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Gov. Ganduje to Buhari: Put an end to herders-farmers crises, ban cattle movement across Nigeria

  “There should be a law that will ban, otherwise we cannot control the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers and cannot control the...

2020 Transparency lnternational Rating: FG rejects report, says not reflective of Nigeria’s anti-corruption exploits

  The Federal Government has reacted to Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not...

Months after Persecondnews story, Buhari names new ADC, Lt.Col. Dodo

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lt.-Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo, an Academy Adjutant of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), as his Aide-De-Camp (ADC). He...

CAF Presidency: CAS Reinstates Ahmad, But Can’t Run For Confederation Election

  By Boye Ajayi Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad has been reinstated as President of Confederation of African Football (CAF) following a ruling by the...

Paradigm Initiative to Pres. Buhari: Stop clamp down on press freedom in Nigeria

  “This administration, has in many ways proven to be against press freedom and internet freedom carrying out moves interpreted as a clampdown...

Hubby knife stabs pregnant ex-wife after court dissolves marriage

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh For losing his marriage following a court ruling, a man, Bilya Abdullahi, stabbed his nine-month-old pregnant ex-wife, Shafa’atu...

Twelve Months After, Applicants Still Waiting for Customs’ Jobs

  By Boye Ajayi Twelve months after candidates sat for the January 9, 2020 Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment examinations, they have asked...

Sule Lamido shatters Tinubu’s presidential ambition, says Buhari-Tinubu pact is nonextant

  A strong voice from the Fulani in the Northern Nigeria may have sounded a death-knell to the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju...

Sexagenarian abducts, rapes teenage daughter of widow who declined his marriage proposal

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A 60-year-old man, Mgbechi Wekwea, has been accused of abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint...

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Transparency International report on corruption in Nigeria: FG thrashes report, says it’s biased. 

  The Federal Goverment has rejected latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as biased. “We are...

Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority donates Oxygen concentrators, patient monitors to 21 health institutions in states

  …..lauds the commitment and dedication of frontline health workers in the fight against the pandemic. In a bid to assist the Federal...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

Tension As Fulani Herders From Oyo State Storm Ogun Communities

  By Boye Ajayi Palpable fear and trepidation have gripped many towns and villages in Ogun State over the influx of Fulani herdsmen...

Ooni of Ife, Govs. Makinde, Akeredolu confer with Pres. Buhari on insecurity in Southwest

  The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and his Ondo counterpart, Mr Rotimi...

Violators of COVID-19 protocols now face six months in jail, says FG

  Any Nigerian or foreign nationals who violates the COVID-19 protocols now risks six months imprisonment, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. With...

Millions of naira lost as 70 shops are razed in Lagos

By Boye Ajayi Goods and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed at the Alade Market and a residential building in the Somolu...

Breaking: Chelsea names Tuchel as new manager

  Chelsea has announced the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as a replacement for Frank Lampard who was sacked on Monday. Tuchel will be...