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Maritime university takes off with extra N1b grant

  Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has now commenced operations, inviting job applications for academic staff, just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved...

Minister denies rift between Baru, Kachikwu, says there is no $25b fraud

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says recent media reports of a rift between  Minister of State Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu...

President Buhari backs local government autonomy

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his commitment to local government autonomy. “Apparently, it is corruption that led to the relegation of the local...

UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed in $300m illegally shipped wood scandal

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n environmental advocacy group says in a report released Thursday that over 1.4 million rosewood logs from Nigeria worth $300 million were illegally...

Another 11 Persons killed In Plateau

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News,   Abuja – The incidence of bloodbath in Plateau State resurfaced again on Tuesday night as another set...

Kaduna state crippled by teachers strike

Kaduna state was shut down today as teachers walked off the job in a huge strike, demanding the government reverse its decision to...

Kyari and Oyo- Ita exchange hugs, herald stronger working relationship.

Politicians in Nigeria Know When To Hug And When To Kick Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari and the Head of Civil Service of...

The Day In Pictures: Buhari, Osinbajo at the FEC

President Buhari and his Deputy Vice President Osinbajo during FEC Meeting of 9th Nov. 2017 at the Presidential Villa. PHOTOS: NOVO ISIORO

UNHEARD OF HORROR: Slaughtered Because They Spoke English

By Philip Obaji JR CALABAR, Nigeria—At the beginning of last month, in the largely Francophone country of Cameroon, a separatist movement decided to...

Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia governorship elections

Democrat Phil Murphy will succeed Republican Chris Christie as New Jersey’s next governor after defeating Christie’s longtime lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, on Tuesday....

We’re not cracking down on media- Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed Tuesday rejected accusations of a crack down on journalists and the social media at the...

Two women killed as soldiers repel Boko Haram in Adamawa

At least two civilians were killed when dozens of Boko Haram fighters tried to storm Gulak, in the Madagali area of the far north...

Buhari hails CBN’s forex intervention…highlights 2017 achievements

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday hailed forex reforms at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during the presentation of the 2018 ‘Budget of Consolidation’...

Buhari presents N8.612 trillion 2018 “Budget of Consolidation.”

President Muhammadu Buhari presented on Tuesday a 2018 budget of N8.612 trillion naira, the country’s biggest ever, to the National Assembly. He said...

Buhari and the allegation of Northernization By Reuben Abati                     

Perhaps the biggest news this week so far, has been the attempt by the Presidency to debunk the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari...