Beyond the Headlines
Abortion clinics in the US have started closing down following the supreme court ruling overturning the legality of intentional termination of pregnancy in the country. On Friday, the US supreme court removed American women’s constitutional right to abortion. In a 6-3 decision, the court overturned its historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had […]
The University of Lincoln has banned former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from undertaking any further duties as visiting professor after he was accused of trafficking a 15-year-old boy to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. Mr Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are currently detained in the UK over the charges ahead of a […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that the adoption of a transparent payment platform University Transparency and Accountability Solutions,UTAS, is critical to resolving the current strike action by the Union. According to ASUU, UTAS has been proven to be a flawless payment platform but lamented that the deep-rooted penchant for corruption within […]
For the fifth time in 2022, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited failed to remit revenue to the federation account as subsidy claims eroded gains. NNPC said this in its monthly presentation to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting on Wednesday, June 22. The oil firm said it deducted another N327.07 billion […]
Anambra Police Command have arrested one Sunday Nwadiagba for allegedly raping a 75-year-old women. The ugly incident occured on Friday evening in Nkwelle -Awkuzu in Oyi local government area. According to to a statement by Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the young man, who was nearly killed by the angry […]
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that he didn’t attend primary and secondary schools. In a report by Peoples Gazette, the former Lagos governor, however, claimed he had two degrees from two American universities, which he further stated had […]
As the struggle to get Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol mounts, it has been estimated that Nigerians guzzled 2,020,248,000 litres of the product and spent at least N333.34 billion at official retail pump price on it in one month. Observers have, however, queried the figures. This week, petrol scarcity was more pronounced […]
Bread producers and caterers on Friday threatened to withdraw their services nationwide due to the unprecedented increase in bakery materials and the neglect of the Federal Government to this matter. In a communiqué issued by their national body – Association of Master Bakers and Caterer of Nigeria, they stated that the cost of flour, […]
HUMAN Rights Activist and Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has bemoaned the current state of the Nigerian economy, stating that the country has a ‘vulcaniser economy, where people are patching along.’ Sowore, however, averred that those at the helm of leadership in Nigeria are hindering the country from moving […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why some names submitted by the All Progressives Progress (APC) as senatorial candidates are missing from the list published by the commission on Friday. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, spoke on the development in an interview with Channels Television. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Godswill Akpabio, former minister […]
