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Minister of Mines Kayode Fayemi barred from contesting elections for 10 years
The former governor of Ekiti State Dr Kayode Fayemi will no longer be able to contest elections in the country. The State Executive Council...
Gani Adam’s heart of a lion, reason he was chosen as Aare Ona Kakanfo- Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has opened up on the decision to bestow on Dr. Gani Adams the title...
Killings: Failure Of Buhari To Visit Benue Speaks Volumes and Alarming
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Benue...
Leaders Should Serve As Vanguards In Resolving Senseless Bloodshed – IBB
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has called on governments at all levels, religious leaders, traditional...
Ortom blames Buhari, Osinbajo for Benue attack, blasts security chiefs
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]overnor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, blasted the Buhari administration’s management of the herdsmen threats Saturday, blaming the president, vice-president Yemi Osinabjo for...
7 northern governors endorse Buhari for 2nd term..say no apology
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday got a loyalty boost as seven northern governors at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, endorsed him for...
Africa alarmed by President Trump’s vulgar comment
Africans woke up on Friday to find U.S President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. It wasn’t what people...
Ambode shakes up administration with new look cabinet, sacks 3 commissioners
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday unveiled a new look cabinet by dropping three commissioners and appointing five new ones. The three...
Oil price climbs to two-year high at $69 per barrel
For the first time in two years, the price of oil has climbed to its highest level, with Brent crude hitting above $69...
Herdsmen Massacre: ‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals, Lawmaker Cries Out
” I witnessed bloody scenes just about everywhere imaginable. “What did we do wrong? Why are they killing us?”. Why are our people being slaughtered...
Al-makura tackles Ortom, says Benue’s anti-grazing law was responsible for devastating attacks
The Nasarawa State Governor, Tango Al-makura let loose on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom, saying the governor’s action led to the devastating herdsmen attack. “As...
Herdsmen kill 2 Police men in devastating ambush
Herdsmen carried out a devastating ambush on a convoy of Nigeria police and security officials deep inside the Logo Local Government Area on Monday,...
$40.4b: Nigeria foreign reserves continue to rise in fresh boost for economic prospects
Nigeria’s foreign reserves continued to pile up in January, rising for the third month in a row. The foreign reserves reached $40.4 billion,...
Never say never: Orji Kalu declares for Senate
After trying and failing to become a senator, former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday officially announced his candidacy to run again for...
Mother, Daughters Abused in Kano for Refusing to Convert to Islam After Father Becomes Muslim for a Ward Appointment
A Christian mother and three of her daughters in Kano state have faced various forms of abuse for their refusal to convert to...
UN urged to act on ‘slaughter’ of Benue residents
In a letter addressed to United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) urged UN to take...
