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BREAKING: APC Set to Lose Formidable Force as Haske Moves to APM

The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State is facing a major political setback as businessman and frontline governorship aspirant Abdulrahman Bashir Haske prepares...

SOS: Flood Cuts Off Dogongada Residents as Community Cries Out for Permanent Solution

By Omoyeni Ojeifo For residents of Dogongada community in Abuja’s Lokogoma area, the crisis did not end when the rain stopped. Heavy downpours...

BREAKING: Three-Storey Hotel Collapses In Abuja

A three-storey hotel building has collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, just hours after officials of the FCT Administration’s Development Control Department sealed...

Obasanjo, Odumegwu-Ojukwu Accompany Exiled President Koroma Back to Sierra Leone

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has officially returned home to Freetown after more than two years of exile...

Atiku’s Lobbyist Deletes Post Claiming Trump’s Presidential Appointment

By Per Second News Nigerian-born lobbyist Karl Okeke Von Batten has deleted the social-media post announcing that United States President Donald Trump appointed...

Atiku’s Lobbyist Appointed to Unpaid Students’ Honours Panel, Not White House Policymaking Position

Atiku Abubakar’s United States lobbyist, Nigerian born Karl Okeke Von Batten, was appointed to an unpaid education commission and not a White House...

Breaking: 43 Suspected Oil Thieves Suffocate to Death in Rivers; Several Missing

No fewer than 43 suspected oil thieves suffocated and several others remain missing following a toxic chemical inhalation incident in Okrika Local Government...

Breaking: Uber Pulls Out of Nigeria, Ending Local Operations

A global ride-hailing company, Uber, has announced plans to exit Nigeria, effective Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The development is coming after 12 years...

Nigeria’s Economy Surges 4.43%, Races Towards $1trn GDP Target

Nigeria’s economy recorded stronger growth in the second quarter of 2026, expanding by 4.43 per cent year-on-year and strengthening the Federal Government’s projection...

Fraud allegations: EFCC summons fugitive ex-Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva

Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva is facing renewed heat from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which issued a fresh summons...

Tinubu Urges AU Action Over Anti-Foreigner Attacks in South Africa

President Bola Tinubu has formally called on the African Union to address recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic violence targeting Africans and other foreign nationals...

BREAKING: End of an era: Lionel Messi hangs up his boots for Argentina

Argentina legend Lionel Messi has officially retired from international football, drawing the curtain on a monumental career with La Albiceleste. Over a record-breaking...

Breaking: Hrgović Derails Itauma’s Historic Title Bid with 9th-Round Stoppage

In a grueling clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight title, Filip Hrgović defeated 21-year-old Moses Itauma via ninth-round stoppage in London. The Croatian...

Tinubu Begins Three-Week Working Vacation in Europe

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. The President’s...

BREAKING: NPC Chairman Aminu Yusuf Dies Eight Months After Assuming Office

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Aminu Yusuf, has died barely eight months after assuming office. Yusuf, who was appointed...

Nigeria Taps Thailand’s Expertise to Strengthen Cooperative Sector

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria is harnessing Thailand’s experience in agriculture, cooperative development and innovation to strengthen its cooperative sector, as both countries sign...