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Atiku, Atikulation And Other Stories by Reuben Abati
“I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one...
Buhari to attend EU-AU summit in Cote d’Ivoire
President Muhammadu Buhari will be leading a delegation of governors, ministers and senior administration officials at the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in...
Bernie Sanders will face Donald Trump in 2020 election, says Democrats
The 2020 presidential election is Senator Bernie Sanders’ race to lose, according to a new survey of more than a dozen top Democratic...
We Repelled Attack on Magumeri, Lose 3 Soldiers – Army
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Nigerian Army has confirmed that suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday attempted to...
The Day in Pictures: Vice President Osinbajo at NIPSS
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ice President Yemi Osinbajo, addressing the audience during the Graduation Ceremony of National Institute of Policy & Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Senior Executive Course...
Nigeria’s kleptocrats have a toxic love affair with London’s expensive real estate
Corrupt Nigerian government officials are increasingly exploiting weaknesses in the international financial system to launder and conceal their ill-gotten gains, often via high-end...
Egypt’s president vows forceful response after deadly Mosque attack
Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in...
Group Accuses former Bayelsa governor Sylva of sponsoring smear campaign against NDDC leadership
Former governor of Bayelsa state, Timbre Sylva, is behind an audacious plot to further impoverish the people of the Niger-Delta for his own...
Nigerians Urgently Want PDP Back – Mrs Ciroma
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former Minister of Women Affairs and one of the leading aspirants to the position of Deputy...
Zimbabwe’s president in-waiting returns
Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa made a triumphant return Wednesday, telling cheering supporters that the country is witnessing “a new, unfolding democracy.” “I...
Suicide bomber kills 50 in Mubi Mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, the biggest mass killing this year in...
Trump Family Business Is Way Smaller Than The President Has Touted
By Mary Papenfuss U.S President Donald Trump has an inflated view of his assets. The president’s family business is worth about one-tenth of...
The Day in Pictures: Welder fixes Nigeria Police Rifle
The picture shows how lack of equipment, resources is hampering Nigeria police in fight against crime. The picture have become a viral phenomenon, spurring...
SERAP, pensioners seek ECOWAS Court intervention over unpaid pensions, salaries
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Federal Civil Service Pensioners Association, and Association of Retired Local Government Staff and Primary School Teachers in...
Zimbabwe army stops crowd marching on Mugabe’s home
Zimbabwe soldiers blocked thousands of protesters as they tried to march on embattled President Robert Mugabe’s official residence in Harare on Saturday, said...
Da Vinci art work depicting Jesus Christ sells for $450m in auction record
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] 500-year-old work of art — believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci and depicting Jesus Christ — sold in New York on...
