Beyond the Headlines
A former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is yet to make a decision to contest the presidential election in 2023. Kwankwaso, in an interview with DW Hausa on Wednesday, said consultations were in progress with appropriate people. He said: “In this kind of situation we are not rushing to make […]
By Frederick Nwabufo Why do we seek angels in the realm of humans? There are no messiahs, angels or a Doctor Strange to magic our problems away. We are all humans – fatally flawed but blessed species. Politics is not a game of piety and leadership is beyond moral sanctimony. We have to get down […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, berated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for banning the Nigerian anthem in all public schools in the South East. It said if implemented, it might cause the Federal Government to rescind it plans to release detained IPOB Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as requested by respected prominent Igbo leaders. In a statement […]
The Defence Headquarters has frowned at the habit of wearing military uniforms and accoutrements for electioneering campaign posters by some politicians. The DHQ said campaign posters of some governors dressed in military camouflage uniforms are displayed in noticeable areas in their respective states. “This is manifestly illegal and an abuse of the privilege of allowing […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday defended his government’s decision to source loans from China, saying anyone willing to help Nigeria’s infrastructure is welcome. According to data from the Debt Management Office, Nigeria has borrowed $2.02 billion as loans from China from 2015 and the country’s debt portfolio from China has risen to $3.40bn as of […]
Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and is now back in France and will resume training “in the coming days”, Paris Saint-Germain announced on Wednesday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner tested positive for the virus while in his native Argentina last week but flew back to Paris on Wednesday. He missed PSG’s 4-0 French […]
Like many of the major political office holders in the country completing their term, it is believed that the President also has a candidate whom he prefers to succeed him. However, President Muhammadu Buhari is not willing to reveal the identity of his anointed candidate for the safety of such a person. While responding to […]
Gunmen numbering five on Wednesday afternoon killed a young man at the popular Aroma junction in Awka, Anambra State capital. Daily Trust gathered that the gunmen intercepted the young man whose identity had yet to be ascertained under Aroma flyover and shot him in the head and chest till he was dead. An eye witness […]
Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar Communications, says Nigeria’s next president should be someone that will unify the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain spoke at the party stakeholders’ meeting in Adamawa. Dokpesi said Nigeria “has never been this disunited”, adding that the country needs someone like Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, to lead […]
BY IBE PASCAL AROGORN The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence. Understand, our police officers put their lives […]
