Beyond the Headlines
Nigerian entrepreneur and economist, Atedo Peterside, on Thursday said parties thinking of fielding Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate will be doing so in the face of damning data. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily amid speculations that the former President may defect to the All Progressives Congress and contest […]
A bill seeking to protect witnesses who provide information, evidence and assistance to law enforcement agencies during inquiries, investigations or prosecution has passed third reading at the house of representatives. The executive bill seeks to “establish a legal and institutional framework to protect witnesses and related persons, with responsibilities for carrying out all administrative […]
allegedly murdered in a popular hotel (names withheld) along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway. While a report on the case revealed that the victim was ganged raped, another report has it that the incident was a case of ritual killing in Ebonyi. The victim, who is an indigene of Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his former boss, Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, as a selfless leader. Twelve years after the former Nigerian president’s death, Jonathan said Yar’Adua’s “type is hard to find” in the country. Yar’Adua was the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He died of an illness on May 5, […]
The Abia State Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to enable residents participate in the ongoing voters registration exercise in the state. The one-day holiday is “to enable those who are yet to take part in the exercise to do the needful in fulfilment of their civic rights and responsibilities,” a statement […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has endorsed Senator Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election in the state. Daily Trust reliably gathered that the decision was reached after extensive discussion with some of the aspirants, where the governor made his choice […]
Hello, subscribers — if the number you are calling is not switched off, you will soon pay a higher tariff. This is because President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the collection of five per cent as excise duty on telephone recharge cards and vouchers, TheCable understands. The charge is part of new items on the […]
Heavily armed police personnel, Thursday morning, took over the state secretariat of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia located at Finbars Road Umuahia. The stern-looking security agents prevented staff and visitors from accessing the premises. One of them, on inquiries, said it was “an order from above”. When contacted, the Publicity Secretary […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday vowed to fish out owners of dogs who pay ladies to have sex with their pets. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement to journalists on Thursday morning. According to him, the dog owners will be punished and prosecuted upon their arrest. He […]
*Confiscates her N1, 000 over purported traffic violation. A nursing mother, Esther Obiechina,has narrated how some Naval personnel at Uga junction, in Onitsha, Anambra State commercial nerve centre forced her to climb the pedestrian bridge at Uga Junction 30 times. Obiechina who spoke to newsmen at a hospital, where she is recuperating when she […]
