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Court Fixes Dec 1 for Suit Against FG’s Proposed Expatriates Tax Policy

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has set December 1 for hearing in a case seeking to prevent the Federal...

12 Suspects from Kaduna, Katsina Nabbed Over Arise TV Journalist, Security Guard Murder – FCT Police

The FCT Police Command has announced the arrest of 12 suspects from Kaduna and Katsina States, not Borno, in connection with the September...

Cannabis Oil Export: NDLEA Clarifies Its Position

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its Chairman/CEO’s comment about exporting cannabis oil was only a personal opinion, not...

Return Unutilized TETFund Allocations, FG Orders Tertiary Institutions

The Federal Government has ordered tertiary institutions to submit reports of intervention funds from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) that remain unutilised...

Reps Push for Tighter Rules on Private Intelligence to Enhance National Security

The House of Representatives has moved to regulate private intelligence and investigation services in Nigeria to enhance national security and professional standards in...

Former FCTA Director Gets 24 Years for N318m Graft

A retired Director of Finance and Administration with the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Garuba Duku, has been handed a 24-year jail sentence...

Just In: FCT Police Arrest 12 Over Murder of Arise News Staff, Maduagwu

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the arrest of 12 members of a notorious armed robbery gang allegedly responsible for...

Court Order: FCT Police Suspend Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permit

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the suspension of its enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit. Command spokesperson SP...

Reps Condemn US Move to Designate Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’

The House of Representatives has unanimously rejected moves by the US Senate to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)”. Persecondnews...

Labour Party Enugu Senator Defects to APC

The ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Senate continue to swell on Wednesday, October 8, as Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, representing...

By-elections: Senate swears in two new senators

Following their victory in recent by-elections, the Senate on Wednesday, October 8, swore in two newly elected senators – Joseph Ikpea and Emmanuel...

NDLEA Backs Regulated Cannabis Oil Export, Cites Health Concerns for Local Use

Retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, Chairman/CEO of the NDLEA, has confirmed the agency’s support for the controlled export of cannabis oil to foreign...

ASUU Negotiations Enter Final Phase, FG Confirms

With industrial action looming, the Federal Government said it had initiated the final phase of talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities...

INTERPOL Cracks Down on Nigerian Romance Scammer in Argentina

A Nigerian national, identified as Ikechukwu N, has been apprehended in Argentina on suspicion of orchestrating a string of online romance scams, defrauding...

FCT Voter Registration: INEC Extends Exercise by Four Days

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has extended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise at the ward level across the Federal...

Just in: Court adjourns Kanu’s Trial to Oct. 16 for Health Assessment

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the further trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges until October 16. Justice...