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Just in: Three people fear dead as fire guts part of Canadian Embassy in Abuja

Three people have been reported dead as parts of the Canadian High Commission building in Abuja caught fire. According to a witness, the...

Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry get N20m bail

Naira Marley and Sam Larry have been granted bails by a magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos State. Per Second News gathered that the...

Tinubu opens 43rd PMAWCA annual council meeting in Lagos, calls on African leaders to invest in maritime sector, ensure ports automation

President Bola Tinubu has called for the intervention of governments of African countries in the maritime sector by providing critical infrastructure and investing...

Politics of Statistics in Nigeria by Dakuku Peterside 

Statistics should help settle arguments, in theory. We assume they provide stable reference points that everyone – no matter what their opinion, persuasion,...

CNG-powered buses: Ogun leads in post-subsidy transport initiatives By Kayode Akinmade

A thinking leader is a planning leader. There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria, especially given the multifaceted challenges with which it...

Pres. Tinubu scales up foreign investment drive, to mobilize Arab nations at Saudi-Africa, Arab-Africa Summits

In pursuit of his investment drive, President Bola Tinubu will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to participate in the Saudi-Africa Summit...

Why I’m quitting music for football or golf — Wizkid

For a period of five years, multi-award-winning music star, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid, says he is taking time off the music scene. His...

I don’t live in my father’s shadow, I have surpassed his achievements – Kunle Afolayan

Renowned movie producer and director, Kunle Afolayan, has made a bold statement, asserting that he has surpassed the achievements of his father in...

Chartered aircraft carrying Power Minister skids off runway, crash lands in Ibadan

“The 3 cabin crews and the 7 Passengers were all rescued from the damaged aircraft. All efforts to get details from the pilot...

Rivers crisis: Gov. Fubara lauds Tinubu’s fatherly intervention, tenders apology

Impressed with President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has lauded him for its quick resolution....

Ajaero’s brutalization: Organised labour declares nationswide strike Nov. 8

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike as from on November 8...

FG inaugurates CNG conversion centre in Abuja

In fulfilment of its promise, the Federal Government on Friday in Abuja inaugurated a pilot conversion centre for vehicles that will run on...

Just in: Amid outcry from Nigerians, N5bn presidential yacht already delivered — Ndume

Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives rejected the N5 billion presidential yacht vote, the Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Ali...

Veteran actor, Amaechi Muonago, appeals for help as he battles paralysis

Renowned Nigerian actor, Amaechi Muonago, famous for his numerous roles in Nollywood movies, has made a heartfelt plea for assistance as he continues...

It’s operational Naval boat, not presidential yacht, Onanuga clarifies

Following public reactions over the provision for what is termed a presidential yacht and other line items in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation presented...

FG’s N2.1trn supplementary budget: Reps yank off N5bn presidential yatch, increase students loan to N10bn

The House of Representatives has resolved the controversy surrounding the presidential yatch by scrapping it from the supplementary budget submitted to it by...