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Caution, Strategy Key to Successful AMCON Wind-Down, Says Finance Minister

Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has urged the new board of AMCON to strategically and...

Pentagon accepts luxury $400m jet gift from Qatar for Pres. Trump

The Pentagon has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, the president’s plane, according to...

Gateway Games: Osaretin Shocks Ukpeseraye in 200m Heat, Sets Up Thrilling Semi-Final Showdown

    By Samuel Akpan live in Abeokuta Teenage cycling sensation Osaretin Godwin of Edo State caused a stir at the 22nd National...

Bayelsa Maintains Lead, Delta Surges to Second Position at Gateway Games

LBayelsa State is still dominating the 22nd National Sports Festival, the Gateway Games, in Ogun State. As of Day 4, they are holding...

Gateway Games: Osun State Female Football Team Stomps Benue 6-1, Seals Semi-Final Spot

By Samuel Akpan reporting from Ikenne The Osun State female football team has sealed a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing National...

Gateway Games: Ogun State Swimmer Tobiloba Clinches Historic Gold

By Samuel Akpan in Ikenne, Ogun Omolola Tobiloba Akinsanmi has etched her name in history at the “Gateway Games” National Sports Festival in...

Gateway Games Day 4 : FCT, Akwa Ibom Shine in Ayo Singles

By Samuel Akpan reporting from Ikenne centre The Ayo competition at the 22nd National Sports Festival has wrapped up at the Ikenne Centre...

Gateway Games Day 3: Bayelsa Leads Pack with 6 Gold Medals

By Samuel Akpan live in Abeokuta As the 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, heats up, Bayelsa State has emerged as...

Insurgency: Boko Haram Has Moles Among Politicians, Military, Alleges Borno Gov. Zulum 

The protracted war against insurgency in Nigeria has taken a disturbing turn, as Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has accused some Nigerian politicians...

Gateway Games: NSC to Name and Shame 10 More States Involved in Doping – Olopade

By Samuel Akpan Live in Abeokuta Following Persecondnews’ report on Akwa-Ibom, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has vowed to crack down on states...

EFCC Hands Over 753 Forfeited Properties Linked to Emefiele to FG

The 753 housing units in the Abuja housing estate of the former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been handed over to the...

External Auditors Cite Legal Constraints for Senate Committee Absence, NNPCL, NAPIMS Not Implicated

The external auditors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) declined to appear before...

No Need to Panic: Ogun Govt Responds to Tanker Blast at Gateway Games

    Aftermath of a diesel tanker explosion near the Alake Sports Complex, one of the venues for the ongoing National Sports Festival...

Food Insecurity: NNPC Foundation Begins 6,000 Farmers’ Training in Ilora, Oyo State

By Samuel Akpan Live in Abeokuta In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering vulnerable farmers and transforming agriculture in Nigeria, the NNPC Foundation...

CBN Maintains Status Quo: Interest Rate Remains at 27.50%

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee has retained the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso disclosed...

Akwa Ibom Doping Scandal: Team Secretary Clarifies – Exclusive

By Samuel Akpan Live from Abeokuta Janet Bassey, the Akwa Ibom State team secretary, confirmed on Tuesday at Abeokuta’s MKO Abiola Stadium that...