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Breaking News: FEC approves N13.08 trillion 2021 Budget

      The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N13.09 trillion budget estimate for 2021...

No cracks in Nigeria, says Mustapha 

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha,  has refutted a report that there are cracks in the country....

How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians by Reuben Abati

    I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government...

Man felled by trigger-happy Customs officers’ bullet, command blames hoodlums 

    By Boye Ajayi A man, Atanda Idowu Moses, who was shot by trigger-happy Customs operatives in Oja Odan area of Yewa South council area of Ogun State on Saturday, has died, according to a Persecondnews investigations.   The deceased, was until...

Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu, Dr Tunji Funsho, Tomi Adeyemi make TIMES magazine’s 2020 world’s 100 most influential people

  African investor, philanthropist and Chairman of UBA, Tony O. Elumelu, an accomplished physician, Dr Tunji Funsho and Tomi Adeyemi, a bestselling novelist and creative...

Presidency absolves Economic Adviser, Dipeolu, of involvement in N172m research funds disbursement

Contrary to some media reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr Adeyemi Dipeolu, cannot account for N34 million...

Unstable fiscal regime stifling Nigerian petroleum industry – Kyari

  The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the absence of a stable fiscal regime...

In UNGA 75 speech, Trump slams China for Covid-19; vows punishment

  President Donald Trump slammed China for the coronavirus pandemic in a speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly in New York....

God-wins, Edo and Lessons Learnt by Reuben Abati 

      The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all...

15,000 displaced flood victims: Kwara Gov. seeks more federal government help

  The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, wants some more federal government help in support of victims of flood. “We have about 5,000...

Against all odds, Lufthansa launches new airline Ocean air

    German aviation giant Lufthansa recently launched a new leisure subsidiary called Ocean to target long-haul tourist destinations. The Lufthansa Group also...

UNGA 2020: UN Secretary-General says work together to solve world’s problems

The United Nations on Monday marked its 75th anniversary with an appeal from Secretary General Antonio Guterres to preserve the longest period without...

Luis Suarez cancels Barcelona contract, agrees Atletico Madrid terms

    Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has reportedly agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms...

Deadly poison discovered in letter addressed to President Trump

  Officials have detected ricin, a deadly poison found in castor beans, in an envelope that was sent, apparently from Canada, to President Donald...

No Peace, No Sustainable Development, Says Buhari

    The Development Goals have an intrinsic relationship to peace and stability. Without peace, all other goals—from focusing on youth, unemployment and...

Liverpool complete Thiago signing

    Liverpool completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday, bringing in one of the world’s most technically gifted...