Beyond the Headlines
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Sadiya, daughter of Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, who died on Thursday. In a condolence statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the president said that the news shocked him. “My heart and prayers go out to Sen. Wamakko and […]
……JOHESU strike unnecessary, illegal ,FG Says The Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) on Monday said the federal government should attend to its demands with the same seriousness it attached to those of the National Association of Resident Doctors. JOHESU President, Dr. Biobelomoye Josiah, made the remarks in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily as […]
The Presidency on Sunday berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his Thursday’ s comment on the state of the nation , describing him as the country ’ s ‘ divider-in-chief . ’ The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , said this in a statement titled “ Obasanjo […]
Suspected kidnappers have attacked two bus- loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at Wudage junction , Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State , early Monday morning, killing two officials and abducting 10 others . Four others were injured during the attack which occurred when the personnel were travelling from Sokoto and Kebbi states […]
………Finance minister contradicts Presidency, says food prices rising The Minister of Finance , Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria ’ s revenue has dropped by about 65 per cent . She said this necessitated the decision of the President Muhammadu Buhari to discontinue the payment of petrol subsidy . Ahmed said this on […]
One person has died and others injured after a story building under construction in the Okwe area of Asaba, Delta State collapsed on Saturday. According to eyewitness accounts the owner of the building and four others who were working when it suddenly caved in, were trapped under the rubble. Some were, however, rescued and taken […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Nigerian state is failing and badly divided due to the recent mismanagement of the country. Obasanjo made the comment in Abuja on Thursday while delivering a speech titled ‘Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over’ at a consultative dialogue attended by various socio-cultural groups, according to a report by […]
The police authorities in Rivers have arrested a suspected kidnapper said to be the most wanted in the state, Honest Digbara, popularly known as Boboski. Boboski, said to have come from Nwidera, Gokana Local Government Area was nabbed at Korokoro community in Khana Local Government where he was hiding with his gang members. This was […]
The Federal Government has indicated plans to completely phase out high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country . The moves are contained in a statement by the Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control , Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Saturday titled: […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education , Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has announced the plans for both public and private schools’ resumption in the state after the lockdown of schools as a result of the COVID -19 pandemic . The Head , Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education , Mr Kayode Abayomi, in a statement […]
