Beyond the Headlines
Chief Bisi Akande, former Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar made financial demands from Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the ruling party, when he took a shot at the highest office in the land in 2007. Atiku, who fell out with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the […]
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has commended Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo for his insightful and resolute inputs to the processes of managing governance at both state and national levels. The forum, for governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave the commendation in a statement issued by its Chairman, Gov. […]
With effect from Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Federal Government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Minister of Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and explained that it was to reciprocate restricted flights from Nigeria into those countries over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. […]
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, is dead. Sources close to the monarch at the palace told our correspondent that the 95-year-old traditional ruler died on Sunday morning(today). This was corroborated by two other highly placed sources in the town. He said, “It is true that Baba has passed on. It happened […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP, has urged the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to promptly probe fresh allegations that N10 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated or diverted. SERAP said the grim allegations that N10,051,283,568.82 of public money is […]
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has narrated her experiences of how she was nearly raped for undertaking investigative journalism. Addressing newsmen after receiving her award at the maiden edition of the National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), in […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned traditional rulers in Yoruba land against an open endorsement of any political office seeker, saying their role should end in offering prayers for whoever visit them to discuss politics. He also told Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, not to direct Yoruba people to support any aspirant for political […]
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command have arrested one Pastor Peter Taiwo of Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, the state capital, and his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Taiwo, over alleged rape of a 16-year-old chorister of the church. The couple were arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged at Adatan divisional police headquarters […]
.…NUF Mobilises for Massive Protest The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) and Campaign for Democracy (CD), South East, have demanded for immediate setting up of Commission of Inquiry by the Ebonyi State Government to unravel the whereabouts of five NELAN Consultants. The five engineers were abducted on November 3, 2021, while […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu over the statement credited to him on the ruling party. APC, in a statement from its Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoudehe, said the new PDP National Chairman would not be different […]
