Beyond the Headlines
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku last night called on Nigerian Governors to stop waiting on the federal government to make changes that may not happen anytime soon to solve the myriad of problems bedevilling the country. Instead, Atiku asked leaders to convene a National Unity Summit of all Nigerian Governors to iron out the thorny […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he made a decision while in office to never use his position to punish people. Jonathan, who led the country from 2010 to 2015, described his political power as a temprorary privilege from God. He was speaking at the 50th birthday celebration of Charles Osazuwa, president of the Rock of […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday, disagreed over the spate of insecurity in the state. Amaechi, who spoke while presiding over the formal defection of two former commissioners in the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration and others to the All Progressives Congress at an event in Port Harcourt […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker /Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) may this week release time- table for conduct of ward, local and state congresses as a prelude to the conduct of national convention late June, Sunday Tribune can authoritatively report. A party source revealed that the Caretaker team led by the Yobe state […]
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday said the decision of Southern states’ Governors to ban open grazing and call for restructuring was geared towards strengthening the unity of Nigeria. The Governor made the comment on Saturday at an event in Asaba. The Southern Governors had met on Tuesday in Delta state to discuss critical […]
A 70-year-old man, Michael Omolayo, suspected to be a ritualist has been arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for packing human hair in large quantities at a barbershop. It was gathered that Omolayo was almost lynched by some irate residents of Oke-Emesho area of Akure, after he was caught in the act. It was […]
THE Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has declared that the Fulani ethnic stock is ready to break away from Nigeria if the country comes to that eventual decision. The national secretary of the association, Alhassan Saleh, made the declaration on Friday while reacting to the decision of the 17 southern governors to ban open grazing after […]
The Jigawa State Hisbah Command said it had confiscated 308 bottles of assorted alcoholic drinks in Gumel Local Government Area of the state. Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, the Hisbah Commander, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday. Dahiru said that the items were confiscated during an enforcement tour carried […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Sunday for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to attend the African Finance Summit. Spokesman Garba Shehu revealed this in a statement on Saturday. The Summit is to be hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macron. According to Shehu’s statement, the Summit “will be focused on reviewing African […]
The Nigerian army has withdrawn its personnel studying in various schools, TheCable can report. The development follows a new directive by Ibrahim Attahiru, the chief of army staff. Soldiers and officers of the Nigerian army who wish to further their study are usually allowed to do so. But the new directive comes as the military […]
