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Emir of Dutse Hails Minister for Promoting Culture, Tourism

The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, has hailed the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for...

Court increases Pistorius prison term by 13 years

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 13 years and five months after the state argued...

Atiku dumps APC

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress. Alleging a draconian clampdown of democracy in the All Progressives...

Group Accuses former Bayelsa governor Sylva of sponsoring smear campaign against NDDC leadership

Former governor of Bayelsa state, Timbre Sylva, is behind an audacious plot to further impoverish the people of the Niger-Delta for his own...

Jonathan, Obi caused PDP crash in Anambra state- PDP BoT member

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Chris Uba, has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the...

Nigeria placed 50th in new FIFA rankings

Nigeria have dropped nine places in Fifa’s latest World Ranking, despite defeating Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly in Krasnodar. In the new...

Cross River PDP escalates fight with Ayade over alleged anti-party activities

Governor Ben Ayade’s relationship with PDP leaders, some aggrieved chieftains and members of the Cross River State House of Assembly just keeps getting stickier. Attempts...

Nigerians Urgently Want PDP Back – Mrs Ciroma

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former Minister of Women Affairs and one of the leading aspirants to the position of Deputy...

Buhari could face APC challengers in 2019 elections – Tinubu

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ational Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday said that the ruling APC party is yet to endorse President Muhammadu...

Nigeria: Citizens dying daily, insecure, and extremely dangerous, says Senate

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Senate Wednesday has viewed with much concern and apprehension, the security issues currently unfolding across Nigeria.  Lawmakers alleged collapse of security structures in...

Zimbabwe’s president in-waiting returns

Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa made a triumphant return Wednesday, telling cheering supporters that the country is witnessing “a new, unfolding democracy.” “I...

United States & Nigeria sign trade and investment policy

The U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment (MITI) Tuesday finalized the Memorandum of Understanding to formally establish...

US Navy aircraft carrying 11 passengers crashes into sea near Japan

A U.S. Navy aircraft with 11 passengers and crew crashed into the Philippine Sea on Wednesday on its return to the USS Ronald...

The untold truth of Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow is one of the most talked-about news correspondents on television; her sharp wit, cheerful demeanor and captivating storytelling have resonated with...

The real reasons Beyonce can’t stand Kim Kardashian

By Blake Edwards Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé allegedly are not friends. Even though they’re seen together occasionally, the friendship is reportedly rather one-sided,...

New IPOB Leadership Vows To Expose Kanu’s Financiers And Sponsors Of Violence

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The new leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday vowed to expose the...