Beyond the Headlines
Following his statement that he does not interfere with the judiciary, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Thursday disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari, reeling out situations and events where Mr President had interfered in the judicial system. Yesterday, Buhari appeared on Channels Television to speak on issues militating against the development and growth of […]
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says there are no plans to sack government workers. The minister made this statement on Thursday during an interview on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme. During the interview, Ahmed refuted speculations that the government was planning to lay off workers to save funds. Ahmed further stated […]
A former Senate President and a presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has urged all political parties and leaders across the country to zone their presidential tickets to the South-East geopolitical zone or it will remain a burden on the nation’s conscience. According to Anyim, the mood of the country favoured […]
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has denied reports in some quarters that it had begun the sale of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME and Direct Entry, DE application documents. To this end, JAMB said “any information in circulation purporting to have emanated from the Board to the effect that the sale of […]
The Coroner of the Epe District of Lagos, Magistrate Mikail Olukayode Kadiri has fixed Saturday, the 15th of January for the commencement of inquest into the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki. In a letter dated, 4th January 2022 and addressed to the law firm of Falana & […]
Youths of Maihula town in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State have chased away over 600 strange people who arrived at the town in two trailers. Daily Trust gathered that the strangers, including women and children, were said to be from Zamfara State. A source from Maihula town, Mallam Yakubu Bello, told Daily Trust […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its troops killed 950 Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents as well as 537 bandits between May 2021 and January 2022. The insurgents and bandits were said to have been killed in the ongoing operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji across the north-east and north-west. […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri Gunmen on Thursday bombed the Ideato South Local Government Area Police station in Dikenafai, Imo State. According to the Nation, they freed the detainees. The hoodlums, who came in large numbers, set part of the police station ablaze with explosive devices. The explosives destroyed the administrative office, the Divisional Police Officer’s […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said “failure” comes to mind whenever he hears the abbreviation “PDP”. The president stated this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television. When asked to give one-liners as last words, President Buhari did not hesitate to state “Failure!” as what comes to his mind when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has facilitated the employment of two physically challenged ex-corps members, Onogberie Efe Lulu and Nuruddeen Tahir, in the federal civil service. This gesture came as a result of the persistent advocacy of the Director-General of the NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, for the support of stakeholders, especially in […]
