Beyond the Headlines
A human rights group, Amnesty International has raised an alarm over threats to staff in Nigeria but said irrespective of the development, it will not back down in its fight against injustice. “Amnesty International draws the attention of the Nigerian authorities and the general public to the intimidation and outright threats of attacks that were […]
Kaduna state high court sitting in Zaria today, dismissed application restraining governor Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai of Kaduna state from the coronation of the new Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, slated for 9th Nov, 2020 The Counsel to the plaintiff Ustaz Yunus Usman, SAN had earlier requested in his application dated that 16 October […]
Donald Trump, junior, son of the US president, has asked his father to “fight to death” and “go to total war” to expose alleged election cheating and fraud. The president has alleged irregularities in the race dominated by Joe Biden, his rival. He had earlier demanded that vote counting should stop just as he filed […]
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has denied knowledge of the people posting campaign posters of him as vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election running with Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi. Governor el-Rufai made the denial while fielding questions from journalists after he met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari. During the meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, the governor presented a report on properties damaged by hoodlums in Lagos. “President @MBuhari this afternoon met with Governor @jidesanwoolu of Lagos. The Governor presented a report on the extent of the destruction suffered […]
The Lagos State Government has rejected a Freedom of Information request for the CCTV footage of the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. This is contained in a letter written by Deyemi Bamgbose on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State. A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had […]
A small town in northern Kentucky has elected a dog as its mayor in the ongoing US elections. According to UK INDEPENDENT, Wilbur Beast, a French bulldog, won the mayoral election of Rabbit Hash with about 13,143 votes, making it the most popular canine candidate in the history of the town. The race saw the […]
Joe Biden, candidate of the Democratic Party, has taken the lead against US President Donald Trump in the presidential election in the state of Pennsylvania. Trump is the candidate of the Republican Party. Pennsylvania is regarded as the stronghold of the Republicans (Red state). Trump had maintained the leading votes in the key state since […]
By Frederick Nwabufo No government is short of opposition. In a democracy, the residence of an animated opposition signals the buoyancy of the system. Where there is democracy, there is opposition. In fact, opposition is the mitochondria of a republican system – it keeps the government on the mill working according to purpose. Why is […]
The management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State has on Thursday lifted the suspension on two students over their alleged attempts to instigate protests within the university campus. It was earlier reported that students , Chibuzor , of the Department of Educational Management , Faculty of Education , was suspended after […]
