Beyond the Headlines
Thirty-seven directors in the federal civil service have failed a promotion examination for the position of permanent secretary. According to the Punch, 37 out of 74 directors who sat for the examination failed. The other 37 candidates passed the examination and have been invited for an “ICT proficiency test” on Thursday in Abuja. The […]
Lawmakers in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Mahdi Gusau. Mr Gusau was impeached during plenary on Wednesday shortly after the House received the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to investigate the allegations against […]
……Imo APGA Kicks Against Violence, Calls For Peaceful Polls …….We Are Ready- INEC Ibe Pascal Arogorn, OWERRI The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo, has alleged plot by the APC-led administration to disrupt voting in polling units across Ngor-Okpala on Saturday. Emenike Nmeregini, Imo PDPPublicity Secretary in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri said […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow was ready to look for “diplomatic solutions” amid raging tensions with the West over Ukraine but stressed that the country’s interests were non-negotiable. “Our country is always open for direct and honest dialogue, for the search for diplomatic solutions to the most complex problems,” Putin said […]
The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters n the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is on fire. The cause of the fire outbreak as of the time of filing this report is sketchy. But firefighters have arrived the scene to control the situation. The spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service, Abraham Paul, […]
US President Joe Biden says the country will deploy additional troops and equipment to Baltic members of the American-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Eastern Europe. The development is coming hours after Russian President Vladimir Putinreportedly ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. The Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania — […]
CSP Bamidele Olusegun, on Tuesday, told an Ikeja Coroner’s Court that parents of some Dowen College students hindered investigation into the death of 12-year-old student of the school, Sylvester Oromoni. Olusegun, who works at the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, told the court that the parents […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja said the Lagos-Ibadan transport projects saved people from trekking. This is as he stated that prioritising infrastructure projects ameliorated hardship in some parts of the country. Buhari said this when he received a delegation from Kaduna State, led by the Emir of Zazzau, […]
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the “first tranche” of sanctions against Russia, including steps to starve the country of financing, saying Moscow had started an invasion of Ukraine. And Biden threatened tougher steps if Russia “continues its aggression.” “We’re implementing sanctions on Russia’s sovereign debt. That means we’ve cut off Russia’s government […]
Chinedum Orji, the speaker, Abia House of Assembly has adjourned the plenary session Indefinitely, following a motion to impeach the Deputy Speaker and Majority Leader , Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu and Hon. Solomon Akpulonu on Tuesday. The Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Paul Taribo, who moved the motion which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. […]
