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Tinubu dismisses Arase, appoints Argungu as new Police Service Commission Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has sacked a former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). In his...

Sports Minister consoles Doma United FC over the crash

“I extend my prayers and best wishes for a quick and full recovery to all those affected. We are grateful that no lives...

NLC rules out Tuesday strike, awaits Tinubu’s intervention

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says there will be no strike on Tuesday, June 11, but he is...

Cross-border petrol smuggling: Nigeria loses billions of naira – Customs CG

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has declared that Nigeria is suffering significant revenue losses, amounting to...

Just in: NPFL side Doma United’s bus in a ghastly road crash, no lives lost

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Doma United, was involved in a ghastly road accident on Monday. Persecondnews reports that the Gombe-based...

ECOWAS court rejects Dasuki’s application against Nigerian Government

The ECOWAS Court has rejected a request by former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, seeking to force the Nigerian government to...

CBN dissolves boards of Union, Keystone, Polaris Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the dissolution of the boards of directors of three major banks – Polaris Bank, Union...

Just in: Amaewhule, 26 other pro-Wike Rivers Assemblymen are still PDP members, court rules

In a fresh twist to the political crisis rocking Rivers State, a state high court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that Speaker...

NNPC Ltd. disclaims report on alleged inflated subsidy claims, says it’s fake

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has debunked a report circulating in some sections of the media that it inflated petrol...

Hajj 2024: Nigerian Female Pilgrim Allegedly Commits Suicide In Madina

A Nigerian pilgrim from the Kwara State contingent, Hajia Hawawu Mohammed, has committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop in Madina, Saudi Arabia....

Niger State mining site tragedy: FG announces insurance policy for miners

President Bola Tinubu expressed his condolences to the Niger State governor and the families of the victims of the recent mining site collapse...

Real Madrid to snub FIFA Club World Cup invitation – Ancelotti

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that the Spanish giants intend to reject an invitation to play at next year’s Club World...

Nigeria recorded N6.5trn trade surplus in Q1 2024, says NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the volume of Nigeria’s trade with other countries increased to N31.8 trillion in Q1...

Exclusive: Open grazing in the FCT: Nine months on, herders defy Wike

As the President Bola Tinubu administration marks its eventful first year in power, residents of Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued...

Access Bank staff, two others hack bank’s system, steal N3.5bln, remanded in prison

For allegedly hacking Access Bank’s network and stealing N3.5 billion, a Lagos High Court has hauled three men, including a senior manager of...

National Anti-Doping Bill 2024: Sports Minister lauds Tinubu’s foresight, NASS’ swiftness

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for placing premium on the National Anti-Doping Bill, thereby giving...