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Gunmen Attack Kogi Church During Sunday Service, Whisk Away Pastor, Wife, Worshippers

Gunmen have struck again, this time targeting the Cherubim and Seraphim Church at Ejiba in the Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi...

FCT land revocation: Ex-First lady, David Mark, Lamido, Sen. Ndume, Iyabo Obasanjo, Oyinlola, ex-PDP chair, Idiagbon, others on the list

A total of 1,095 properties in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), owned by prominent Nigerians, have been revoked following the approval of the...

Breaking: Pres. Tinubu Nominates 32 More Ambassadors

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, following an initial submission of three names just days...

Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Return to Global Maritime Stage After 14-Year Hiatus

Nigeria’s re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is a significant achievement, according to President Bola Tinubu, as it signifies...

Tinubu Launches National Tax Policy Implementation Committee

President Bola Tinubu has established the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC) to drive his administration’s tax reforms. The committee, chaired by Mr....

Updated: Jonathan Back in Abuja After Dramatic Evacuation from Guinea-Bissau

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has safely returned to Abuja after being evacuated from Guinea-Bissau following a military coup in the West African...

Just In: Bandits Strike Again in Niger: 24 Kidnapped, Blind Man’s Hand Cut Off

A renewed wave of banditry in Niger State’s Erena Local Government Area has resulted in the abduction of 24 people, including a pregnant...

Security Measures: Southern Governors to Set Up Fund, Enhance Intelligence Sharing

Following a joint one-day meeting with the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers’ Council in Iperu, Ogun State, the Southern Governors’ Forum has resolved to...

Breaking: Nigeria’s Security Crisis: Tinubu Declares Emergency, Approves 20,000 Police Recruits

To counter escalating attacks nationwide and bolster Nigeria’s overstretched security apparatus, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a security emergency. As part of...

Just in: Tinubu nominates three ambassadors

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded three ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Persecondnews reports that this is the first ambassadorial list Tinubu...

Breaking: 25 Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Freed

All 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State have been freed. Highly dependable government and security...

Just In: Kwara Under Siege: Bandits Kidnap Pregnant Woman, Others in Fresh Attack

Kwara State has come under attack again as unidentified gunmen have invaded Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area, kidnapping a pregnant...

Southwest Governors Launch Regional Security Fund, Joint Intelligence System, Demand State Police

Governors from the six Southwest states, comprising Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo, concluded a high-level meeting of the South West Governors’...

Nigeria’s Bid to Bring Ekweremadu Home Fails as UK Rejects Transfer Request

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, 63, who is serving a nine-year and eight-month sentence for organ trafficking in the UK, will not...

Just In: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar Now Card-carrying ADC Member

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking a significant shift in Nigeria’s opposition landscape ahead of...

Tinubu orders mass withdrawal of Police from VIPs, redeploys officers to frontline security duties

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned to guard Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, directing...