Beyond the Headlines
Monday 10 July 2023 Cost of living: More Nigerians may join Japa train as hardship worsens Adamu, NWC members on collision course over APC account audit Engineer’s decomposing corpse found in Abuja apartment Bank customers lose N472m to fraudsters in three months –Report Yari not invited for ignoring Tinubu’s phone call – DSS Immigration […]
The Code of Code Bureau (CCB) says it was not true that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided its offices. On Friday, a report alleged that officers of the DSS “removed” all incriminating files relating to Tinubu and close aides from ICPC and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). However, in […]
The Republic of Seychelles has placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes. Seychelles confirmed this in a rejection mail it sent to a travel content creator. The content creator shared a screenshot of the mail via Twitter yesterday. “We regret to inform you that your application […]
The Department of State Services on Sunday denied that Senator Abdulaziz Yari was arrested because he refused to take President Bola Tinubu’s phone call. The Spokesman of DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement posted on the Twitter handle of the DSS described the claim as laughable and inconsequential. […]
A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo’ who was earlier declared missing has been found in Turkey. The former ASUU chair was said to have been missing since Saturday, 1 July. In a tweet by The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Sunday, Fasina was found […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Communities of West Africa States, ECOWAS. President Tinubu said ECOWAS will take democracy seriously, stating that democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government. More to follow.
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has commenced sitting on the petition filed by Labour Party and its candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, against the election of Dr Peter Mbah as the governor of the state. At the resumed hearing on Friday, the petitioners presented the National Youth Service Corps as its first […]
Malam Ali, a top Boko Haram commander, and Bunu Umar, his lieutenant, have reportedly surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, they surrendered following a raid of their hideouts in Bama LGA on July 5 by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). During the […]
Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. The Ministry of Health reported “22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians” from the strike […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of seven police officers over misconduct and abuse of office. PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the decision was taken at the 21st plenary of the commission which was presided over by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi on behalf of the […]
