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FG Prepares Information Officers To Tackle Fake News

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Ministry has strengthened the capacity of its Information Officers to tackle the...

U.S Launches Data Management System Pilot Project At Kuje Prison

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on Wednesday launched the Prison Data Management System Pilot Project at Kuje Prison....

Buhari Has Plenty of Reasons To Smile

By Victoria Ayuwei Attention has been focused on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health in recent times with some questioning his fitness to rule, but meanwhile...

Easing Will Pull Real Interest Rate Into Negative Territory- Emefiele

…Retains Monetary Policy, Other Policy Parameters. By Gift Olivia Samuel, Per Second News The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN),Mr Godwin Emefiele...

Lunch in London, Anxiety in Nigeria by Reuben Abati

“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?”...

Police To Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States, FCT, Following Minister’s Request

The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital...

Deadly Suicide Bomb Blast Hits IDP Camp Leaving Scores Dead

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o fewer than five people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in...

Opposition Unveils Fresh Plans to Force Kabila Out of Power

The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing President Joseph Kabila from power. The...

Buhari Administration Commends Heritage Bank’s Commitment to Entertainment Industry

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Government has commended Heritage Bank Limited for its commitment to the development and growth of the creative industry. The Minister of...

Kola Aluko, The Crooked Playboy Who Courted Naomi Campbell, Threw a Birthday Bash for DiCaprio, and Rented a Yacht to Beyoncé

By PHILIP OBAJI JR. Kola Aluko is a big name in Nigeria’s oil industry, but in the United States, to the extent he’s...

Adebayo Faleti, Legendary Author and Journalist, Dead at 86

Author-journalist Adebayo Faleti, the  award winning chronicler of  various movies and books, died Sunday. He was 86. Faleti died at the Ibadan Teaching...

UBA Foundation Takes its Read Africa Initiative East

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the UBA Foundation, continued on its quest to educate and...

Crack Military Unit Ordered To Hunt Down, Arrest or Kill Shekau in 40 Days

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Operation Lafiya Dole has made the  factional leader of calamitous group Boko Haram its number one target, with fresh orders to hunt...

Olu Onagoruwa, Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dead at 80

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, is dead. Onagoruwa, a human rights activist, died in the early...

Kaduna Court Gives Journalist – Luka Binniyat Stringent Bail Conditions

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News – A Kaduna State High Court sitting on Thursday granted stringent bail conditions to the former Kaduna Bureau...

NNPC Hits Milestone As Daily Gas Supply to Power Plants Increases by 64 Per Cent

The average national daily gas supply to the nation’s power plants has risen by 64 per cent,  according to the Nigerian National Petroleum...