Beyond the Headlines
The governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, has accused the immediate past Director General of Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman of being a mole while he lasted as the DG PGF. Uzodinma’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, on Tuesday, said that Lukman was being sponsored by […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday assured that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be called off soon, saying it was taken aback by the renewed strike which university teachers embarked on February 14, 2022. Addressing the resumed conciliation meeting with the Union, the Minister of Labour and Employment, […]
‘ Former US President Donald Trump boasted of his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, arguing that the Ukraine crisis would not have happened under his administration. “If properly handled, there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all,” he said in a statement. […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said he is surprised that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Ministry of Education are yet to resolve their face-off, which has led to the current strike by the union. Ngige, while speaking at the resumed conciliation meeting with the union on […]
Seyi Makinde, the Oyo governor, has approved March 11 for the installation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan. The approval was contained in a letter addressed to Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan designate, and signed by Bashir Olanrewaju, permanent secretary, ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters in Oyo. The governor also congratulated Balogun on […]
The Nigerian Consultative Forum (NCF) has lauded the Inspector-General of Police (IG) for his swift and prompt action in setting up of an investigative team to unravel the circumstances and involvement of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and four other police officers in the current raging drug scandal. They were however earlier […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to alternate offices between the north and south in the forthcoming dispensation. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) after their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Disclosing this while responding to a question, Kaduna Governor Mallam […]
Hours after the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity told Channels Television that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law soon, sources in the Presidency have put the likely time as tomorrow. The sources disclosed to Channels Television on Tuesday that President Buhari will likely sign […]
A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday announced the formation of Third Force, under the aegis of The National Movement, thereby lightening the political temper of Nigeria towards the 2023 Presidency. Others in the team with him include Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi of Kaduna State; former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, […]
TENSION is brewing in Akwa Ibom State as governor Udom Emmanuel on Tuesday relieved Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen of his appointment as his Chief of Staff. The Secretary to State Government (SSG), Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, announced Inyangeyen’s sack in a letter dated 22nd February, 2022, and made available to newsmen yesterday in Uyo. Ekuwem stated: […]
