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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...

Drug Abuse Crisis Alarming, Gripping Nigerian Youth, Small Doctor Cries Out

Worried by the alarming rate of drug abuse among young Nigerians, street-pop sensation Small Doctor has raised a heartfelt alarm about the deepening...

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...

Just In: Police Stray Bullet Claims Life of WASSCE Student in Ibadan

A student heading to take the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ibadan, Oyo State, was reportedly killed by a police...

Just In: TUC Protests Workers’ Poor Welfare at Federal Finance Ministry

Members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria on Tuesday shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting poor welfare,...

Day 2 of Gateway Games: Edo Thrash Delta in Cricket Tournament Opener

By Samuel Akpan Live in Abeokuta Edo State got off to a flying start in the men’s cricket tournament, thrashing Delta State by...

Unpatriotic Leaders: Nigeria’s Greatest Challenge, Says Tietie

Frank Tietie, Executive Director of Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) in Abuja has lamented that Nigeria’s development is hindered by...

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...