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NNPC concerned about porous borders, says petrol smuggling on the rise

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday expressed concerns about Nigeria’s porous borders and urged stepped-up efforts to beat back sustained nefarious activities of...

Locusts, Quelea and Grain eating birds invade farms in Nigeria- Minister

Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, announced Wednesday that locusts and quella birds from neighbouring Niger Republic have invaded farms in parts of Borno...

Police arrests ‘prophet’ who preaches with beer in hand

Police in the Tanzanian capital Dadoma on Tuesday arrested a preacher who reportedly roams the streets preaching with a bottle of beer,  according...

In clear terms, Okowa rejects cattle colonies in Delta

In bluntly clear language, Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘cattle colony’ policy for herdsmen, as he rejected the policy...

Aisha Buhari: The critic in the other room by Reuben Abati

Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of...

Africa’s future prosperity rests on the creative energy of its youth, says Nobel Co-Laureate

The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, Ouided Bouchamaoui, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population could be a plus for Africa or a political...

Herdsmen Crisis: Nigerians Must Challenge Leaders With A United Voice – Sultan

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday took a retrospective look at the killings...

Reason why herdsmen burnt my farmland – Falae

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae Sunday night revealed why suspected Fulani herdsmen burnt his farmland at...

Arsonists herdsmen set fire to Olu Falae’s farmland

Reports from Ondo state indicate that 5 hectares of oil plantation belonging to Chief Olu Falae has been set on fire by arsonists herdsmen....

Buhari wants free, fair, credible and transparent elections- Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari’s health status will determine if he will run for 2019 elections, said Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,...

N40bn: Court affirms SERAP’s right to stop ‘double pay, pensions for Akpabio, Amaechi, Saraki, others’

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “sufficient interest to bring its suit to...

Thousands of US women in protest slams Trump, encourage voting

Demonstrators from Los Angeles to New York marched in support of female empowerment and denounced President Donald Trump’s views on immigration, abortion, LGBT...

New study shows how Nigerian students use alcohol to boost brainpower in exams

  Its no secret that Nigerians love alcohol.  The Nigerian Breweries (NB) in its published Q2 2017 results announced that sales grew by 12%...

Tracking Down Terrorist Financing: Osinbajo inaugurates nine – man sanctions committee

As Nigeria war on terror nears its sixth year, efforts to dismantle terrorist financial networks remain an essential part of the Buhari administration’s...

Amosun says Ogun is Nigeria’s religious capital

The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun on Friday said that the state is the religious capital of Nigeria. “As a matter of fact...

Pope marries couple on Papal plane enroute

ON BOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis married a couple of airline employees aboard the papal plane as it flew over Chile on...