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Just in: FCT court discharges, acquits ex-AGF Adoke in OPL 245 fraud charge
The FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed the charges of fraud, bribery, and conspiracy filed against a former Attorney-General of...
63-year-old woman, teenage girl, two others killed in U.S. stabbing spree
A man armed with a knife went on a stabbing spree in the U.S. state of Illinois, killing four people, including a teenage...
FG to collect only nine types of taxes, says FIRS chairman
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says in line with the presidential mandate to have a single-digit tax, it is set to administer...
After 14 days in detention, First News editor, Segun Olatunji, breathes air of freedom
The Editor of FirstNews, a digital newspaper, Segun Olatunji, on Thursday regained his freedom after spending 14 days in military detention. Persecondnews reported...
N3trn budget padding: Sen. Ningi threatens legal action if suspension is not lifted in seven days
Abdul Ningi, the senator representing Bauchi Central, has given Senate President Godswill Akpabio a seven-day ultimatum to lift his suspension from the upper...
Eniola Ajao apologizes over “AJAKAJU” movie premiere controversy
Actress Eniola Ajao has issued an apology to the public in the light of the recent controversy surrounding her movie premiere, “AJAKAJU,” held...
Ex-Presidential media aide, Akande criticises LP’s leadership, urges party’s alignment with national interest
Mr. Laolu Akande, a former presidential assistant, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Labour Party (LP) leadership’s current course and emphasised their inability to...
Economic hardship: Ogun Govt. begins sale of rice at 50 percent price reduction to workers, public
Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced that his administration will start selling rice to the public and workers at half price as part...
FG committed to steel industry revitalization to drive infrastructural development, says Industry Minister, Dr Uzoka-Anite
The Federal Government is committed to industry rehabilitation, with a focus on steel as the cornerstone of the country’s infrastructural development and economic...
Easter: FG declares Friday, March 29, Monday, April 1 public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, 2024, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter by the Christian...
Fake, unwholesome products: NAFDAC seals 10 bakeries, 8 table water factories in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC) has shut down ten bakeries and eight table water factories for producing fake and...
Climate change, food security: AfDB approves $50 million for Yobe State
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has granted a $50 million loan to the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project (ECCAP)...
Ex Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking
Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, the son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison for his involvement...
Few weeks to party primary, leading Ondo APC governorship aspirant, Dr. Paul Akintelure, passes away
Dr. Paul Akintelure, a prominent candidate for governorship in Ondo State who campaigned on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket, has died. Akintelure,...
IPOB, bandits using betting sites, crowdsourcing to finance terrorism – NFIU
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), bandits, and other terror organizations are using international crowd funding and sports betting platforms to fund terrorist...
EU launches €9m energy projects in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has unveiled two new initiatives worth €9 million in Nigeria’s energy industry as part of its ongoing commitment to...
