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BAMA Initiative: Osinbajo, Dan Ali and Shettima

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima and Minister of Defence, Brig Gen Mansur Dan Ali during the Bama...

Africa’s Prosperity Lies in Human Resources Not Extractive Potentials- Osinbajp

Remarks made by the Acting President, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, San, Gcon at the Extra-Ordinary Session of the Council Of...

Police To Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States, FCT, Following Minister’s Request

The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital...

Deadly Suicide Bomb Blast Hits IDP Camp Leaving Scores Dead

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o fewer than five people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in...

Opposition Unveils Fresh Plans to Force Kabila Out of Power

The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing President Joseph Kabila from power. The...

Ailing President Buhari Appears in Public for First Time in Over Two Months

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]iling president Muhammadu Buhari, 74, appeared in public full of vitality for the first time in more than two months, hosting a delegation...

Buhari Administration Commends Heritage Bank’s Commitment to Entertainment Industry

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Government has commended Heritage Bank Limited for its commitment to the development and growth of the creative industry. The Minister of...

Kola Aluko, The Crooked Playboy Who Courted Naomi Campbell, Threw a Birthday Bash for DiCaprio, and Rented a Yacht to Beyoncé

By PHILIP OBAJI JR. Kola Aluko is a big name in Nigeria’s oil industry, but in the United States, to the extent he’s...

Osinbajo Offers New Hope For Families of Six Abducted Students in Lagos

Families and advocates of  six students held by kidnappers in Lagos are encouraged by a new focus from the  Buhari administration to secure...

Adebayo Faleti, Legendary Author and Journalist, Dead at 86

Author-journalist Adebayo Faleti, the  award winning chronicler of  various movies and books, died Sunday. He was 86. Faleti died at the Ibadan Teaching...

N40bn Life Pensions: Fayemi’s Threat of Legal Action Unjustified, Says SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, “to join us in promoting and...

‘I May Not Leave Russian Presidency, Says Putin

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Presidential elections scheduled for next March, Russian President Vladimir Putin, revealed he might not leave the presidency. Asked what he plans to...

2019: Only Kwankwaso Can Neutralise PDP For APC – Ikonomwan

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News, Abuja – A former Senior Special Assistant to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and a party...

UBA Foundation Takes its Read Africa Initiative East

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the UBA Foundation, continued on its quest to educate and...

Crack Military Unit Ordered To Hunt Down, Arrest or Kill Shekau in 40 Days

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Operation Lafiya Dole has made the  factional leader of calamitous group Boko Haram its number one target, with fresh orders to hunt...

Tragedy: On Eve of Election, Truck Kills Lagos APC Council Chairmanship Aspirant

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship aspirant in Ikotun/Igando local council development area (LCDA) of Lagos, has died. Mr Shakiru Balogun, was crushed...