Minister Flags Off Final Dry Run Of Calabar Carnival
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has flagged off the third and final dry run of the Calabar Carnival with...
Mine War: BUA stole potentially billions of dollars in limestone, says Dangote
Limestone belonging to Dangote Group at the contentious Mining Lease No. 2541, which included potentially billions of dollars worth of property, was stolen in...
Only Fair And Inclusive Government Can Spread Opportunities To Citizens – Atiku
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former Vice President and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday said...
EFCC Invitation: It’s Price Of Leadership – Mark
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has said that his present travails following...
We Have 72,384 Inmates With 66% On Awaiting Trial — NPS
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) at the weekend opened up on worrisome number of inmates in...
Pope Francis urges release of six kidnapped Nigerian nuns
Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the swift release of six Catholic nuns kidnapped one month ago in Nigeria, joining his appeal to...
Buhari at 75: Why God kept him alive
By FEMI ADESINA Let me begin by telling a story. On June 1, 2015, the day I resumed work as adviser on media...
SERAP demands immediate explanation from Buhari over $1bn withdrawal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday said president Buhari owes the Nigerian people an immediate explanation” for its secret decision to withdraw the...
Catholics detained for singing Christmas carols
Right-wing Hindu activists attacked Catholic carol singers in India’s Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district and also set a priest’s car ablaze, accusing them of...
Fayose greets President Buhari on 75th birthday, says don’t seek second term
Controversial Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose Saturday extended greetings to president Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday and wished him a long and healthy life....
Human rights abusers should face stiffer penalties- Aisha Buhari
Nigeria’s legal system has made great strides in meting out punishment to human abusers. But many people feel legislators need to enact even...
Photos: Forbes, FIN Honours NNPC GMD Maikanti Baru
Foreign Investment Network (FIN) United Kingdom in partnership with Forbes honored Dr. Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
The Day in Pictures: Buhari at the 52nd ECOWAS Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari (M) flanked by other Heads of State after the 52nd ECOWAS Heads of State Summit held at the Transcorp Hilton...
Poverty in US set to increase due to Donald Trump’s policies, says UN official
A United Nations expert Philip Alston, slammed the alarming levels of poverty in the US on Friday, saying that the situation is likely to...
Nigeria military rescues 4 Chinese nationals from pirates in fierce battle
A Nigerian military official says four abducted Chinese nationals have been rescued after a gun battle with sea pirates. Army spokesman Maj. Ojo...
