Beyond the Headlines
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been remanded in police custody until his next hearing, which is billed to be held next week Wednesday. Otse was reportedly arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday for cyberbullying involving Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dike, to […]
Rt. Hon. Elvert Ekom Ayambem has been impeached as the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The Speaker was impeached on Wednesday by 17 members of the house over allegations of misappropriation of funds. The impeachment motion was moved by Hon. Effiom Ekarika representing Calabar South 1 Constituency and seconded by […]
Wednesday 22 May 2024 Only Presidential Ticket Can Make Obi Return To PDP –LP Ex-Campaign DG Fubara: I Didn’t Take Decisions In My First 8 Months As Governor Discos Generated N294bn As FG Paid N253.7bn Subsidy In Q4 2023 Despite Rising Kidnappings, DSS Director Says FCT Witnessing Improved Security Under Tinubu ISWAP Fighters Kill […]
Pope Francis has denied giving approval for the blessing of same-sex couples. The Pope clarified that he permitted the blessing of individuals, but not same-sex unions. Fox News reports that during a conversation with CBS’ ’60 Minutes’, the Pope was asked about a perceived change in Vatican policy when he approved blessings for Catholics […]
By Pascal Ibe Claim WhatsApp users shared a write up that ex EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu listed president Tinubu and four other ex governors as most corrupt in 2006. Verdict This is Misleading. Although, Nuhu Ribadu listed Orji Kalu’s administration in Abia as State with most corruption cases at that time, there’s no where […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says mobile money operators including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint will resume the enrolment of new customers “in another couple of months”. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Tuesday at the 295th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank in Abuja when […]
Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage has been adjourned till Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, a highly reliable source who attended the meeting told our correspondent on Wednesday. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the Federal Government upped its offer […]
Investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Gombe State Zonal Command, have arrested a woman identified as Janty Emmanuel for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency in the state Emmanuel was arrested on Monday, May 20, 2024, following intelligence that spotted her spraying Naira notes at a social event. This was disclosed in a […]
About 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, have been kidnapped. The attackers were said to have raided houses on Frank Opara Street before security operatives responded to distress calls. The Chairman of Dawaki Rock Heaven Community, Tunde Abdulrahim, who spoke to newsmen on Monday, said the incident […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the recall of Caro White Skin Lightening Beauty Lotion by the European Union Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products. The cream is one of Nigeria’s most patronised skincare products due to its affordability and accessibility. Against the […]
