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Daybreak fire at Kogi Assembly complex sacks lawmakers

A daybreak fire on Monday ripped through the roof of the Kogi State House of Assembly complex in Lokoja, the state capital. The...

Anambra flood tragedy: NEMA says 76 deaths recorded, mulls use of aircraft to airlift trapped people

Unabating Anambra floods have claimed no fewer than 76 lives with scores of people still missing, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...

2023: Quit now or identify publicly with Tinubu, APC national officer tells Ngige, other appointees

For his perceived ambivalence towards the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige...

UNILAG appoints first female Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola

A Professor of Microbiology in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Folasade Ogunsola has been appointed the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the institution...

Landmark visit: NPA MD/CEO, Bello-Koko, accords Bishop of Lagos Diocese (Anglican Communion), CMS Cathedral on Marina neighbourly welcome

In the spirit of fostering good neighborliness, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko on Thursday 6th October, 2020 received the...

Amid rumours of ill-health, Tinubu flies to Abuja

After about 13 days sojourn in the United Kingdom, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday...

Kogi Govt’s invasion of Dangote Cement Plant illegal, an strong-arm tactics – MAN President

The invasion of Dangote Cement Plant by the state’s security outfit, the vigilantes, on the orders of the Gov. Yahaya Bello, has been...

Winner of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar will go home with $42 million

FIFA has set aside a total prize pool of $440 million for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar,Persecondnews.com. gathered. The 2018 tournament attracted a...

Assault of police orderly: Prof. Abiola, domestic staff, granted bail after 12 days in custody

After 12 days in custody for allegedly hurting a policewoman grievously, a lawyer and wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, Prof. Zainab...

Just in: 23 remaining Kaduna train attack abductees released

At last, the 23 remaining kidnapped passengers of the Kaduna train attack were on Wednesday released. The Secretary of the Chief of Defence...

First-ever UNWTO Global Conference: Host Nigeria Invites 166 Countries To Lagos

Nigeria is set to host the first-ever United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) global conference on tourism, culture and creative industries in Lagos...

Sack of NIPOST Postmaster-General for graft: Buhari appoints Adepoju as successor

Following the sack of the Postmaster- General, Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi for graft, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new...

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery in Emerging Europe, Central Asia Impeded

The ongoing war in Ukraine has dimmed prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central...

DISAMBIGUATING THE MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKECT: DEMOCRACY BRAND VS DEMOCRACY PHILOSOPHY

By Gbenga Gbesan, veteran journalist, public affairs analyst   “It is necessary to recapitulate what the proponents of the same-faith, Muslim-Muslim ticket, are...

Advertisements: FG sues Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, demands N30bn

Meta Platforms Incorporated — owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp social media platforms — and its agent AT3 Resources Limited have been hauled...

Busted! Lagos billionaire drug baron, N8bn tramadol seized

Another billionaire drug baron has been busted in Lagos, this time in Lekki on the Lagos island, about two weeks after the biggest...