Beyond the Headlines
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, called on the old generation of Nigerians to give way for the younger generation to build a prosperous nation. According to him, rather than compete, the old generation should collaborate with younger people and provide them with the requisite knowledge and experience to transform the country. Obasanjo stated […]
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, accused South East governors of benefiting from continued closure of markets and banks in the southeast on the pretext of observing fake sit-at-home allegedly ordered and being implemented by miscreants, who want to tarnish IPOBs name and paint a bad picture of its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. […]
No fewer than eight persons were reported killed yesterday as gunmen and security operatives clashed in Anambra State. The incident, The Nation learned, happened at Orsumoghu, Lilu and Azia area in Ihiala council of the state. A prominent man from Nnewi was reported killed in the state on Sunday. The Nation gathered that four […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, refused to order the Federal Government to release the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Rather, the judge ordered that Kyari should put the Federal Government on notice of the existence […]
The United States announced financial sanctions Monday against rebel territories in eastern Ukraine freshly recognized by Russia and warned that more were ready if necessary. President Joe Biden will issue an executive order to “prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria must do something about out-of-school children if the country wants to effectively tackle insecurity. According to NAN, Obasanjo said this on Monday at the 2022 Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) annual lecture with the theme ‘Beyond Boko Haram: Addressing Insurgency, Banditry and Kidnapping across Nigeria’. The country’s current figure […]
The Lagos Coroner Court unravelling the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr heard yesterday that the first legal advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) indicted some staff members of Dowen College, Lekki. While giving evidence before Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, Chief Superintendent of Police Bamidele Olusegun said a report he received from […]
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, yesterday, met with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, challenging them to work hard to ensure the party wins the Ngor-Okpala constituency by-election slated for Saturday. It was also an opportunity for the governor to admonish the party executive in the state to keep its […]
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina has revealed that the president will sign the Electoral amendment bill in a matter of hours. Adesina made the this known while speaking as a guest on a television program this morning. He was quoted saying; “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday allayed fears of Nigeria’s disintegration, saying the country will still remain. He stated this during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Council of the WISE strategic retreat and planning workshop which held in Lagos. “When elections are coming, there is […]
