Beyond the Headlines
President Bola Tinubu did not extend the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. This is according to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which said instead, the President gave his approval to the law governing the tenure of the office as required. In a statement on Friday, Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the […]
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, clarified Abuja on Friday while fielding questions […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday handed over a total of $180,300 and 53 vehicles, fraudulently taken by some Nigerians from Canadian citizens to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the return of the recovered vehicles and funds, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, stated that […]
Not less than six policemen and vigilante members were killed by suspected Biafra agitators on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. In August, Simon Ekpa, heading the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, issued warning of a 30-day shutdown for Nigerian government offices in the South-East due to regional insecurity and Nnamdi Kanu’s ongoing detention. He mentioned that […]
The Kaduna state chapter of the Labour Party has rejected the emergence of a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenai Usman as the party’s National Caretaker chairman. The Usman-led National Caretaker Committee was inaugurated at a stakeholders meeting at Umuahia Abia state some days ago. However, like the party’s National Working Committee led by Barrister […]
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has asked leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to reduce the current pump price of fuel, saying Nigerians are hungry. He spoke on Friday in Abuja, during the official unveiling of The Progressive Institute (TPI). Recall that the pump price of petrol per litre in […]
No fewer than 20 persons have been confirmed dead in the last two weeks in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade local government area of Yobe state following the collapse of houses due to heavy rainfall. The Executive Chairman of the local government area, Babagana Ibrahim told Channels Television correspondent that, many residents are now taking […]
The Federal Government has said only public servants with duly registered National Identification Numbers (NIN) will be allowed to purchase as it flags off the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari while flagging off the exercise, said the move is to curb racketeering, and […]
The Corporate Affairs Commission has reminded Point of Sale operators across Nigeria that the deadline for business registration, initially announced on July 7, 2024, expired on September 5, 2024. In a statement released on Friday, the CAC expressed concerns over inadequate compliance with the directive, despite the large number of PoS operators in the country. […]
At least 22 people have been abducted by bandits who attacked Mani village in Rido ward in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Thursday morning. Among the victims include a nursing mother with four children, young children and an infant. Although the police authorities in Kaduna State are yet […]
