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UPDATED:Buhari taking consultations on sacking IGP Idris

President Muhammadu Buhari is considering sacking the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, Per Second News gathered Wednesday. The president’s allies and close aides have...

Buhari sacks Amnesty Programme boss General Boroh

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday approved the appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the new Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former...

Foreign Airlines Cancels Flights to Port Harcourt Airport Due To Runway Lights Failure

Several flights operated by foreign airlines at the Port Harcourt Airport were canceled last week because runway lights were not working and no...

Nwankwo Speaks at London Stock Exchange, Advises African Countries on Economic Transformation Through Debt Financing

Wale Suleiman The immediate past Director General of the Debt Management Office in Nigeria, Dr Abraham Nwankwo, has admonished African leaders to initiate...

Tillerson out, Pompeo to be new secretary of state

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is removing Rex Tillerson as secretary of state after a rocky tenure, nominating CIA Director Mike Pompeo...

Lagos state and the politics of taxation by Reuben Abati

The government of Lagos state seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property...

Contaminated water: FG agrees to publish details of spending, locations of projects

Following a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Federal Government has agreed to publish details of spending...

Tillerson To Nigeria: Beware Of The Chinese, When They Come Bearing Loans

Everyone’s taking Beijing’s money, especially African governments, but at what cost? With over $3.14 trillion in foreign currency reserves, China has a lot...

In Pictures: Tillerson visits Nigeria

The U.S Secretary of State Rex Wayne Tillerson in Nigeria.              

Diamond bank marches to end endometriosis

Diamond bank in partnership with the Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN) and Nordica Fertility Center, organized five kilometers walk to end endometriosis, as part...

FG’s tax increases for tobacco, alcohol draw praise, criticism

Critics of the federal government’s increase on alcohol and cigarettes taxes on Monday argued the hikes could hurt the nation’s small businesses and...

Southern Kaduna:  Communities squabble over proposed 50mw solar power project in Kaura

By: Luka Binniyat KADUNA – Maro’a community on one hand and Watyap, Atyap and Kagoro  communities on the other side, are pitched in...

What to expect in the US Secretary of State’s first visit to Nigeria

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will end his week-long trip to Africa on Monday with a visit to Nigeria and Chad. Tillerson...

Amnesty: Those clamouring  for my sack want business as usual – Boroh 

  The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-General Paul Tarela Boroh (retd), has...

Photo: Dapchi school Mural riddled with bullet holes

A mural showing a teacher leading a young girl to school is riddled with bullet holes after an attack by Boko Haram militants...

Environmental Issues Root Cause of Farmers/Herders’ Clashes,Says FG

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic...