Beyond the Headlines
The Nigerian Army asked all terrorists and bandits especially those in the Northwestern region to surrender unconditionally, stressing that there will be no negotiating with those who threaten the nation’s peace. According to the army the terrorists have continued to be given a tough time and their only option is to drop their arms […]
Barely 24 hours after a Federal Capital Teritorry High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the release of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from detention, another court has nullified his arrest, detention and interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS), DailyTrust reports. In a judgment upon an […]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed the case against the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, described the EFCC’s charges of fraud and abuse of office against Okorocha as an abuse of judicial process on the grounds […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma has said that he does not operate a security vote in Imo State. He spoke on the matter on Thursday after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to seek an appointment for the Southeast leaders and Ohanaeze Ndigbo over the insecurity in the region. Uzodimma, […]
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Chinese over alleged illegal mining in Kwara State. The suspects, a female and 12 males, were arrested on Wednesday in the GRA of Ilorin. The commission said the action followed credible intelligence about their activities of illegal […]
The Executive Director of Beacon Security Consulting Agency, Kabiru Adamu, says that the declaration of a state of emergency on food security by President Bola Tinubu is a demonstration that he listens to the people. Also, an economist, Johnson Chukwu, said that the order will mean that the President now has powers to intervene […]
TEXT OF MEDIA BRIEFING BY MR. DELE ALAKE, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON SPECIAL DUTIES, COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY ON THE DETAILS OF PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION ON FOOD SECURITY, FOOD PRICING & SUSTAINABILITY ON THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023 Gentlemen of the press, I welcome you once again to this press conference to update the public […]
The Federal Government, on Thursday, announced that the 11 power distribution companies in Nigeria have applied for the review of their various electricity tariffs in order to incorporate the changes in the macroeconomic parameters across the country. It disclosed this through a notice published by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission. It added that the […]
Peter Nweke, a commercial motorcyclist, has been apprehended for allegedly sodomising a 15-year-old boy in Ondo State. Mr Nweke, 35, was nabbed by members of the Abusoro Community in the Ijoka Area of Akure, the Ondo State capital and was immediately handed over to operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). […]
The outgoing Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force in the North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Major General I.S Ali, has said eight Boko Haram fighters surrendered to troops on Wednesday. Ali, who disclosed this while handing over the theatre operation to Maj Gen Gold Chibuisi, said more than 100,000 insurgents and their families […]
