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SERAP wants probe of Okorocha over alleged N1b statues of Zuma, Johnson-Sirleaf

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has called for an investigation into potentially fraudulent activities of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State over alleged...

Obasanjo gives candid assessment, says PDP, APC wobbling parties

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo  gave his most candid assessment yet of the two leading political parties in Nigeria. “I have also said that the...

Morocco beat Ivory Coast to secure World Cup return

Morocco ended their two-decade wait for a World Cup ticket by beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Abidjan on Saturday to secure top spot...

Ameachi, Wike convoy attack each other in vicious brawl captured by camera

Heartrending pictures of a bloodied policeman shows merciless battle  as policemen attached to Governor Nyesom Wike and that of the Transportation Minister, Rotimi...

US Woman Accused In Zimbabwe Of Subversion Is Freed On Bail

(AP) — The U.S. woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe over allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter was freed Friday on $1,000...

Nicki Minaj’s Brother Found Guilty Of Child Rape

Nicki Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj has been found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child,...

CIA insists Russia meddled in US elections, despite Trump’s comment

The Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Saturday stood by the U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, despite President...

Nigeria: Kleptocrats Resist And Persist

By Strategy Page President Buhari got elected in part because he seemed honest and willing to take on the huge (possibly a majority) portion...

Nigeria Police among world’s worst

Nigeria landed in another negative list after the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, was ranked as the worst in the  2016 World Internal Security...

Maritime university takes off with extra N1b grant

  Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has now commenced operations, inviting job applications for academic staff, just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved...

Minister denies rift between Baru, Kachikwu, says there is no $25b fraud

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says recent media reports of a rift between  Minister of State Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu...

President Buhari backs local government autonomy

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his commitment to local government autonomy. “Apparently, it is corruption that led to the relegation of the local...

UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed in $300m illegally shipped wood scandal

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n environmental advocacy group says in a report released Thursday that over 1.4 million rosewood logs from Nigeria worth $300 million were illegally...

Another 11 Persons killed In Plateau

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News,   Abuja – The incidence of bloodbath in Plateau State resurfaced again on Tuesday night as another set...

FG disagrees with Moody’s downgrade, says We have seen improvements in revenue in 2017

The federal government disagrees with rating agency Moody’s Investors Service Wednesday to downgrade Nigeria from a B1 stable to a B2 stable rating. “We strongly...