediately release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igboho’s plea, conveyed through a viral video on Tuesday, coincided with Kanu’s ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who appeared in court on Monday, February 26, 2024,…
Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two illegal Bureau de Change operators, Munkaila Sani and Mohammed Sani to one-year imprisonment for operating without appropriate licences. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said the convicts…
A 29-year-old man, Joseph Yakubu, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for killing his father, Yakubu Dalyop with a pestle. Yakubu was said to have picked a pounding pestle and hit his father during a disagreement which led to his unconsciousness and eventual death. The suspect who committed the act in the…
A Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, was on Tuesday docked before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17- year-old daughter. The defendant is facing two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual assault preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. It…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman, National Communication Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, spoke at the NCC’s Special Day during the ongoing 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Maida…
Three commuters lost their lives in a road accident that occurred along Osogbo/Ikirun road, involving a truck and a car. All three victims were traveling in a car heading toward Ikirun, the same direction as the truck. Also, the car that the deceased travelled in was completely damaged in the accident which occurred at about…
