Beyond the Headlines
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and […]
A middle-aged woman and her son were reportedly killed by suspected generator fumes in their apartment in the Umuagwu area of Asaba, Delta State. The deceaseds were found dead in the apartment while two others were unconscious. Sister of the deceased, Ms Maureen, described the death of her sister as mysterious, saying that she […]
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) serving in the Federal Capital Territory, Abdulwahab Magaji, has reportedly shot himself dead at his Abuja residence. According to PUNCH, Magaji killed himself with a pump-action rifle at his residence located at Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja. It was also said that Magaji’s family lodged […]
Togo’s constitutional court on Monday confirmed provisional results from last month’s legislative elections that saw President Faure Gnassingbe’s ruling party win a crushing majority. Gnassingbe’s Union for the Republic party (UNIR) won 108 of the 113 parliamentary seats, court president Djobo-Babakane Coulibaley announced at its headquarters in the capital, Lome. Opposition parties won […]
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso said interest rates would remain high until inflation rate comes down. Cardoso stated this in a Financial Times report on Monday. The CBN boss also said orthodox policies would be implemented to tame inflation. He said there is “every indication” that MPC would […]
A sitting US senator is facing a weeklong trial on charges of bribery which include gold bars, cash, and a luxury car among other things. These bribes were allegedly in exchange for influencing US aid and weapon deals with a foreign government and halting a federal case against a co-defendant, CNN reports. A Democratic […]
The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) in Jigawa, Imo and Osun State have joined their associates in other states to protest over the electricity tariff hike. The labour union blocked the main gate of the company, leaving the staff of the Distribution Company (DisCo) stranded outside the main building. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and […]
Monday 13 May 2023 National, state assemblies to spend N724bn in 2024 Bank chiefs obtain N549bn insider loans in five years Father faults outcome of coroner’s inquest into British-born daughter’s death Landlady, husband flee after throwing tenant’s corpse into canal Prince Harry, Meghan End Nigeria Tour With Visit To Lagos Rivers’ Lawmakers Who Defected […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P) and the Natural Oilfield Services Limited (NOSL) have commenced oil production at oil mining lease (OML) 13. NNPC E&P is a flagship upstream subsidiary of NNPC Limited, while NOSL is a subsidiary of Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO). According to […]
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that underage boys, who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ do age declaration to enable them to open bank accounts and get driver’s licences to expend their proceeds from the crimes, as it vowed to go after government agencies and individuals that issue […]
