Beyond the Headlines
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised Thursday to bring an end to raging international crises and restore American prestige on the world stage, saying he could “stop wars with a telephone call.” The former president sought to paint a dire picture of the world under his successor Joe Biden, telling the Republican National Convention […]
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, the Board dismissed reports that it had set 140 as cut-off marks for universities, and 100 for polytechnics respectively. “There’s no such thing […]
Friday 19 July 2024 Crude supply: FG continues fuel importation as Reps probe IOCs CBN resumes BDC dollar sale as naira weakens to 1,570/$ Shadow of death: Benue’s deepening insecurity leaves trail of shattered hopes, homes Fake news nearly ruined my marriage – Lai Mohammed Ndume: N’Assembly now enabler of executive recklessness, says Atiku […]
Former US President Barack Obama has expressed doubts about Joe Biden’s chances of retaining the White House ahead of the November polls. Obama is said to have been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign, taking calls from many anxious Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker, the Washington Post […]
The court-reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, returned to Benin, the state capital, alongside the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 21 election in the state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to a rousing welcome at the airport on Thursday. The joy was, however, short-lived as Insp Okon, a police […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, seeking to quash the drug trafficking charge filed against him. In a judgement, a three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed Kyari’s appeal for lacking in merit. Justice Adebukol Banjoko, who read the lead judgement, […]
The Police Command in Borno State arrested a 40-year-old woman for striking her husband with an axe leading to his death at Kautikari village of Chibok LGA. The police spokesman, ASP Nahum Daso, said Aji was arrested for striking her husband with an axe during a fight leading to his death at Kautikari village […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday issued a note of warning to the Federal Government over the withheld salaries of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions. The congress in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Benson Upah said the government will […]
The Nigerian Bar Association, Owerri branch has stated that the recommendation for the removal of the Chief judge of the State , Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka-Chikeka is unconstitutional. The NBA also noted that it’s only the National Judicial Council (NJC) that can recommend removal of the Chief Judge. Recall that on Wednesday, Imo State […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible bureau de change (BDC) operators at N1,450 per dollar to meet the demand for invisible transactions. In a statement on Thursday signed by A.A Mahdi, CBN’s acting director of trade and exchange department, the apex bank said it […]
