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At last, ex-Minister, Fani-Kayode docked for forgery, gets N5m bail

  A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday docked for allegedly forging medical reports to evade trial. Femi Fani-Kayode is facing...

Global debt surged to $226 trillion in 2020, says IMF

Global debt soared to $226 trillion in 2020, the largest one-year debt surge since the Second World War, the International Monetary Fund said. “Debt...

Nov. 2 Gestapo invasion of Justice Odili’s residence: 15 people  arraigned

    About 43 days after some security and Federal Ministry of Justice personnel raided the Abuja official quarters of Supreme Court Judge,...

Sergio Aguero announces retirement from football due to heart condition

Argentine international Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at an emotional press conference at Camp Nou, Persecondnews.com reports. The Barcelona attacker fell...

Lauretta Onochie’s nomination

INEC commissioner: Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, replaced with Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu

  Following her rejection by the Nigerian Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Ms Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as national commissioner of the Independent...

Breaking: Red list: UK delists Nigeria, 10 other countries

The United Kingdom government on Tuesday announced the delisting of Nigeria and 10 other countries from its Red List. The UK Secretary of...

Omicron: UAE averts diplomatic faceoff with Nigeria, reverses ban on Nigerian airlines

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recanted its earlier directive to airlines operating from Nigeria to Dubai not to fly passengers from...

Omicron: FG bans flights from Canada, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia 

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a retaliatory action taken against Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, the Federal Government has announced...

Minister blames insecurity on Nigeria’s drop-down from top 10 African countries of preferred investment destinations

  The Federal Government has attributed lingering insecurity in some parts of the country to the country’s drop down from the top 10...

FG to provide incentives for investors willing to invest in insecurity prone areas — Minister

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Federal Government has expressed readiness to provide incentives for investors willing to invest in parts of the...

Rabe Nasir

Tragedy hits Pres. Buhari’s state, Commissioner assassinated

  Ahead of 2023 polls, gunmen have struck in Katsina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, snuffing out the Commissioner for Science and Technology,...

FEC ratifies 2022 Finance bill

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified the Finance Bill 2021/2022 fiscal year. The bill, which is currently before the...

Global Energy Crises: Kyari, At World Petroleum Congress, Calls For More Oil & Gas Investments

  The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari says more investments are needed in the oil...

3 Nigeria returnees among 7 Omicron cases found in India

Seven persons, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman and her two daughters from Nigeria, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus...

Tragedy hits Lagos coastal town of Badagry as eight children allegedly suffocate inside abandoned car

  Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos State, was enveloped by grief on Sunday as the lifeless bodies of eight children were evacuated...

Dowen College

Dowen College: I will not bury my son until I get justice — grieving father

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The father of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the deceased student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who was allegedly...