Beyond the Headlines
The House of Representatives on Wednesday okayed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for Second Reading. The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 and for Related Matters,” was sponsored by the member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency, Delta State, Mr Francis Waive. Presenting the Bill, Waive lamented […]
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, SAN has called on the leadership of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States to immediately reply to the deteriorating human rights and rule of law crisis in Senegal. Falana urged the ECOWAS leadership to consider imposing some […]
The abducted Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration of the Abia State University, Prof Godwin Emezue, has regained his freedom after spending 11 days in kidnappers” den. The Abia State Police Command had confirmed that he was abducted in a filling station in Umuahia, the state capital, over two weeks ago. Emezue was said to have been […]
Wednesday 07 February 2024 Nigerians spent $98bn on foreign trips, education in 10 years – CBN Tinubu returns from France, orders emergency meeting on food security Naira weakens at official market, banks sell $584m Killer kidnappers free slain Kwara monarch’s wife, 13 suspects nabbed Abia varsity shut down indefinitely as students protest fees hike […]
The management of Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike, Abia State, has stopped academic activities and beefed up security to forestall further protests in the institution after students demonstrated against a hike in school fees. Scores of students of the citadel of higher learning on Tuesday evening were seen discussing and leaving the […]
A 400-level female student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Adaze Doris Jaja, has reportedly committed suicide. The police spokesperson in the state, Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday, said the 31-year-old died in a hotel room. She said Adaze was reported to have been found lying unconscious and foaming in the mouth with an […]
Several people were reportedly killed by armed men who invaded the Iwili community in Umogidi Ward and Entekpa community, all in Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack on Umogidi came barely a year after gunmen invaded the community and killed many. A legal practitioner from the local government, […]
The presidential committee on emergency food intervention is currently meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja over the rising cost of living in the country. The committee is convened by Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS), to President Bola Tinubu. TheCable understands that Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA); Yemi Cardoso, governor of the […]
The Adamawa state Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man who poses as a ghost to defraud people of their hard-earned money. According to a statement by the Adamawa Police, the suspect, Muhammad Abubakar a.k.a Malam Sabo is said to be an habitual 419 who specializes in defrauding members of the public […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) warned that SIM cards that are not linked to the owners’ National Identity Number (NIN) will be deactivated by the end of February. NCC vice chairman, Aminu Maida, said this in an introductory meeting with the media in Abuja. Maida’s announcement follows a 2021 policy requiring NIN linkage with […]
