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Dignitaries Confirm GOCOP Conference Attendance
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), a group for the highest strata of Nigerian media professionals in online publishing, has secured firm...
VIDEO: Grief, Rage As Gunmen Attack Catholic Church in Anambra
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]unmen have attacked the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra, killing several people. An eyewitness said on...
Despite IMF’s Forecast, Nigeria Economy To Grow 2.2 Per cent in 2017 Says FG
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government expects the economy to grow 2.2 percent this year, according to a strategy document cited by Reuters on Thursday. The...
Worsening security situation in Lagos: IGP Idris temporarily “relocates” to the nation’s commercial capital
Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris will be relocating to Lagos at least for two days amidst worsening crime situation in Nigeria’s former capital....
In 2018 No Passport Without Identification Number, Says FG
Nigerians applying for traveling passports will have to obtain identification number from the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, in order to be eligible...
“We Need More Tony Elumelus to Take Our Children Off The Streets, Says Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, over the weekend commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu...
SERAP Drags Dogara to UN Over ‘Repressive Bill to Regulate, Crackdown on Civil Society’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs urging them to “put meaningful pressure on...
10 die as petrol tanker catches fire in Lokoja
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]en people were burnt beyond recognition while six others sustained serious injuries when a petrol tanker went up in flames in Felele area...
Ekiti 2018: A Healthy Heart And A Weak Foundation- By Hon Bimbo Daramola
My aspiration is not driven by unbridled quest for material possessions, wealth, fame, rather a heart that sincerely beats for a better state...
EFCC Recovers Over N328 Billion from Oando, Forte Oil, MRS, And Others
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has recovered a total sum of N328, 988,296,990.62 from nine major oil marketers across the country....
Kola Aluko, The Crooked Playboy Who Courted Naomi Campbell, Threw a Birthday Bash for DiCaprio, and Rented a Yacht to Beyoncé
By PHILIP OBAJI JR. Kola Aluko is a big name in Nigeria’s oil industry, but in the United States, to the extent he’s...
2019: Only Kwankwaso Can Neutralise PDP For APC – Ikonomwan
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News, Abuja – A former Senior Special Assistant to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and a party...
Olu Onagoruwa, Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dead at 80
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, is dead. Onagoruwa, a human rights activist, died in the early...
Kaduna Court Gives Journalist – Luka Binniyat Stringent Bail Conditions
By Amos Dunia, Persecond News – A Kaduna State High Court sitting on Thursday granted stringent bail conditions to the former Kaduna Bureau...
Pilot Praised As Emirates and Air Seychelles Avoid Collision At Mauritius Airport
A pilot has been praised for helping avert a mid-air collision between two passenger jets that could have led to the death of...
APC Sues INEC Over Dino Melaye’s ‘Wrongful’ Recall
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has instituted a suit before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the commissions’...
