Beyond the Headlines
The Nigerian Army has said it found and rescued two women who were part of the female students abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibiok, Borno State, more than eight years ago. In a statement on Wednesday, the army disclosed that troops of 202 battalion during clearance operations on […]
Hunters under the aegis of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services have discovered over 320 Permanent Voters Cards in Bayelsa State. The hunters handed over the hundreds of PVCs to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the state capital. While handing over the cards to INEC, the Commandant of […]
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has apologised over a recent post in which he shared pictures of him taking a course at Harvard University. On Tuesday, Gbajabiamila posted the pictures on his social media handles, adding that it wasn’t too late to go to school. However, the post sparked outrage as […]
Kaduna—The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State chapter, has decried perceived desperation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate for the support of Christians through whatever means as the 2023 general elections draw closer. Speaking yesterday, Chairman of Kaduna State CAN, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, said a recent news briefing of an […]
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday said the Christian Association of Nigeria’s opposition to the All Progressives Congress’ Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket was godly. Dogara, a chieftain of the APC, added that CAN’s position on the matter is the position of all those who love justice. The former Speaker […]
Barely seven weeks after terrorists attack worshippers at Owo, in Ondo state, some unknown gunmen, have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were said to have been injured in the attack which took place Wednesday evening, at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company was not no no nolocated. Eyewitness […]
The House of Representatives says with the worsening insecurity in the country, food shortage and crisis have spread with projections showing that at least 16 states will face a major food crisis. It said the problem had been compounded with terrorists laying siege on farms, kidnapping farmers, sacking villages and forcing farmers to pay […]
The All Progressives Congress has selected Senator Abdullahi Gobir, as its new Senate Leader. This decision by the ruling party was contained in a letter written by the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during the plenary session on Wednesday. Senator Gobir replaces Senator Yahaya […]
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says senators who threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over rising insecurity are “the minority of minorities”. Adesina spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television. Earlier on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators in the senate staged a walkout after a motion by Philip Aduda, minority leader, […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday the nation’s economy was doing well under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than previous governments. She also explained the depletion of Excess Crude Account, ECA, saying it had not been funded for sometime. Mrs. Ahmed stated this after the Federal Executive Council, […]
