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Catalonia’s parliament declares independence from Spain

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]atalonia’s parliament voted Friday to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a republic, just as Madrid is poised to impose direct rule on...

No Jeep Was Purchase For Mrs Buhari – Police

…Says Misau’s allegations are baseless, untrue, outright falsehood By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has said that at...

Sack us if you can, Teachers rebuff El rufai’s threat

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers  is pushing back on Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i’s threat to sack 21,780 primary school teachers...

Salami says no to National Judicial Council

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]etired Justice Ayo Salami turned down National Judicial Council’s offer to be the Chairperson of the Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trial Monitoring Committee The...

U.S ready to supply power to Nigeria, says U.S Energy Secretary

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry Wednesday emphasized the reversal of the U.S.’s position from energy importer to exporter in a bid to supply power, energy...

Buhari has done almost nothing, achieved nada – says Aribisala

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust months into three years of president Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, you would think that everything had changed. The uproar over disharmony within the...

Over 200,000 Nigerians fled the country in 2016- FG

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ational Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has revealed that 200,346 Nigerians fled the country in 2016 and were granted...

Man jumps into Lagos Lagoon

An unidentified man on Friday reportedly jumped into the Lagoon in Lagos from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, according to the Nation newspapers. Officials...

3 million Americans carry a handgun with them daily: study

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]oughly 3 million Americans carry loaded handguns with them every day, primarily for protection, according to a new analysis of a national survey...

The devil is keeping millions enslaved in Nigeria with “lies, cowardice and corruption, says abducted priest

“I would like to stay here, because the devil is defeated by staying here, the devil is cowardly, he wants us to be...

Evans Pleads Not Guilty To Kidnap Charges

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]otorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Thursday entered a not guilty plea to a two-count amended charge of conspiracy and kidnapping at an...

Your past does not determine your future- Osinbajo

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]irst, let me say to the 2017 cohorts of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship programme, that it is a very special pleasure to meet...

Presidency dismisses ‘false’ reports about $25 NNPC oil contracts

The presidency has insisted that reports about $25 billion worth of oil contract allegedly awarded by the NNPC  or missing $25 billion are both...

Italian priest kidnapped in Edo state

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Italian priest has been kidnapped by gunmen in Benin City, church officials have said. Maurizio Pallu was snatched on Thursday in broad...

VIDEO: Nigeria Woman Dies After Being Rushed off Ethiopia Airlines flight ET 500

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ideo footage has emerged showing a Nigerian woman who had a medical emergency on an Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 500. The passenger died Wednesday...

FG urges international community to designate IPOB as terrorist organization

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the international community to step up its support for Nigeria by designating the Indigenous...