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UPDATED: Buhari appoints Boss Mustapha SGF

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Boss Mustapha the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. Mustapha, a well known former Atiku ally...

Five dead in suicide bombing in Borno mosque

At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Ajiri Yala, some 15...

Fuel Distribution: NNPC Moves to Secure Downstream Assets

…As 34 Firms Bid for Security Services As part of efforts to consolidate on the successes recorded in the steady supply and distribution...

The Day in Pictures: Emefiele at the London Stock Exchange

Governor Godwin Emefiele Ringing The Opening Bell To Herald Trading At London Stock Exchange, On Friday

State Governors And Beggar Bowl Leadership Approach.

By Jerome-Mario Utomi. It is no longer a news that most of our states are currently faced with serious socioeconomic issues bordering on...

SERAP wins round in court to compel Saraki, Dogara to account for N500bn ‘running cost’

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing how exactly the National Assembly is run may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and...

In Pictures: Anthony Femi Joshua knocks out Takam in round 10

  Anthony Joshua successfully defended his IBF heavyweight world title by beating Carlos Takam in Cardiff.       The bout ended in...

Burundi quits International Criminal Court

One month after a scathing United Nations report that called for a criminal investigation likely to lead back to its leaders, Burundi has...

We need men and women that are committed to high values of integrity to build a new Nigeria- Osinbajo

Remarks by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the greater Nigeria pastors’ conference *”We must deal with corruption decisively. It is difficult because...

Google Maps, Street View Will Boost Tourism in Nigeria – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to leverage on technology, particularly digital mapping, to boost tourism in Nigeria....

Gwarzo and the Chicken Chasers

By James Ume Constructive criticisms are sometimes necessary for the smooth running of organisations. They help to keep the executives on their toes...

How Herdsmen Broke Through Doors, Burn Houses, Destroy Churches Killing 48 Christians

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]orty-eight Christians were massacred in nine days of violent attacks in Plateau state, with some of the survivors describing the terror they felt...

Buhari’s efforts derailed by PDP members inside APC- Customs Comptroller General

The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Colonel Hameed Ali (retd)  Friday said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Court Orders eL-Rufai, Police To Pay Chocolate Founder, Maikori N40m

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State...

Minister Calls for Calm As Six More Cases of Monkey Pox Confirmed

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected cases for...

Woman arrested for smuggling phones into prisons

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS), has said that its men of the Special Intelligence Squad, Ogun...