Beyond the Headlines
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state. The tribunal in a split document of two to one declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and issue the same […]
Friday 27 January 2023 UK moves to cut foreign students’ stay after graduation to 6 months PDP has no structure to win elections in S/ West – APC Tinubu blames fuel scarcity on PDP’s ineptitude Scorecard: No plans to strip NCC of its powers – Pantami Mega churches, schools bar old naira note payment, […]
A house of representatives ad hoc committee has recommended to Femi Gbajabiamila to issue a warrant of arrest against Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for ignoring its summon. Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house and chairman of the committee, spoke at an interactive meeting with the managing directors […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arrested a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde. He was arrested on Thursday in Abuja, the anti-corruption agency spokesperson Azuka Ogugua said. “Prof. Ojerinde’s re-arrest followed a warrant issued by the Federal High Court, Abuja,” she […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, was not in any way attacking President Muhammadu Buhari in his recent comments about fuel scarcity and naira redesign. “For the records, Asiwaju Tinubu during the APC campaign rally at Abeokuta on Wednesday, in his statement, did not mention, blame […]
The Obi of Onitsha (AGBOGIDI), His Royal Majesty (HRM), Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe , has called on Nigerians to remain united and love one another irrespective of tribe or religious affiliation. The Royal Father spoke to journalists in an interview on Thursday after commissioning the Digital Resource Centre named after him at the Green […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said no Nigerian leaders can create a new Nigeria overnight. Obasanjo stated this in his address at The International Conference On ‘Deepening Democratic Culture and Institutions for Sustainable Development and Security in Nigeria’ in Port Harcourt on Thursday. According to Obasanjo, ascension to political offices does not empower incumbents to […]
As activities geared towards the 2023 general elections gathers momentum, President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians against voting politicians who would drag the country back to ‘dark ages.’ He stated this during an event organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, with the theme: “Fighting corruption in Nigeria: The past, the present […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, commenced a two-day official visit to his home state, Katsina. This is as some youths staged a protest shortly after he inaugurated one of the projects slated for opening during his stay in the state. The youths staged the protest a few minutes after the President inaugurated the Kofar […]
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had foiled another jailbreak attempt following the attack on the Kuje Correctional facility in early July 2022. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, revealed this at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. […]
