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Breaking: Army seizes power, declares state of emergency in Myanmar

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the coup in Myanmar after the military seized power and imposed a state of emergency....

Osinbajo, Pita, MD Bank of lndustry, 5 others honoured with RCCG institute’s Living Legend Award

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and six other pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were at the weekend honoured with...

Again, SERAP asks NASS leadership: Probe missing N4.4bn from your coffers

  “Any failure to promptly, thoroughly and independently investigate these serious allegations, prosecute suspected perpetrators, and recover missing public funds and assets would...

#Lekki Plaza Army Shooting: Shocking revelations as surgeon says many people were treated for gunshot wounds

  Not withstanding denials by the authorities that soldiers did not shoot at Lekki Toll Plaza on October 20, 2020, a surgeon at...

Gov. Ganduje to Buhari: Put an end to herders-farmers crises, ban cattle movement across Nigeria

  “There should be a law that will ban, otherwise we cannot control the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers and cannot control the...

2020 Transparency lnternational Rating: FG rejects report, says not reflective of Nigeria’s anti-corruption exploits

  The Federal Government has reacted to Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not...

Months after Persecondnews story, Buhari names new ADC, Lt.Col. Dodo

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lt.-Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo, an Academy Adjutant of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), as his Aide-De-Camp (ADC). He...

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice braces for greater achievements

By Anslem Okolo The headquarters of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on 10 Dares Salaam Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, set up in...

CAF Presidency: CAS Reinstates Ahmad, But Can’t Run For Confederation Election

  By Boye Ajayi Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad has been reinstated as President of Confederation of African Football (CAF) following a ruling by the...

UN Women Representative to Nigeria’s commendation letter to Kogi Gov. undeserving, faulty, questionable – Emerge Women

  “We cannot be advocating for credible elections at the LG level and be simultaneously commending a governor who is stifling that process....

Paradigm Initiative to Pres. Buhari: Stop clamp down on press freedom in Nigeria

  “This administration, has in many ways proven to be against press freedom and internet freedom carrying out moves interpreted as a clampdown...

Hubby knife stabs pregnant ex-wife after court dissolves marriage

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh For losing his marriage following a court ruling, a man, Bilya Abdullahi, stabbed his nine-month-old pregnant ex-wife, Shafa’atu...

Twelve Months After, Applicants Still Waiting for Customs’ Jobs

  By Boye Ajayi Twelve months after candidates sat for the January 9, 2020 Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment examinations, they have asked...

Sule Lamido shatters Tinubu’s presidential ambition, says Buhari-Tinubu pact is nonextant

  A strong voice from the Fulani in the Northern Nigeria may have sounded a death-knell to the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju...

Sexagenarian abducts, rapes teenage daughter of widow who declined his marriage proposal

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A 60-year-old man, Mgbechi Wekwea, has been accused of abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint...

Mallam Garba Shehu, Snr Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity

Transparency International report on corruption in Nigeria: FG thrashes report, says it’s biased. 

  The Federal Goverment has rejected latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as biased. “We are...