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INEC reads riot act to parties, supporters, eschew violent attacks, focus on issues

  Following the recent violent clashes in the ongoing campaigns in the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties...

Flood disaster: Bayelsa Govt. gives workers 7-day break

Worried by the flood-induced hardships being experienced by the people, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has given civil servants a one-...

Osinbajo at Ministerial retreat, decries dearth of synergy in fiscal, monetary policies

Lack of synergy between fiscal and monetary policies is the major cause of unnecessary drawbacks in the nation’s economic performance and planning, Vice-President...

Algeria dumps colonial French language, introduces English into schools

The decision to shift the language of instruction from French to English in Algeria has caused a drift between the conservatives who agree...

Publish names of oil thieves in two weeks or face legal action, SERAP tells Buhari 

Worried by the mindless and unrestrained plundering and theft of the country’s oil, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President...

Ex-Aviation Minister Chidoka loses family member, 54, to negligent, uncaring FG’s hospital medical personnel in Abuja

….the doctor, on sighting Apostle Paul Egbon, pronounced him dead in the car and asked the wife to take the coprse to the...

Inflation: Use money spent on petrol subsidy to support vulnerable households, IMF advises FG

In a bid to cushion the effects of food shortages and inflation triggered by flooding and climate change, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

CDS Irabor, Police Affairs Minister say No to states deploying weapons for their security outfits

The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi and the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Luck Irabor, have declared that the deployment...

Finally, ASUU suspends eight months strike

In a bid to stave off contempt charge, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The decision...

Osun Speaker, aides in auto crash

The convoy of the Osun State Speaker, Mr Timothy Owoeye has crashed on the Ilesha-Osogbo road in the state, according to a report...

Breaking in: Appeal Court discharges Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism charge, declares extradition illegal

The three-member Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday struck out the terrorism charges slammed against the detained leader of of the Indigenous People...

Senate probes N5trn disbursed to State House, FG’s agencies from 2017 to 2021

In its quest to unearth how about N5 trillion was spent by some federal government agencies, the Senate on Wednesday summoned the Budget...

Flooding: We’re yet to ascertain extent of damage to roads – FG

The Federal government says it is yet to ascertain the level of damage the current floods ravaging some parts of the country has...

Ariwoola takes oath as 18th Chief Justice of Nigeria

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Wednesday took oath of office as the 18th Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Persecondnews reports that President Muhammadu Buhari...

National honours, call to duty – Senate President

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the conferment of national honours on him and fellow awardees was an additional...

Nigeria At 62: Buhari Confers National Honour On 440 Nigerians, 7 Foreigners

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred various categories of national honour awards on 440 Nigerians and seven foreigners. The event which is part...