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Fatal raping of Philosophy grad, Umoren: Daredevil Uyo man, Uduak Akpan, gets hangman’s knot

After 16 months of trial for violently raping and killing a graduate job-seeker, a dare-devil Uyo boy, Uduak Akpan, is to get the...

FG approves $2.59bn Badagry Deep Seaport under Private-Public-Partnership arrangement

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) through the Federal Ministry of Transportation has secured the nod of the Federal Executive Council for the development...

Buhari gets Nigerians’ bashing for approving N1.14bn for purchase of vehicles for Niger Republic

Knocks and condemnatory remarks have trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of N1.14 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the neighbouring Niger Republic....

Arewa Consultative Youths Movement distances self from call for NNPC’s probe over dollar remittance to CBN

The  Arewa  Consultative  Youths  Movement has dissociated itself from a statement credited to it calling for the probe of the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Ex-SGF, Ahmed, kicks against perm secs as sureties for public treasury looters

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed,  has criticised the practice of using Permanent Secretaries as sureties for...

Documentary on banditry: FG slams N5m fines on DSTV, Trust TV, Startimes, others

Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV and Trust TV, NTA-Startimes Limited and TelcCom Satellite Limited (TSTV), were on Wednesday fined N5 million each...

Just in: Yobe Commissioner dies in lone road accident

Mr Goni Bukar Lawan, Yobe Commissioner for Youth and Sports, has lost his life in a lone accident. Lawan, a former member of...

Insecurity: Senate leadership in closed-door meeting with Service Chiefs 

The Senate leadership has held a closed-door meeting with Service Chief over escalating cases of insecurity across the country. Persecondnews reports that the...

Prowling gunmen again strike, attack Police AIG’s convoy, injure him, kill orderly

Untamed terrorists have again “hunted the hunter” by attacking the convoy of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police for Zone 12 with the headquarters...

MAN lauds NPA’s initiatives on exports of locally manufactured goods

The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Segun Ajayi Kadir, says the initiative of the Mohammed Bello-Koko-led management of the...

UBA announces new GMD, Executive Directors as Kennedy Uzoka retires

In a bid to revitalize its operations, the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Africa’s global bank, has announced the appointment of Mr...

Nigeria: More Universities Where?

by Reuben Abati I stumbled on a story in the Nigerian media which says that the National Assembly is planning to consider no...

Technology breakthrough: UK-trained Nigerian Robotic engineer develops CET drone to fish out kidnappers, terrorists

A major breakthrough has been recorded in Nigeria with the development of a Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance of caves...

FG’s forlorn attempt at resolving five-month-old ASUU strike forces another four-week rollover

Following Federal Government officials’ failure to resolve the lingering ASUU crisis within two weeks as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari, the university teachers...

Resign now, APC Senator tells National Security Adviser

For his apparent failings and incapacity, the National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, should be sacked or resign now, Sen. Sani Musa...

CBN Gov. Emefiele goofed! NNPC actually remitted $2.7bn into its CBN account from Jan. to June 2022 – PSN check

Contrary to the claim of zero-dollar remittance into Nigeria’s foreign reserve by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) by the Governor of...