Beyond the Headlines
Nicholas Felix, a US-based Nigerian pastor of the Miracle Church International, has obtained the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Felix procured the forms at the APC headquarters on Thursday. The cleric joined the growing list of presidential aspirants who have declared to contest the presidency on […]
At least 18 bodies were recovered while six persons were declared missing after a boat capsized in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. A resident, Lawal Sakatare, who confirmed the incident, said 24 persons on Sallah celebrations were onboard the ill-fated canoe when it capsized and 18 persons, majority of whom were young […]
Residents of Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State on Thursday partially observed the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Nation had reported armed men dressed in black attire, who claimed to be members of the IPOB, on Wednesday morning through afternoon went to various […]
An angry mob has set a suspected robber ablaze along Owerri- Orlu Road after Akwakuma Junction in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around 5pm on Tuesday. According to the eyewitness, the people beat and later set the suspected robber ablaze when they learnt […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the conduct of primaries remains “firm and fixed” for Friday, June 3. The electoral body says political parties have “one month from today” to conclude their primaries. In a statement issued on Thursday, INEC said all 18 political parties have served the required notices […]
Protesters under the aegis of the Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja to register their disapproval over alleged plans by the party to impose a presidential candidate on them. The protesters numbering over 100 stormed the party’s headquarters about 8 am and […]
Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Nigeria, Pastor Tunde Bakare has purchased the All Progressives Congress APC 2023 Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms. Speaking after picking the forms, the fiery preacher who noted that God gives power to whoever he wills, said he would support any of his fellow aspirants […]
By Fredrick Nwabufo It is a kaleidoscope – the pattern keeps mutating. Nigeria’s politics should be among the most unpredictable, intriguing and exhilarating. There are more smokescreens than actual smoke; more pawns than real players; more masquerades than true pipers and more jokers than aces. But Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and APC presidential […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday. Akande said the forms were collected by representatives of Osinbajo’s support groups. He said, “A passionate team of […]
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon on Thursday suggested that the union is prepared to hit the streets to protest the strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Mr Asefon made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. According to Mr Asefon, the government […]
