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Alleged flouting of Supreme Court order: Rights group hauls Buhari to court

For declaring old N500 and N1,000 banknotes non-legal tenders contrary to the interim injunction granted by the Supreme Court, President Muhammadu Buhari has...

Ghanaian player, Christian Atsu, earlier reported rescued, found dead in Turkey-Syrian quake rubble

Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who had earlier been reported rescued some days ago and has not been seen since, has been found dead...

We have not authorised banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes, says CBN

Contrary to reports, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Friday that it has not authorised commercial banks to start accepting old...

Buhari’s eight years reign tortuous, devious — Bishop Oyedepo

The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has expressed worry about the problems and vexations of everyday life of Nigerians...

Nigerian law allows N70m cash for lawmakers during election, says House of Rep members

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Naira Redesign Policy, Cashless Policy, and Currency Swap, led by Ado Doguwa, has declared that it...

2023 polls: Police, EFCC, others to go after vote buyers, deploy 400,000 operatives

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali, said on Thursday that 400,000 personnel of the various security agencies will be deployed during the...

Stewardship: Information Minister Hails ‘Groundbreaking Reforms’ in ARCON, NBC, NIHOTOUR

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has highlighted the successes achieved by his ministry in reforming some of its agencies,...

Coup: Fani-Kayode not yet off the hook, currently on bail — DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday said a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, is still under investigation for raising false...

Tinubu is a regional politician, remains neophyte in national politics — Prof.Yusuf

With about 13 days to the presidential election, a startling revelation has been made by a member of the Northern elite, who claimed...

Tinubu’s ‘balablu’, other gaffes: Dele Alake’s defence low-grade, flimsy, crappy — CDD

"Persecondnews reports among the latest gaffes of Tinubu was at Kastina rally in February 2023 where he said unambiguously and "undoctored": "The wives...

FG, UNWTO to establish Tourism Academy in Lagos — Information Minister

A Tourism Academy is to be established in Lagos by the Federal Government and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in partnership with...

Spaces for Change says African leaders now use coups, elections, insecurity, bad governance to obstruct civic space

``The five major drivers of future threats to the civic space in the region are coups, elections, youth bulge, digital technologies, and insecurity,...

Outrage as soldier allegedly knifes ticketer to death over N100

A ticket agent, Ibrahim Ikudaisi popularly known as Guardian, has been stabbed fatally by a soldier in a heated argument over N100 ticket...

Universities closed down for February, March polls

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced the closure of universities across the country ahead of the February 25 and March 11 polls....

Just in: Again gunmen attack CUPP spokesperson and Imo PDP’s candidate for NASS

The home of Ikenga Ugochinyere, the spokesman for the Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP) at Akokwa, lmo State was on Tuesday attacked...

IPMAN backtracks, directs members to resume operations with immediate effect

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the Northern axis says it has rescinded its earlier decision not to sell petrol...