Beyond the Headlines
Fiery lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Adamawa State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru’s acceptance speech confirmed that she was in on the illegal declaration. Falana stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. The SAN described Binani’s declaration and […]
Members-elect of the House of Representatives are launching another alliance soon, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June. The PUNCH reliably gathered on Wednesday that the group of members-elect, who were drawn from across party lines, would be known as ‘The 10th Assembly Pathfinders.’ The Pathfinders group would be the […]
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory. This was even as Zelensky invited him to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit. The felicitation is coming two months after the former Lagos governor was declared winner of the contentious presidential election. Tinubu […]
The Programme Manager, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Management, Dr Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, says the state ranks highest in Childhood Tuberculosis contribution in Nigeria. Chukwulobelu made the disclosure at the ongoing stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and Breakthrough Action Nigeria, on Thursday […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma has promised that the government under his watch will religiously help to implement the recent Imo Charter of Equity as proposed and endorsed by the Imo State Council of Elders at its first quarterly meeting on April 13, 2023 in Owerri. The Governor gave the assurance when he received in audience […]
Thursday 20 April 2023 Adamawa poll: Police warned against cover-up El-Rufai raises the alarm over insecurity ahead May 29 FAAC: Allocation drops as FG, states, LGs share N715bn Crude oil exports: Malami allegedly paid $200m as whistleblower fees — Reps FG’s Disobedience of court orders: Ohanaeze fumes over Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention Why 3,298 […]
A 45-year-old man, Gbenga Ogunfadeke, has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly chaining and locking his two children in solitary confinement which led to their death. Channels Television reports that Ibiade was arrested on Tuesday in the Waterside Local Government Area (LGA) of the state by men of the State Security Network, Amotekun. […]
An Ikeja special offences court has sentenced Nasiru Ogara, a retired staff of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to 14 years imprisonment over fraud. Delivering judgment in the case on Wednesday, Mojisola Dada, the presiding judge, held that the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
Two immigration officers have been killed by suspected bandits along the Takum Ussa Local Government Area link road in Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abdullahi Usman said the officers were not only shot dead but had machete cuts on their bodies […]
A Point of Sale (POS) operator simply identified as Alfa Rafiu has been arrested in Kwara State for allegedly squandering 280 million naira mistakenly sent to his account. The suspect, it was gathered, is a resident of Akuji compound, Abayawo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. According to sources in […]
