Beyond the Headlines
Tension has continued to mount in Anambra State following the consistent destruction of newspapers and newsstands in various cities in the state. According to Vanguard, Newspapers being destroyed were Vanguard, The Nation, The Sun, Punch, Guardian and other publications by agitators. For the past one week, touts engaged by the Awka Capital Territory […]
The House of Representatives has resolved to stop sports betting in the country and urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP-Rivers) at plenary in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Abia State Government in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abia Command Thursday seized a large amount of hard drugs and arrested a major drug lord, Adaobi Nweke, and other hard drug peddlers in Umuahia in a sting operation carried out by a joint operation in Umuahia. Drugs worth 1.217 kg […]
Several people have been feared dead and many others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked the Adijah community in Ugbokpo, Apa local government area of Benue state. The incident which reportedly happened on Thursday afternoon, has caused residents to flee to neighbouring villages The attackers were said to have stormed the village, which is located […]
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has demanded a thorough investigation of alleged financial impropriety against the National Chairman of Barrister Julius Abure. Obi made the call at a media briefing where he rendered account of the 2023 Obi-Datti Presidential campaign organisation funding, on Thursday. “For the party (LP), I am a […]
Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), says he will sue Oluchi Opara, suspended national treasurer of the party. BACKGROUND During a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Opara accused Abure of allegedly misappropriating N3.5 billion belonging to the party. She said the N3.5 billion was raised from sales of forms and […]
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 29.90 per cent in January from 28.92 per cent in December 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. The statistics office said the January 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.98 per cent points when compared to the December 2023 headline inflation rate. The […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission is currently considering relocating some of its units to Lagos, according to a document seen by Channels. The memo dated February 14, 2024, said the decision was to enhance its service delivery, reduce operational costs, and make adequate utilisation of its assets in Lagos. “In line with our […]
Zacheus Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has faulted the three-year-old N2.59 trillion tax credit scheme introduced by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for road construction across the country. Adedeji expressed his displeasure about the scheme when he appeared before the senate committee on finance, along with Umar Ajiya, the chief […]
UK economy has entered recession after recording two successive quarters of negative economic growth in the second half of last year, official data showed on Thursday. Gross domestic product shrank by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023 after contracting 0.1 per cent in the previous three months, the Office for National […]
