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Tragedy as another DPO slumps, dies in office two weeks after Lagos DPO exits

Barely two weeks after a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) died in Lagos, SP Abubakar Musa, the DPO of Jahun Local Government Area in...

New naira notes: FCT POS operators make brisk businesses, increase charges on transactions

As the deadline of January 31 draws nearer for old Naira notes to be deposited in banks across the country and the non-disbursement...

Another train derails in Abuja barely seven days after Itakpe-Warri train derailment

Barely a week after the derailment of the Itakpe-Warri train, another passenger train on Friday derailed in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Abuja-Kaduna...

18-seater buses not suitable, safe for long distance trips — FRSC boss

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Dauda Biu, said on Friday in Abuja that 18-seater buses are not suitable and...

Update on Osun tribunal: Sacked Gov. Adeleke spurns verdict, heads to Appeal Court

Osun Gov. Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the Friday’s judgment of the Osun Governorship Tribunal sacking him,...

Just in: Naira redesign, cashless policy: House of Rep. threatens to arrest Emefiele

For allegedly failing to appear before the House of Representatives, the Speaker, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened to invoke the relevant sections of...

Pres. Buhari begins two-day visit to home state, Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday begin a two-day official visit to Katsina State, his home state. While in the state, Buhari will...

Abia PDP governorship candidate death: INEC directs party to conduct primary in 14 days

Following the death of Abia State PDP governorship candidate, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has directed the party to...

Tinubu’s Abeokuta declaration: Atiku mocks APC candidate, urges him to stop shedding crocodile tears

The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has berated the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for blackmailing President Muhammadu...

In a blast of anger, Tinubu at Abeokuta rally, spits fire, slams Buhari govt. for “sabotaging’’ his election in Feb. 25 poll

``The city boy is here, I am the son of the soil, we will take the government from them; the bad people,’’ Persecondnews...

Again, Vice-President Osinbajo presides over Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting got underway on Wednesday in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with Vice-President Osinbajo (SAN) presiding. Persecondnews reports that...

CBN increases MPR from 16.5 to 17.5 percent

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 16.5 percent to 17.5 percent....

Old notes: Senate urges CBN to extend January 31st deadline by six months, Ebonyi Senator Egwu disagrees

One week to the deadline, the Senate has urged the Central Bank to extend the January 31st deadline for the deposit of old...

Power outage, audio system hitch frustrate Buhari, Tinubu’s addresses at Bauchi APC rally

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Northeast region rally held in Bauchi ended abruptly following power outage and audio system hitch with thousands of...

Buhari inaugurates Africa’s biggest port, Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos

After about three years of conception and construction, the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos, the largest in Nigeria and in Sub-Saharan Africa, was...

Kebbi people hostile, antagonistic to APC candidate’s campaign team, pelt them with stones, satchets of water

…PDP candidate in Kebbi State, retired Gen. Aminu Bande, has been having a field day campaigning without any hindrance or let.