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FG Will Sustain Made-in-Nigeria Patronage Campaign – Minister 

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will intensify and sustain the campaign for the patronage...

Okorocha swears in sister as Happiness commissioner

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has sworn in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils...

Libya: “No brother in the jungle” By Reuben Abati

Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and legal frameworks...

MRA Inducts Standards Organisation of Nigeria into ‘FOI Hall of Shame’

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) was today named by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) as this week’s inductee into its Freedom of Information...

NNPC To Nigerians: Don’t panic, no plan to increase petrol price

The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, has said there was absolutely no plan by the Federal...

SERAP to Buhari: refer corruption in the privatisation process to EFCC, ICPC

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “good offices and...

When the Way Out of Boko Haram Is an Ancient Slave Route

Philip Obaji Jr MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—At a bus station here in the capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, 17-year-old Abba got set for a...

Minister appoints Zubair as acting SEC DG

The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Abdul Zubair as the acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission with immediate effect, according to...

Terror Attack Alert: FG assures of Adequate Security Measures in FCT

The Federal Government has assured of adequate security measures to thwart any possible terror attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and elsewhere...

Atiku Formerly Joins PDP

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who recently dumped the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday...

The political duplicity in Mariam Ali’s defection to APC

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The gale of defections in the nation’s political circles is not unexpected, given the nature of politics in our country....

Time to get honest about Buhari; he’s a dictator- Atiku

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n light of the tragic events and fights in the ruling APC party, it’s time to start calling things by their name, and...

It’s time for young Africans to get politically involved, says Elumelu in Inspiring Letter

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he new generation of African youths are those who refuse to conform. They dare to do the impossible, encouraging young visionaries to break—not...

Operation Destroy Malami…. Dirty Plot to Oust Nigeria’s Attorney General

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]lot by some insiders in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to literary push out the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami from...

Close cooperation key in fight against growing storm of terror in region, says Buhari in Jordan

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that regional cooperation is now needed more than ever to combat the world-wide threat of violent extremism. Speaking...

World Cup 2018 draw recap as Nigeria land Argentina in Group D

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Group D clash will be the FIFTH time in just six World Cup that Nigeria have qualified for that the two countries...