Beyond the Headlines
However, the burial for the Deputy President General of the apex Igbo organization, High Chief Joel Kroham, remains February 4 at Ahoda, Rivers state. Rising from a second emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu, on Friday, Secretary General of the group, Amb. Okey Emuchay disclosed the activities […]
No less than six persons have been kidnapped in a one-week siege by unknown gunmen at Ikem community in Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu state. The situation has worsened security matters in Isi-uzo Local Government Area which is yet to settle from the wanton killings by suspected Fulani militia at Eha-Amufu, a neighbouring […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on Nigerians to handle the country’s currency with care, saying that it was a symbol of the nation’s identity and pride. The Abeokuta Branch Controller of CBN, Wahab Oseni, who made who said this during a sensitization campaign on the redesigned Naira notes, held at […]
Saturday 21 January 2023 PDP suspends Chimaroke Nnamani over ‘anti-party activities’ ‘It’s not yet time’ — FG denies hiking petrol price Plateau state can be haven for tourism, Obi tells supporters in Jos FG fixes March 29 to April 2 for census Elections: National Peace Committee, INEC, Candidates Meet Over Accord Violations Why Osibanjo […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to cancel the approval for the use of Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt for the campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Wike said the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the state, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, had been accessing […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) says the census exercise will be carried out from March 29 till April 2, 2023. Nasir Kwarra, NPC chairperson, announced the development on Friday. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house in Abuja, Kwarra said the 2023 census would be different as […]
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has approved the use of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area (LGA) for Rivers state presidential campaign rally of party candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, with a waiver on the N5 Million venue fee stipulated by Wike’s Executive Order 21. The development confirmed speculations making the rounds for days […]
The Federal Government yesterday denied giving any directives to marketers to raise the pump price of petrol from N180 per litre to N195. This denial came a day after marketers raised the price of petrol after a memo from Federal Government-owned NNPC Retails Limited. Despite the hike in rate, the queues are still seen […]
Following the expiration of his 72-hour ultimatum, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order to compel the arrest and prosecution of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Keyamo, in the Writ of […]
The National Peace Committee has again, appealed to presidential candidates in the forthcoming general elections to moderate their languages as they continue their various campaigns ahead of the exercise. The committee equally appealed to the candidates to not only show respect to the views and concerns of one another but also listen to the […]
