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 Lagos Govt acquires 10-car 330kmph speed trains for its Red Line rail 

  Committed to effective traffic management and transportation, Lagos State Government says it has acquired two sets of new 10-cars Talgo 330kmph trains...

NASS passes amended 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, to send copy to Buhari for assent

        By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Barely a month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill,...

In 17 days, bandits massacred 220 people in Niger, Gov. Bello reveals

    All within 17 days, a total of 220 people comprising 165 civilians, 25 security personnel and 30 local vigilantes have been...

Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu pleads not guilty to amended charges  

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty...

FG not in a hurry to remove petrol subsidy, says Senate President Lawan  

    The Federal Government has not removed petrol subsidy or planning to remove it soon as being speculated in some quarters, according...

Enough of your phone threats and embarrassments, l will not support Tinubu for President — Sen. Ojudu

    Threats to his life notwithstanding, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, the Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, on Tuesday stuck to his guns and...

Again, Nnamdi Kanu’s trial adjourned till Jan. 19

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The court is expected to sit tomorrow for Kanu to take his plea, after complaining that...

China warns international community against ‘slamming brakes on monetary policies’

Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday urged the international community to work together to drive economic growth as the world recovers from the Covid-19...

Why Bola Tinubu must never be Nigeria’s president, By Festus Adedayo

I was at the Alausa Governor’s Office in Lagos. Accessing the governor was like seeking a needle in a haystack. His Press Secretary...

Nigerian born nurse punished for wearing cross necklace to work wins religious discrimination case in UK

  A British tribunal has ruled that a Christian nurse who was forced to resign from a hospital over her refusal to stop...

Airline passenger enters cockpit, damages controls

  A passenger entered an American airline plane and caused extensive damage, reportedly wrecking the flight controls, Persecondnews.com gathered. The American Airlines flight in...

Nigeria’s National Flag to fly at half-mast for 3 days for Shonekan

  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all public buildings, facilities, and official residences to fly the Nigerian flag at half-mast for three days...

Handle land disputes with caution, it’s emotive, Osinbajo tells state deputy governors 

The Chairman of the National Boundary Commission, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on Monday  presided over of State Deputy Governors who are chairmen of...

Breaking: Tinubu storms Aso Rock, declares his 2023 presidential ambition to Buhari

    Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progress Congress (APC) on Monday took his presidential aspiration from the realm...

Coup: ECOWAS Tightens Noose on Mali Interim Govt. to Return to Constitutional Order

  ECOWAS, the regional bloc, on Sunday announced further sanctions against Mali’s military-dominated interim authority including financial squeeze, border blockage and withdrawal of...

COVID-19: Cyprus reports another strain, “Deltacron’’

  A new strain of the coronavirus that combines the Delta and Omicron variants has been reportedly discovered in Cyprus. Cyprus is the...