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Delta military killings: ‘Cowardly’ perpetrators won’t go unpunished, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killings of some Army officers and troops at Okuama, Delta State, on March 14. This is as...
Editor of FirstNews, online platform, abducted from Lagos home by gunmen in military uniforms
Segun Olatunji, the Editor of FirstNews and the former Chief of the PUNCH’s Kaduna Bureau, was kidnapped by gunmen on Friday who appeared...
Ogun Govt. begins distribution of food items
In order to cushion the effect of the current economic hardship in the country, the Ogun State Government on Friday began the distribution...
How K1 maltreated, seized my international passports—former drummer Kunle Ayanlowo
Former drummer Kunle Ayanlowo has come forward with troubling allegations of maltreatment by the renowned Fuji music icon, K1 De Ultimate. Ayanlowo, who...
Senate disowns report on exposing fraud in refineries’ rehabilitation
The Senate has dismissed media reports credited to it that it will expose all “frauds associated with the contracts and management of the...
Champions League Q/F: Arsenal face tough test against Bayern Munich, Manchester City play Real Madrid
The 2023–2024 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw has just been concluded at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. According to Persecondnews, the first...
Ex-Rep. Oyebamiji bags 16-month prison sentence
A former member of the House of Representatives, Folaranmi Oyebamiji, was sentenced to one year and four months in prison by an Oyo...
Ibadan monarch Lekan Balogun exits at 81
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Sen.) Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has joined his ancestors. Aged 81, the monarch will be buried at...
Telcoms, banks, media hit as undersea cable damage causes internet outages in Nigeria, West, South Africa
Following damage to the international underwater cables that provide them with connectivity, Nigerian banks and telecommunications companies are experiencing internet outages. The damage...
Ogun, Germany to partner on food production
The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has urged Germany to explore potential joint venture opportunities with the state in the food manufacturing...
NACA gets first female DG, Dr. Temitope Ilori
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori as the new Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS...
Food production: CBN donates 2.15m bags of fertilizer to Fed. Ministry of Agriculture
In a bid to boost food production across the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has handed over N100 billion...
Kano Islamic police arrest 11 Muslims for eating during ongoing Ramadan
The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday for violating the fast in the ongoing Ramadan by eating during the day....
17 NPC commissioners take oaths of office
President Bola Tinubu swore in 17 federal commissioners of the National Population Commission on Wednesday, before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council...
CBN Board: Tinubu writes Senate, replaces Eke with Onwudiwe as Southeast nominee
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of Ruby Onwudiwe as a member of the board...
Nigeria’s Prof. Gambari leads 120 ECOWAS observers to Senegal’s presidential poll
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, has been designated to head...
