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Zimbabwe begins process to re-join Commonwealth

Zimbabwe has applied to re-join the Commonwealth in a letter dated 15 May to Secretary-General Patricia Scotland from Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “I...

Ditch and Switch: Omisore dumps PDP for SDP

Senator Iyiola Omisore,  has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the Social Democratic Party where he said he intend to contest the State...

NDDC: Delivering Impactful Intervention for Sustainable Development

Tekena Princewill There is a quiet revolution in the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) that many are not aware of, largely...

All gloves off for PMB

By Sufuyan Ojeifo On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, some ex-leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who joined the coalition that gave birth...

Group urges FG to investigate syndicate issuing fake CAC certificates to NGOs

The relevant federal government agencies have been urged to investigate a fraudulent syndicate issuing fake certificates from Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to civil society...

Rochas Okorocha is politically bankrupt, says APC leaders

The All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders on Friday laid into Gov. Rochas Okorocha labelling him “politically bankrupt” and saying he “thrived on corruption”. The Imo...

Aisha Buhari to Pharmacists: Play your Part in Controlling Drug Abuse

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday appealed to Pharmacists in Nigeria to play their part in controlling the spread...

NNPC in trouble – Governors accuses corporation of fraudulent subsidy payment 

  State governors have accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of fraudulently multiplying the nation’s daily petrol consumption from about 30 million...

Kogi court grant Dino compassionate bail

Justice Naair Ajanah of a court in Kogi has granted  Senator  Dino Melaye bail in N10 milion and one surety in like sum....

Oni confirms Per Second News report : Money played role in Ekiti APC primary election

Former governor of Ekiti state, and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Segun Oni, on Tuesday essentially...

Sudan arrests killers of Nigerian diplomat

The Sudanese authorities has announced the arrest of a woman accused of killing an Immigration Attaché at the Nigerian embassy in Khartoum. The...

Two shot dead at Lagos APC local govt congress

No fewer than two members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos has been shot dead at the party’s local government congress in...

Kwara APC disassociates itself from nPDP’s 7-day ultimatum to Buhari

A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that is loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari in Kwara state has disassociated itself from the...

An Arms Deal Won’t Heal What Ails Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s president is trying to prove he can get from Washington what his predecessor couldn’t, but it might not be enough to get...

Nigeria embassy official attacked, killed in Sudan

Diplomacy can be dangerous. Nigerian diplomats have come under attack in various places in the last few decades.  The Nigerian Immigration Attache I...

Dangote topples U.S Vice President Pence in Forbes magazine’s list of 75 most powerful people

Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote, is now more powerful than US Vice President Mike Pence, at least according to Forbes Magazine, which has published...