Beyond the Headlines
An Account Director with the Federal Ministry of Education, Matthew Inabo, was, on Wednesday, re-arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abuja over his alleged involvement in diverting about N45 million meant for the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFHP). Inabo, however, pleaded not guilty to a 24-count amended charge dated Oct. […]
…commend IG over creation of SWAT A civil society organisation, Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) have called for the total ban of all street protests in the guise of #endSARS, saying the violent dimension of the protest is a threat to national security. The group stated this during a world press conference held in […]
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved that Nigeria pays its 2020 annual contribution to the West African Power Pool . The country ’ s annual contribution to the pool is $2m . The approval for the payment was given at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari The Minister […]
The Court of Appeal has declared as unconstitutional and void , the Police Act 2020, enacted in September this year as it affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission. It ruled that the provision of the Act was in conflict with paragraph 30 Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution […]
The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday reversed the recent impeachment of the former Speaker, Mr Francis Okiye, and commuted it to resignation. The house also reversed the suspension slammed on Okiye, who later joined the lawmakers during the plenary session. The reversal of the impeachment followed a motion moved by the Leader of the […]
*I only fondled her, says suspect In a bizarre case of sexual abuse, a 13-year-old girl, Wednesday, revealed that his aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’, would play adult videos for her to watch then sleep with her. She said he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere […]
Maritime union issues 7 days ultimatum , demands withdrawal of sack letters The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has issued a seven – day ultimatum to the management of Intels to withdraw the sack letters issued to 600 staff. The affected workers were said to be in its Rivers and Warri operational areas. The MWUN […]
By Frederick Nwabufo The vulture is a minaciously patient bird. It does not exert itself hunting. It waits to devour the kill of another. It circles the sky while the hunt is on waiting for the opportune time to take advantage and gobble up the carcass. The spirit of 10 Nigerians dispatched to the netherworld […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six of the hoodlums who attacked innocent Lagosians and damaged some vehicles along Ondo Street, Ebutte-Meta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday. A statement issued by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, said at about 9.30pm on Tuesday, the hoodlums trooped out in numbers […]
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to see the decentralisation of policing and the institution of state police as the lasting solution to the impunity and shortcomings he is currently trying to fix in the federal police. Ekweremadu regretted that the Bill to amend the constitution […]
