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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, Abuja, on fire
The Defence Headquarters at Garki area of Abuja has been destroyed by fire. The fire which started late afternoon affected the second floor...
Again, dare-devil men torch lmo State INEC headquarters, three killed by police
More than 20 gunmen in the wee-hours of Monday launched another devastating attack on the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
90-year-old wins 2022 Gani Fawehinmi Impact, Integrity Award
A nonagenarian, Pa Muibi Shonubi, has emerged the winner of the 2022 Gani Fawehinmi Outstanding Integrity Award (OIA) from among the three persons...
Buhari leaves Abuja for U.S.-Africa leaders summit in Washington
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Washington DC to attend the United States-Africa Leaders Summit. The high-level meeting, scheduled to hold...
HEDA Unveils Compendium of 100 High-Profile Corrupt People in Nigeria
“Cost of corruption stares us in the face everyday when we see children out of school, bad roads and other infrastructure that we...
D’Banj off ICPC’s hook, granted bail on personal recognizance
After two days in custody, popular Nigerian pop star, Daniel Oladapo, a.k.a D’Banj has been released. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
2023: Nigeria is in dire need of deliverer, not leader — Bishop Oyedepo
Ahead of the 2023 presidential poll, a strong voice has emerged from the church in Nigeria that the country does not need leader...
Another attack in Anambra as four newborn babies snatched at gunpoint in hospital invasion
Anambra, one of the five Southeast states in Nigeria, has recorded yet another horrendous attack with the seizure of four newborn babies by...
Allegations of mass abortion in Northeast: Cooked, concocted — Army Chief Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Eluonye Irabor, has debunked a foreign media report of mass abortion programme by the Nigerian Army...
FG recovers N120bn from crime proceeds, deploys it into critical infrastructure — Lai Mohammed
More than N120 billion was realized as proceeds from criminal financial operations since the Act on Proceeds of Crime Recovery Management came into...
Abuja kidnapping: We have rescued three victims, recovered arms — Police
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has rescued three Kubwa residents abducted on Tuesday night by some gunmen. It said it...
Insecurity: Gunmen strike in Abuja, kill one, abduct NYSC member, others
Kubwa, a suburb of the Metropolitan area of Abuja, was on Tuesday night attacked by some gunmen, killing a man and abducting unspecified...
World Bank report says debt-service payments killing poor countries, debt overhang $9trn as at 2021
The World Bank has disclosed that the external debt of developing countries – low as well as middle-income economies – has accumulated to...
CBN’s Naira redesign: A political flip-flop or fiscal game changer to rescue the currency?
Kingsly Moghalu ``The move by the CBN is also a way to withdraw currency from circulation, an unorthodox way of tightening the money...
Tinubu at Chatham House, UK: Protest by Nigerians, placards shock him
Some Nigerians living in UK on Monday staged a protest at Chatham House, venue of the lecture by APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu....
Eight months after, NRC resumes Abuja-Kaduna train services amid loss of N1.4bn
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday resumed shuttle services on the Kaduna-Abuja route after about eight months it suspended operations. Persecondnews correspondent,...
