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Oil prices swing amid recession fears
Oil prices swung on Wednesday, losing earlier gains, and slumped to six-month lows as investors weighed fall in US inventories against recession fears...
Pres. Buhari inaugurates Aliko Dangote-led Nigeria-End-Malaria Council
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save the country from the estimated economic burden of the...
Nigeria’s first deep seaport in Lekki, Lagos, comes on stream in September
Ahead of commencement of operations before the end of 2022, the Lekki Deep Seaport is to be completed by September, the Nigerian Ports...
Ousted Sri Lankan president arrives in Thailand
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who last month fled anti-government protests in his country, arrived in Thailand on Thursday night on a...
At least 648 lawsuits cases filed against FG, agencies to date, says Justice Minister, Malami
No fewer than 648 cases have so far been instituted against President Muhammadu Buhari, the administration and agencies of government from 2015 to...
Nigerian man and U.S. marshal, Iwuagwu faces trial for alleged money laundering, $1.9m online romance scams
A Nigerian and U.S. Justice Department contractor, who is resident in Maryland, U.S., 35-year-old Isodore Iwuagwu, is facing trial in court over alleged...
US seeking country to accommodate Al Qaeda money courier and would-be suicide bomber Majid Khan
The United States government is urgently looking for a country that will take in former Al Qaeda money courier Majid Khan, who was...
Seplat/ExxonMobil $100m Bribery Gate: Heads may roll as Pres. Buhari orders investigation.
A $100 million bribe shared among top officials to secure the Federal Government’s botched approval in the share acquisition deal between Seplat Energy...
In Nigeria, pilfers rot in jail, bigger thieves are set free, Nigerians say as they react to Dariye, Nyame’s release
Nigerians have expressed disgust over the release of jailed ex-Governors Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and Jolly Nyame (Taraba), on Monday, from the Kuje Prison,...
Insecurity: Is Nigeria’s seat of power beleaguered?
Following the growing insecurity in the nation’s capital as well as other parts of the country, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...
Buhari gets Nigerians’ bashing for approving N1.14bn for purchase of vehicles for Niger Republic
Knocks and condemnatory remarks have trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N1.14 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the neighbouring Niger Republic....
Documentary on banditry: FG slams N5m fines on DSTV, Trust TV, Startimes, others
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV and Trust TV, NTA-Startimes Limited and TelcCom Satellite Limited (TSTV), were on Wednesday fined N5 million each...
Insecurity: Senate leadership in closed-door meeting with Service Chiefs
The Senate leadership has held a closed-door meeting with Service Chief over escalating cases of insecurity across the country. Persecondnews reports that the...
FG’s forlorn attempt at resolving five-month-old ASUU strike forces another four-week rollover
Following Federal Government officials’ failure to resolve the lingering ASUU crisis within two weeks as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari, the university teachers...
Resign now, APC Senator tells National Security Adviser
For his apparent failings and incapacity, the National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, should be sacked or resign now, Sen. Sani Musa...
