Beyond the Headlines
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum, NOSCEF, has raised the alarm over the worsening insecurity in the region, warning that it can lead to the disenfranchisement of eligible voters. NOSCEF condemned in strong terms the increasing targeting and killing of clerics and others, calling on the government to beef up security in the […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has canvassed for mentality change from his brethren in the South East with regard to national politics, reminding all and sundry, particularly the womenfolk, that the time to take a decision that would affect them and their children positively in future, is now. Governor Uzodimma spoke on […]
The United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Tuesday warned Nigeria against violence in this year’s general elections. While the UN cautioned that if things go wrong in Nigeria, there would be serious consequences for the peace and stability of the entire region; the ECOWAS said if violence occurs […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria retrieved the swathes of territories from terrorists by investing over a $1 billion to acquire hard and soft ware weaponry from the United States and other friendly countries to carry out sustained operations against insurgency since 2015. The President said this while speaking at the African Conference […]
“It’s a problem Nigeria has been struggling with for a long time, and it is completely unnecessary, the Nigerian President said. President Muhammadu Buhari says some Nigerians hide under the canopy of religious misunderstanding to achieve their political and economic agenda, adding that continuous education is needed so that the larger populace would not […]
Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disregarded its invitations to answer questions on revenues moved to the federation account between January 2006 and December 2021. This was disclosed by FAAC’s post mortem sub-committee (PMSC) at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The sub-committee was providing […]
Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify section 134 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) which specifies the requirements for a candidate to be declared winner of a presidential election. Section 134 of the 1999 Constitution provides as follows: 1) A […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it deducted N152.85 billion as a shortfall for the importation of petrol (subsidy) in November 2022. The national oil company said this in its monthly presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2023. Subsidy or under-recovery is the […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to a meeting over the redesigned naira notes and the timeline to fade out old notes. The invitation which was sent out by the Director-General of the Forum, Asishana Okauru noted that the agenda of the […]
(APC) presidential campaign council, in order to take up a case against Atiku Abubakar. TheCable earlier reported that the APC presidential campaign council asked law enforcement agencies to arrest Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, based on an audio recording released by Michael Achimugu, a former aide to Abubakar. In the audio, the […]
