Beyond the Headlines
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, says Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, will defeat Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in the 2023 presidential election if the duo contested. With months to the 2023 election, there have been speculations on who will emerge party flagbearers of the two major political parties — All Progressives Congress (APC) and […]
There are strong indications that a governor in one of the South South states may be the promoter and financier of the presidential ambition of an aspirant from the South East, reliable sources told Saturday Telegraph. Th highly-placed sources, who disclosed this to this newspaper on the condition of anonymity, said the powerful governor, who […]
A 300-level student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), identified as Jennifer Anthony, has been killed and her body mutilated, with some parts missing. Nigerian Tribune learnt that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science, was lured to a hotel on Zaria road in Jos, by a […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday adjusted the value of the naira further down to N414.14 per dollar from N413.96/$1 on Thursday, data on the apex bank’s website shows. Having weakened the naira to N413.49/$1 on December 31, 2021, the CBN adjusted the local currency further down to N413.67 per dollar and N413.96/$1 on […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is rejecting plans by the Federal Government to increase taxes on non-alcoholic and carbonated drinks. NLC’s position is contained in a statement signed by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, which was circulated to journalists in Abuja. The government had announced the increased taxes as a way of discouraging over-consumption of […]
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked the federal government to ignore the request of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, to declare the association as a terrorist organisation. Hours after the federal government gazetted an order designating bandits as terrorists, Ortom had said the security challenges in some parts of the […]
Three white men convicted of murdering African American jogger Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in their pickup trucks were sentenced to life in prison Friday in a case that highlighted US tensions over racial justice. Travis McMichael, 35, and his father Gregory McMichael, 66, were sentenced to life without parole, while their neighbor, William “Roddie” […]
Sylvester Oromoni, the father of the late 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, has restated the family’s commitment to get justice, saying that he would not bury his son even if it takes 30 years to get justice. He also kicked against the report of the autopsy carried out at the […]
Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday met with Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Ikpeazu received Kalu at his Umuobiakwa country home in Obinngwa Local Government Area of Abia, according to a statement by Kalu’s media office in Abuja. The statement added that Ikpeazu alongside his aides and personal staff who were […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that nothing has changed about the February 18, 2023 presidential election date. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this in an exclusive inteeview with The Nation. “The Commission will as soon as practicable meet to consider issues that may shape […]
