Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari on Wednesday evening visited Kano State to commiserate with the government, families and the people of the state over the loss of 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar and the famous cleric, late Ahmad Bamba. In a press briefing held at the state government house, Aisha said she is purposely on a […]
An appeal to nullify President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 election and declare Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winner of 2019 election was on Wednesday, adjourned by the Court of Appeal in Abuja to May 18, 2022. Recall that the Incorporated Trustees of the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and […]
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd.) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity test an institutional policy for both new and returning students as part of efforts to tackle the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths. Marwa made […]
Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Don Adinuba has stated that there would be no fanfare at the governor-elect, Charles Soludo’s inauguration on March 17, 2022. He also added that the inauguration would only last for twenty minutes. fanfare at the governor-elect, Charles Soludo’s inauguration on March 17, 2022. He also added […]
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has debunked claims that he blamed the judiciary for the delay in the handling of high-profile corruption cases in the country. In a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney […]
A former Governor of old Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Wednesday, dismissed opinions being expressed from some sections of the country that Nigeria might break up, assuring that in spite of the numerous challenges confronting it, Nigeria will not disintegrate. Dr. Ezeife spoke at his Abuja resident, the president aspirant of Mega Party Movement; […]
The Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed over 3.8 million bottles of assorted beer that were confiscated in the last few months. The Commander-General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn- Sina, stated this during the destruction of the seized beer at Tudun Kalebawa, Dawakin Tofa local government area on Wednesday. Ibn-Sina explained that the […]
A High court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State on Wednesday sentenced two youths, Valentine Umezinwa and Emeka Okolonji to death over the murder of a sex worker, Blessing Eze. The Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice D.A Onyefulu, has earlier last week adjourned the matter to February 9th. 2022 in accordance with the new Anambra […]
The plea bargain talks between Adedibu Ojerinde, former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have fallen through. The ICPC arraigned Ojerinde on July 6, 2021, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged misappropriation of funds […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has announced that there will be a major investigation to unravel the cause of the unsafe quantity of methanol in petrol imported into the country. He disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting in the State House. Although the […]
