Beyond the Headlines
President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made. Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday. He extolled […]
A state government official gave the Nigerian military the wrong location for an airstrike in Nasarawa, PRNigeria is reporting. On Tuesday, at least 27 people were confirmed dead following an airstrike that hit some herders waiting to transport their cattle from an area that connects Benue to Nasarawa. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association […]
Abba Aliyu, the governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Adamawa state, is dead. Afuye Olusola, national publicity secretary of the party, announced the development in a statement on Thursday. The NRM candidate was said to have died on Wednesday. “The leadership of the National Rescue Movement and that of Adamawa state […]
The Ministry of Interior has disclosed that a total of 309 Nigerians have so far renounced their citizenship in the last 16 years. Out of the 309 Nigerians, 150 renounced their citizenship in 2022 alone, according to the ministry. Speaking at the 64th ministerial press briefing at the State House on Thursday, the Minister […]
Ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, some mega-churches, schools and retailers have set time limits for the collection of the old currencies. This came as the lingering shortage of old naira notes forced several commercial […]
The Presidential Candidate of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has attributed the fuel scarcity rocking the country to the PDP. Tinubu stated this during the party’s presidential rally on Thursday in Makurdi. He disclosed that while PDP held sway for 16 years they issued to themselves Primium Motor Spirit (PMS) licences as well as […]
The APP governorship candidate in Abia State, Mascot Uzor-Kalu on Sunrise Daily on Friday, January 27, 2023. The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Mascot Orji-Kalu, says a minority party will win the Abia State governorship election coming up in March. Mascot, a younger brother to a former Abia State governor, Orji […]
A federal high court in Abuja has sacked Umo Eno as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state. In a judgment delivered on January 20, Fadima Aminu ordered the PDP to submit Michael Enyong’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its candidate. In the suit […]
Alkali Baba, inspector general of police (IGP), has recommended the redeployment of two commissioners of police. The affected commissioners are Frank Mba and Idowu Owohunwa. In a letter dated January 24, 2023, and signed by Hafiz Inuwa, assistant inspector general of police to the Police Service Commission (PSC), they were recommended for posting to […]
Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, says there have been multiple attempts to hack the virtual meetings of the federal executive council (FEC). He said this on Thursday while listing the achievements of his ministry over the past 42 months. He said since the present administration unveiled a policy on virtual engagements […]
