Beyond the Headlines
The Governor of Delta State and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has opened up on why he accepted to serve as running mate to the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Okowa in a chat on Channels Television’s Politics Today said rejecting the nomination would have been […]
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has denied having a home in Wuse, Abuja, contrary to reports that his home was raided by the operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Buratai in a statement signed by his Legal Advisor, OSUAGWU Ugochukwu ESQ, described the reports […]
At least 22 persons have been kidnapped in a community within Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following an attack by gunmen yet to be identified. Confirming the assault, police authorities in the FCT said on Friday that the attack took place within Rafin Daji, a boundary community Between Niger State and the FCT. Acting […]
The United States supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the country. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 ruling that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion in the US. Courtesy of the reversal of the law, US states will […]
At least five people, including two policemen, a university lecturer and two others have been killed in separate attacks on two Local Government Areas of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that the two policemen were killed in Yelewata of Guma LGA, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa states, while the three others were […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N170 million cash, $220,965, G-Wagon and other items from a military contractor in Abuja. Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson of the commission, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Ogugua said acting on intelligence, the commission raided a residence in Wuse 2, Abuja, where […]
A total of 227 soldiers involved in the fight against insurgency within the North East of Nigeria have been brought before a General and Special Court Martial set up by the military, for various cases of misconduct. The Theater Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa disclosed this during the inauguration of […]
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labor Party of Nigeria, has reacted to the arrest of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu by Metropolitan Police on Thursday. JOURNALIST101 had earlier reported that the police on Thursday arrested and charged the couple with conspiracy to harvest the organs of a […]
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has emerged the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the forthcoming 2023 general election in Rivers State. ADC governorship candidate in the state, Tonte Ibraye, made the announcement on Friday morning, in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page. The statement reads: “After series of […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige did not invite the union for a meeting. Ngige had after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday said he will be meeting with the union to continue discussions about the lingering strike embarked on by ASUU. […]
