Beyond the Headlines
Amidst the crisis rocking Rivers State, the Commissioners for Education, Professor Prince Chinedu Mmom and Environment, Hon. Austen Ben-Chioma have resigned their membership of the State Executive Council. Prof. Mmom and Ben-Chioma a known loyalist of former governor Nyesom Wike communicated their resignation via a letter dated May 15, 2024. Professor Mmom referenced a […]
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama has granted former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, a N300 million bail following his arraignment on a four-count charge bordering on printing new Naira notes without observing due process. The former CBN governor pleaded not guilty when the charge […]
A 48-year-old Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, who murdered his wife, Taiwo, with a skateboard and blamed his loss of control on medication has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom. The incident occurred in their Newmarket home, resulting in Taiwo’s death from catastrophic brain injuries in November 2023. He, however, admitted to […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS has dismissed as untrue, online reports that it has established a hotel in Abuja, urging the public to be wary of misinformation. Service Spokesman, Abubakar Umar, an Assistant Controller, disclosed this in a statement Wednesday in Abuja. He said a malicious report making the rounds in some sections […]
A yet to be identified man has set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Daily Trust reports that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, left worshippers injured. Members of the community were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer when the arsonist struck. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele for approving the printing of N684.5m notes at the rate of N18.96bn. Emefiele was arraigned before Justice MaryAnn Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High court on four counts. He pleaded not […]
The Federal Government has charged tax practitioners to work harder in getting more revenue from taxes, stressing that tax revenue is currently the highest income source for the federation. It disclosed this on Tuesday through the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, at the 26th Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation […]
Wednesday 15 May 2024 Fubara tackles Wike over Rivers heavy debt Policy blitz: Tinubu unveils 21 major initiatives after marathon FEC meeting Minimum wage: Labour insists on May 31 deadline as talks resume today Foreign missions using third parties for dollar transactions – EFCC JAMB releases more UTME results FG Suspends Cybersecurity Levy Fresh […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says members of the house of representatives seeking to reintroduce the parliamentary system of government through constitutional amendment should get the support of the critical masses. The former president spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a meeting with members of the house of representatives promoting the bill. The meeting, which […]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production rose to 1.28 million barrels per day (bpd) in April. In its latest monthly oil market report released on Tuesday, OPEC said the production data was based on direct communication with Nigerian authorities. OPEC receives data on crude oil production […]
