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Niger junta proposes 3-year transition, warns against attack by ECOWAS

Niger Republic’s new military ruler, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani said on Saturday that a transition of power would not go beyond three years, and...

La Roja win the 9th Women’s World Cup

“The England coach is the first manager in World Cup history to reach a final with two different nations, four years ago she...

NDLEA denies appointing Naira Marley as its ambassador 

NDLEA denies appointing Naira Marley as its ambassador By David Adebayo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said its engagement...

Wizkid loses mum

The entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following reports that Nigerian music star, Wiz Kid, has lost his mum. Reports from a...

Subsidy: Tinubu approves presidential CNG initiative, workshops in states for CNG-powered vehicles

In a bid to ease the impact of petrol subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs, President Bola Tinubu has approved the...

UNICEF urges FG to prosecute, punish bandits for killing children, women

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged federal and state governments to enhance their judicial systems for proper prosecution of bandits before...

Subsidy removal: Necessary pains for birth of a new Nigeria — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said the current difficulties Nigerians are going through can be likened to the pains of childbirth by a...

Can the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, save Nigeria’s health sector?

Nigeria’s health sector has been struggling and retrogressing over the years due to several factors ranging from gross underfunding, poor remuneration of health...

BREAKING: FG to share N5bn palliative to each state, to curb the impact of petrol subsidy.

Babagana Zulum made this known while briefing State House correspondents on resolutions reached at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. Each state of...

Chadian political crisis: FG beefs up security at borders

Nigerian Army loses 36 soldiers in Niger State terrorists’ ambush — DHQ

Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, the Director, Media Operations, on Thursday confirmed the deaths of 36 soldiers including the two pilots of the MI 171...

VP Shettima chairs NEC meeting

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Persecondnews...

Five suspected criminals busted with bags of fake dollars, pounds sterling, arraigned in court

Five suspected criminals, busted for possessing Indian hemp and two bags of fake foreign currencies, are facing prosecution at a Lagos court. The...

Lagos Court grants FG’s request to withdraw firearms charge against Emefiele

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the Federal Government’s request to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms against...

Just in: Suspended CBN Gov. Emefiele’s arraignment in Abuja stalled

The scheduled arraignment of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday at an Abuja Federal High Court has been...