Beyond the Headlines
Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be resolved when the party takes over power in 2023. IPOB, a seccessionist group founded by Nnamdi Kanu — who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) — […]
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants to rescue Nigeria from what he describes as the present-day division. He stated this during a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Addressing journalists after the closed-door meeting that lasted one hour, the governor […]
The Senate has again raised its voice against the continued cases of insecurity in the country with massive killing and wanton destruction of property as it has urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, declare all known leaders of terrorists wanted. The Senate has also called for the establishment of an […]
The house of representatives special ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution has recommended immunity for presiding officers of the national assembly and judicial officers. The recommendation was contained in a report laid before the house on Wednesday by Idris Wase, chairman of the committee. Wase is the deputy speaker of […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has justified the adjustment in air fare. Daily Trust reports that there has been outcry from members of the flying public over the increment in air fare with a one-way economy ticket costing over N50,000. However, justifying the increment at a media briefing in Lagos, on Wednesday, Vice-President […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a major operation that lasted seven days, have destroyed a total of 255 hectares of cannabis farms spread across five local government areas of Ondo state. In addition, 13 suspects were arrested and 250 kilograms of cannabis seeds as well as 63.85kg cannabis weeds […]
Rivers State governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at the Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, dismissing him as a failure. Wike spoke at a grand reception organized in honour of the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, in Owerri, Wednesday. The Rivers governor said that […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its four-week strike before the expiration date. The PUNCH reported that Ngige had met with the leadership of ASUU during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday. During the meeting which lasted for several hours, […]
Appeal Court has uphold the judgement obtained by Chief Dr George Mogahlu’s at the lower Court and stated that Andy Uba was not validly nominated by APC on June 26. Details later…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has confirmed Senator Muhammad Hassan Nasiha as the deputy governor of the northwestern state. His confirmation followed a screening by the lawmakers on Wednesday. The speaker of the House, Nasiru Mua’zu, had at the resumed plenary read a letter from Governor Bello Matawalle nominating Senator Muhammad as his […]
