Beyond the Headlines
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened to embark on another nationwide strike to protest absence of governing councils in all federal universities across the country among other issues the government is yet to address, Vanguard reports. The body which recalled that the federal government dissolved governing councils of the universities in […]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that most of the projects that were executed during the administration of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, were not fully paid for, resulting in debts running into millions and billions. Fubara disclosed this on Tuesday during the unveiling of the 10.98km Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, also known as Old […]
Point of sale (PoS) operators say there are plans to sue the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over mandatory registration requirements. On May 6, CAC and financial technology (fintechs) companies agreed to a two-month timeline to register their agents, merchants, and individuals with the commission. CAC said the deadline for registration is set for July […]
President Bola Tinubu and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, will now pay airport access toll and parking fees at any of the nation’s airports. This was as the Federal Executive Council chaired by Tinubu approved a memorandum from the Ministry of Aviation scrapping toll exemptions for all Very Important Persons and government officials […]
The men of the Department of State Services have invaded an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro and arrested two defendants despite the judge’s warning. The court was presided over by Justice AA Shobayo on Tuesday. The defendants, who were simply identified as Alhaji Isiaka Fatai and Samuel Oyero, were tried in a […]
The wedding for 100 orphan girls, scheduled to take place in his constituency, has been called off by Abdulamlik Sarkindaji, the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly. Sarkindaji announced his decision not to attend the event. The choice was made in response to Uju Ohannaya, the Minister of Women’s Affairs, who took […]
FPacasl Ibe dere nyocha a Ihe E Kwuru: Onye nọ na X bụ @MO_Shaibu kwụrụ na Steeti Abia turu ugo dika steeti kacha mee ọfuma na ọchịchị Gọvanọ Alex Otti n’afọ gara aga. Ihe Anyi Chọpụtara: Ụgha! DUBAWA chọpụtara na enweghị mgbe ọ bụla Steeti Abia turu ugo dịka steeti kacha mee ọfuma na ọchịchị […]
Two Reverend Sisters of the Roman Catholic Church have been remanded by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State over alleged illegal adoption of babies. The accused, Angela Onyenachi Ibe (42) and Mother-General, Chiemelie Jacinta Yvonne (41) were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, punishable under […]
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, has petitioned the inspector-general of police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to halt the marriage of 100 girls in Niger state. Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, speaker of the Niger state house of assembly, announced last week that he would sponsor the wedding of 100 girls, some of whom were […]
Security operatives have apprehended a man strapped with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED) inside a bank in Plateau. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the man was nabbed at a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South LGA of the state. The publication said the incident […]
