Planning to Invest in Bitcoins? CBN Governor Emefiele Says Be Cautious, ‘Its A Gamble’
Many investors in Nigeria are asking: Should I buy bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies? And if not, why? The current craze for cryptocurrencies seems...
Africa needs fair trade, says VP Osinbajo in new Video from Davos
During an interactive session titled ” Stabilizing the Mediterranean” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Vice President Osinbajo said that Africa is...
FG to monitor social media accounts of high profile Nigerians
As Buhari, security chiefs discuss US stringent conditions for $495m fighter jets sale The Muhammadu Buhari administration will begin collecting social media information,...
74 Year-Old Nigerian Passenger beaten, tied up by Emirates crew on flight from Dubai to Chicago
An elderly man is in the hospital after he says crew members on a United Arab Emirates flight to Chicago tied him up...
Caught on Duty! Rare Candid Picture of VP Osinbajo’s Photographer in Davos, Switzerland
For close to two years, Novo Isioro have covered it all with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo: upheaval, tragedy, joy, anniversaries, global meetings and...
Pope: Fake news is satanic, condemns use in politics
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned fake news as satanic, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative “snake tactics” that...
Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal detained by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday detained a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal after being grilled...
Count Me Out of Politics, Says IRS Chairman Isyaku Rabiu…Rejects Effort to Draft Him Into NIM
The Chairman of IRS Group, Alhaji Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu says he distanced himself from the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) Party – a party...
NNPC concerned about porous borders, says petrol smuggling on the rise
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday expressed concerns about Nigeria’s porous borders and urged stepped-up efforts to beat back sustained nefarious activities of...
Locusts, Quelea and Grain eating birds invade farms in Nigeria- Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, announced Wednesday that locusts and quella birds from neighbouring Niger Republic have invaded farms in parts of Borno...
Police arrests ‘prophet’ who preaches with beer in hand
Police in the Tanzanian capital Dadoma on Tuesday arrested a preacher who reportedly roams the streets preaching with a bottle of beer, according...
Obasanjo’s Letter: We Acknowledge Our Challenges – APC
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday responded to the issues contained in the letter...
Infrastructure sector gets a boost as FEC approves N14.5bn for Kano, Jigawa irrigation, N10.5bn for repairs of Jigawa, Yobe roads
The Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the completion of an abandon Gari irrigation projects in...
FG offers ‘Good Faith’ response to Obasanjo’s letter
The federal government Wednesday said that recent criticism by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation is due to the leader’s...
PAMO: First-of-Its-Kind Private Medical University in Nigeria Commences Admission of Students
PAMO University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Port Harcourt Rivers State, has commenced undergraduate admission for its first batch of applicants for the 2017/2018...
Defying Obasanjo’s warning letter, Buhari campaign caps floods FEC
Twenty four hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo in an 18 page statement, said that with each day president Buhari offers fresh proof that...
