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113 generals bow out of Nigerian Army

No fewer than 113 Nigerian Army Generals on Tuesday bowed out of service. The breakdown shows one General, one Lieutenant+General, 67 Major-Generals, and...

Abuja peace pact: Rivers lawmakers withdraw impeachment notice against Gov. Fubara

The 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly said on Wednesday that they have withdrawn the impeachment notice against Gov. Siminalayi...

Telephone lines without NIN are to be barred by April 2024 – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN, Airtel, and Globacom, to bar phone lines without National Identity...

Rivers crisis: Fubara was coerced into signing an unconstitutional resolution – Pa Edwin Clark

The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Pa Edwin Clark, has described the resolutions reached at the meeting convened by President Bola...

Ex-VP Osinbajo, Ooni of Ife, Olu of Warri, others attend Soun of Ogbomoso’s coronation

The immediate past Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja III, Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III,...

Earthquake in China leaves at least 126 dead, hundreds injured

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for expeditious search and rescue mission as powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck China’s remote Gansu province at...

Climate change: NNPCL signs MoU with TotalEnergies on technology deployment

After gains from COP28, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption...

Just in: A’Court affirms Fintiri’s re-election as Adamawa Governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani of the All Progressives Congress...

Pres. Tinubu orders Rivers lawmakers to drop impeachment proceedings against Gov. Fubara

President Bola Tinubu has once again lived up to his billing by wading into the political crisis in Rivers State and calling for...

NNPCL to hit 2m barrels per day crude oil production in 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has set a production target of two million barrels of crude oil per day in 2024....

Champions League last-16 draw: Man City face off with Copenhagen, Arsenal play Porto

The UEFA Champions League holders, Manchester City, begin defence of their title against Copenhagen in the R16, while Victor Osimhen’s Napoli will face...

AFCON 2023: We need results from Pisero, Nigerians should be patient with Uzoho, says John Obuh

The Super Eagles dominance at the continental and international levels has withered due to the lack of a consistent football blueprint or master...

Exhaustion: My marathon birthday celebration took a toll on my health – Sen. Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has admitted that the marathon activities lined up to mark his 61st birthday took a toll on his health,...

Breaking: Again, Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 28.20%

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for November soared up to 28.20 percent relative to October headline inflation rate of 27.33 percent. Persecond News reports...

Breaking: Supreme Court sets aside A’Court judgment, insist on Nnamdi Kanu’s trial for terrorism

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treasonable charges against Nnamdi Kanu and set aside the judgment of Court of Appeal that ordered...

Rivers political conundrum: Lawyers, politicians, elder statesmen, others react, urge Tinubu’s intervention to avert the state going up in flames

There is no governance in Rivers State. I think it would not be out of place to say that what is happening in...