Beyond the Headlines
Two persons have been lost to the new Delta variant of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Oyo State. One person is also isolated and receiving medical attention at one of the state isolation facilities while contact tracing has started. The state Incident Manager and Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr. Olabode Ladipo, yesterday confirmed […]
The North-Central People’s Forum (NCPF) has said zoning of the presidency to any region is needless, unconstitutional and should be jettisoned in the build-up to the 2023 general poll. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Secretary General of the forum, Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji, said competence should be the guiding principle in the choice of who […]
The Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sacked the Commissioner for social housing, Chris Njah. The sack was announced in a statement by Ayade’s special adviser on media and publicity, Christian Ita. It will be recalled that since his defection to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) the governor has sacked dozens […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has reportedly apprehended three persons for attempting to rob a motorist on a highway in the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, when the governor was passing through the Ojota highway. The suspects were said to be attempting to dispossess a motorist of his vehicle, when the convoy of […]
The Governor of Sokoto State and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has backed the calls for the electronic transmission of votes. Tambuwal in a statement he signed on Monday stressed the emphasised the need for the lawmakers to give the country an electoral law that allows free, fair, and credible polls. […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that the African Vision (Agenda 2063) will be a mirage if corruption was not decisively dealt with on the African continent. According to him, corruption has increased poverty and inequality on the continent. Bawa stated this on Monday, at the virtual meeting […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said the desperation of Mr. Presdient and the ruling All Progressives Congress to foist Onochie was a bad omen for the country’s democracy. Wike made the […]
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says he has “stepped aside” from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). PRP has been embroiled in an internal crisis, which has seen the party being led by two factions. Attempts to reconcile the Falalu Bello and Sule Bello factions have failed, as both sides have laid claim […]
The Akwa Ibom State High Court 1 sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has granted bail to Professor Peter Ogban in the sum of N10 million pending his appeal. Ogban, a professor of Soil Science of the University of Calabar, Cross River state was given a 36 months jail term and a fine of N100,000 after the […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has dismissed a report on the appointment of a governor over some territories in his domain by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). Last week, videos of the alleged appointment of a Boko Haram governor went viral on social media. The interim council of the […]
