Beyond the Headlines
The Federal Government has announced plans to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms. The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama, made this disclosure in a virtual meeting with blockchain stakeholders on Monday. This decision aims to tackle the manipulation of the local currency’s value in the foreign exchange […]
The Adamawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools in the state following the outbreak of measles. The directive, which was given on Monday, is aimed at mitigating the spread of the disease and enabling the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) to vaccinate the vulnerable age […]
The federal government says it is not true that are discussions between Nigeria and some foreign countries on the siting of foreign military bases in the country. In a statement on Monday, Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, urged Nigerians to disregard the “falsehood”. More to follow…
Bandits have killed six persons when the assailants attacked the Ambe community of Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State, on Sunday night. The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command Mansir Hassan confirmed the incident to Channels Television, saying that one suspect has been arrested in connection with the attack. According to Hassan, police […]
The Umuihe autonomous community, Akaeze in the Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State, has been thrown into mourning following the killing of their traditional ruler, HRH Umazi Ibo Ubani, by suspected gunmen. Tribune Online gathered that there were heavy shootings in the community by the gunmen during an invasion on Friday which created […]
The Edo state house of assembly has suspended three lawmakers over an alleged plot to impeach the speaker and other principal officers. Blessing Agbebaku, speaker of the house, announced the suspension of the lawmakers during plenary on Monday. The suspended lawmakers are Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo 11), Bright Iyamu (PDP Orihonmwon south) and Adeh […]
Nigerian female scholar, Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, has become the first black woman to earn a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Cybernetics in the world. Cybernetics is the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and pieces of electronic equipment in comparison with how information is communicated in the brain and nervous system. […]
In the fight against cross-border banditry, the Niger Armed Forces have apprehended a notorious Nigerian bandit kingpin known as Kachallah Mai Daji near the border town of Illela, Niger. According to Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Kachallah Mai Daji has left a trail of terror and devastation across northeastern Nigeria over […]
Two policemen and three vigilante operatives otherwise known as Neighbourhood Watch Group have been confirmed dead after attack by a gang of rampaging hoodlums in Igga community in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu State. One villager was also confirmed dead when combined security operatives allegedly invaded the community following the attack on them […]
High Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has explained that the Igbos will suffer more than other tribes in Nigeria if the country fails, calling on Nigerians from the South-East, both home and in the Diaspora, to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration to succeed. Iwuanyanwu stated this when he received the […]
