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State of the nation: Nigeria is limping, needs fresh start, new thinking, new beginning — Emeka Anyaoku

Disturbed by the current Socio-economic and political state of Nigeria, octogenarian Chief Emeka Anyaoku says the country is limping and underperforming.

Stolen N2.7bn public funds: Jailed ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame get presidential pardon

Persecondnews reports that both Dariye and Nyame are part of the 159 convicts

FG announces national census for April 2023

April 2023 has been fixed tentatively for national census by Federal Government, Persecondnews reports. As a prelude to the 2023 general census, a...

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Boko Haram/bandits collaboration — FG 

The Federal Government has disclosed that the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train was a collaboration between bandits and the “dislodged” Boko Haram...

Police IG orders mass promotion for policemen on same rank since 2017

Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday ordered mass promotion for all rank and file policemen across the country who have...

2023: Vice-President Osinbajo alarmed by media misrepresentations

"We enjoin media houses and journalists to reach out to our office to ascertain the accreditation status of representatives of varying support groups,...

Osinbajo lobbies APC Senators’ support for presidential bid

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has met with the Senate APC caucus over his presidential ambition and solicited their support. The briefing was part...

Breaking: lnsecurity: Northern elders to Buhari : Resign now

For allegedly failing to provide security for Nigerians across the country, the Northern Elders Forum has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign...

Benue people now endangered species, says Gov. Ortom, as Fulani herdsmen kill 23

Grief-stricken Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom has lamented that the people of the state have become endangered species. Orton’s statement came against the backdrop...

Just in: APC National Chairman, Sen. Adamu, Deputy, Sen. Kyari, resign from Senate

About 28 days after their election, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, and the Deputy National...

APC Governors turn down Tinubu’s invitation to residence, give their own condition for meeting

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s meeting with the All Progressives Congress Governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) held today in Abuja...

Apprehension, fear, disquiet as Buhari’s ministers, other appointees mull resignation ahead of APC primaries

…commissioners, chief of staff and other political appointees in states are complying by resigning at least 30 days before the primaries

Education: Nigeria facing a staggering learning crisis- UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that Nigeria is facing a staggering learning crisis with learning outcomes being one of the...

Ahead of party primaries, Ogun Commissioner resigns, indicates interest in House of Rep.

In conformity with the nation’s Electoral law, Ogun Commissioner for Rural Development, Mr Taiwo Oludotun, has resigned his job and joined the race...

NNPC GMD, Kyari, seeks special court for oil theives

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, has called for a special court to try...

BREAKING: Reprieve for Kanu as court strikes out 8 charges against him

Reprieve came the way of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (lPOB),  Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday as a Federal High...