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2019: Hard work, loyalty will be rewarded this time around, Buhari assures supporters

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday night assured his numerous supporters that come 2019, hard work and loyalty would be rewarded. Speaking during the launch...

Thousands of Nigerian refugees in Chad, Niger IDPs will not be denied voting rights, INEC says

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in the neighbouring countries of Niger and Chad, who fled their homes due to...

2019: Secondus accuses EFCC, NPF of plotting to cripple PDP govs

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the...

Dasukigate: Court fix date to hear Dasuki’s application for trial suspension

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 9, 2019, for the hearing of a motion filed by the former National Security...

Good Election Practices: Buhari Signs Peace Pact.

I did not receive invitation – Atiku President Muhammadu Buhari at exactly 4:26pm signed the National Peace Accord Agreement ahead of the presidential...

APC to PDP: Apologise at zonal rallies, not campaign‎

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party to embark on campaign at zonal rallies, instead of...

2019: APC will suffer shock defeat, says former deputy publicity secretary

By Edwina Ajuma Ogiri, Persecond News  The Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned...

Nigeria’s oil marketers say strike inevitable in December

It looks like Nigerians may experience recurring fuel shortages this Christmas through the New Year as Nigeria’s oil marketers have insisted on going...

Buhari appoints nine new perm secs

President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. In a statement by by the...

A Cry For Help: Miners says too many taxes could hurt mining development in Nigeria

Miners take grievances to Buhari Miners in Nigeria under the umbrella of Miners Association of Nigeria on Friday, took their grievances over multiple...

5 million Under-Five Children Suffer from Malnutrition in Nigeria – Expert

…says Boko Haram ‘major driver’ in North-East By Edwina Ajuma Ogiri, Persecond News A Nutrition Expert with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

Electoral bill: Buhari again declines assent

President Muhammadu Buhari has for the fourth time rejected putting his signature to the Amendment made to the Electoral Act by the National...

AfDB invests $258m to help Nigeria recover from Boko Haram insurgency

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is investing as much as $258 million in Nigeria’s northeast to help the region recover from a nine-year...

2019: APC group accuse Akeredolu, Okorocha, others of sponsoring AA party against Buhari 

A group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, on the platform of the Ondo APC Solidarity Group, has expressed doubt...

Adara People Dare el-Rufai: “We Will Resist Attempt To Subjugate us Under Kajuru Emirate

The Adara people living in two Local Government Areas of Kachia and Kajuru in Kaduna State have vowed to resist every attempt by...

10 AK 47 rifles at N1m each recovered so far – Yari 

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has disclosed he has so far recovered 10 AK-47 rifles returned to the state government at N1 million...