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Exiting FATF Grey List: Spaces For Change Congratulates Nigeria

For exiting the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, Spaces for Change (S4C) has congratulated Nigeria on this feat. Persecondnews recalls that...

Child Defilement: FCT Court Hands Life Jail Term to Teenage Teacher

Barely a week after the Senate approved life imprisonment as the penalty for child defilement, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has...

FG Rejects Trump’s ‘Country of Concern’ Designation

The Bola Tinubu administration has labeled U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that extremist groups are “massively killing Christians” in Nigeria as inaccurate. Nigeria...

Trump Designates Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Amid Christian Genocide Allegations

The United States has redesignated Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC) due to allegations of widespread persecution and genocide against Christians....

Breaking: Court Restrains INEC from Recognising Outcome of PDP’s 2025 National Convention

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the forthcoming 2025 National...

Court sacks Zamfara Rep for defecting from PDP to APC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep. Abubakar Gummi of Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives...

Ex-CDS Musa Hangs Up Uniform After 39 Years, Praises Nigerian Military’s Resilience

After 39 years of duty tour, Gen. Christopher Musa, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, formally bowed out in a pull-out ceremony...

Lagos Demolitions: Falana Slams Govt for Defying Court Order

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has added his voice to the growing condemnation of the demolition of scores of buildings in...

Invitation to Akpabio a Senatorial Courtesy, Not Personal Favour – Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan

Sen Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP Kogi Central) has clarified that inviting Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers to commission projects in Kogi aligns...

Kanu Files Fresh Motion to Dismiss All Charges, Citing Repealed Laws

The detained head of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a new application with the Federal High Court...

Transnational Kidnapping: FCT Police Rescue 23 Foreign Nationals, Arrest 14 suspects

In a major breakthrough against kidnapping and human trafficking, the FCT Police Command’s Scorpion Squad has arrested 14 suspected kidnappers and rescued 23...

Tinubu to Service Chiefs: Don’t Let New Security Threats Fester, Smash Them Head-On

Worried by the untamed 16-year-old insurgency and banditry across the country, President Bola Tinubu has given a marching order to the newly appointed...

Harnessing Sports Power: Stakeholders Unite at SWAN’s 60th to Drive National Development

Stakeholders gathered for the 60th anniversary of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), on Thursday in Abuja where they reaffirmed the importance...

Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan Bury the Hatchet? Senator Invites Senate President to Kogi Project Launch

Tensions between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President Godswill Akpabio appear to have eased. Akpoti-Uduaghan underscored this improved relationship by...

Just In: Senate Confirms Bernard Doro As Minister

THE Senate has confirmed Dr. Bernard Doro as a minister in a brief screening session that lasted less than 30 minutes on Thursday....

FCT Minister’s Security Drive: 12 Police Stations 90% Complete

To combat the surge in kidnappings and killings that plagued the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between late 2023 and early 2024, the FCT...