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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...

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...

Days after brutal attack, Herdsmen strike again at Benue, killing nine persons

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least nine persons were killed in Logo Local Government area of Benue state in the early hours of Saturday in a fresh...

Any Increase In Pump Price Of Petrol Will Be Criminal – PDP Tells FG, APC

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that any attempt at hiking the pump price...

Dakuku a resilient, loyal, patriot and humble servant- Ameachi

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said that he forged bond with the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),...

Governor Obaseki’s arrest of BUA staff highlights impunity, disregard for court order

The BUA group Thursday faulted governor Godwin Obaseki’s gestapo-style forceful shutdown of a mining site operated by BUA, despite a subsisting court pronouncement that the...

Army confirms another Chibok girl found after almost 4 years

Another Chibok schoolgirl seized in a mass abduction by Boko Haram militia from a boarding school nearly four years ago has been found,...

In Nigeria, U.K based journalist Daniel Elombah gives account of his arrest

I was abducted by SARS My name is Daniel Elombah, a UK based lawyer and publisher. On the 1st day of January 2018,...

China to build $550m Nigerian satellites for free

  The China EXIM Bank and the China Great Wall have agreed to pay for the production of two satellites (NigComSat) for Nigeria...

Suicide bomb attack kills 14 in Borno Mosque

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least fourteen worshippers were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon in Borno state. The...