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Just in: Pres. Tinubu’s aide resigns

President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Aliyu Audu, has stepped down from his position. In a one-page letter dated June...

Media Excellence: Femi Soneye Wins Champion Newspapers’ 2024 Media Manager Award

A wave of pride washes over the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as Mr. Olufemi Soneye, its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, secures...

Tinubu to Honour Senators, Reps with National Awards on June 12

President Bola Tinubu will confer national honours on select federal legislators on June 12 to commemorate Democracy Day, according to a statement by...

Just In: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu Hold Crucial Meeting, Quell Feud Rumours

President Bola Tinubu and the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu held a high-level meeting at the President’s private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos on...

Ojude Oba Festival 2025: A Dazzling Display of Glamour, Culture and Tradition, Uniting Ijebus

  The Ojude Oba Festival 2025 unfolded in spectacular fashion on Sunday, June 8, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, brimming with glamour, vibrant...

June 12 Declared Public Holiday to Commemorate Democracy Day

The Federal Government has announced that Thursday, June 12, 2025, will be a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. This declaration...

Sallah Tragedy: Man Under Influence of Substance Falls into Well, Dies

A 43-year-old man, identified only as Kazeem, from the Edun area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, tragically died on Friday after jumping into...

Breaking: Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno Defects to APC

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has officially defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection...

Ex-CJN Mohammed Uwais exits

A one-time Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Uwais, is dead., reports Persecondnews. Aged 89, Uwais died on Sallah day, June 6, in...

Eid-el-Kabir: Don’t despair, our most challenging times are over, says Pres. Tinubu

Nigeria’s most challenging phase of the nation’s economic reform is over, President Bola Tinubu has declared, urging citizens not to lose faith as...

Pres. Tinubu Inaugurates Lekki Deep Sea Port Road, Flags Off Key Projects

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the tax credit-funded reinforced concrete road leading to the Lekki Deep Sea Port and also flagged off...

African Medical Centre of Excellence Inaugurated in Abuja 

The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja has been Inaugurated, marking a significant milestone in Africa’s healthcare delivery and to stem medical...

Pres. Tinubu Approves N2bln for Mokwa Flood Victims

President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N2 billion for the immediate reconstruction of homes of people affected by the recent flood...

NCC New Rule: Bank Customers to Pay USSD Charges Using Airtime

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated that Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) will now deduct charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions...

Tinubu confers national honour, CFR, on Bill Gates

President Bola Tinubu has bestowed the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on American philanthropist and Microsoft...

Shock, disbelief as man falls off 26-storey Cocoa House, Ibadan, Africa’s first tallest building

Panic spread through Ibadan’s business community, the Oyo State capital, on Monday after an unidentified man fell from an upper floor of the...