Beyond the Headlines
The Independent National Electoral Commission Supervising Residence Electoral Commissioner in Anambra, Sam Egwu, says “the fear of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)” has become “the beginning of wisdom” in South-East. He also decried poor turnout of voters during the Anambra gubernatorial election on Saturday. Speaking with Channels TV, Sunday, Egwu, lamented over the […]
The Federal University Lokoja has said it has engaged the services of 60 hunters to help with campus security. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, said this on Monday at a press briefing to mark the commencement of the school’s fifth convocation ceremonies, which starts on Monday, November 8 to Sunday, November 14, […]
Joseph Emeka, one of the co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Monday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was losing sight. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emeka is facing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme Upong, for attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman […]
The Director, Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Victor Aluko, says some collation officers of the commission are not good at Mathematics. Aluko stated this while reacting to the conflict between two officials of the Commission in the Orumba North Local Government Area during the Anambra State Governorship Election last weekend. […]
No fewer than 500,000 Nigerians are to be repatriated from Libya, Mali, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and other countries in 2022. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRI), Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, disclosed this when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees on Monday to […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta has again assured Nigerians of the safety of their health with the proposed 5G network. Danbatta gave the assurance when he appeared before the National Assembly joint committee on Communications to defend his commission’s 2022 budget proposal. The NCC’s response was sequel to […]
FORMER governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has blamed the All Progressives Congress, APC,for its inability to win the Anambra State governorship election. Nwosu,a chieftain of the party,noted that sidelining founders of the party by the leadership was the reason APC’s fortitude was waning across the country. According to Nwosu, APC leadership abandoned those […]
Queues have resurfaced at many filling stations in Kano, while many others had closed down their activities, causing panic among people in the state due to fuel scarcity. It was gathered that the price of four litres of fuel at the black market has risen from N900 to N1200, while some stations hoard and sell […]
Two prosecution witnesses in the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, and Victor Aduba, a dismissed army personnel, have refused to testify in court, citing security reasons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that state counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, made the disclosure on Monday before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. “We […]
As the investigation into the dreaded attack on Nigerian Defense Academy continues, an officer with the Nigerian Airforce has been arrested over an alleged role in the attack which took place on August 24th, 2021. After the attack, the academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira confirmed that two personnel were killed while another was […]
