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“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’...

Former PDP Spokesperson Doyin Okupe Joins Accord Party

[dropcap]A [/dropcap] former spokesperson of  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Doyin Okupe, who had quit the party recently, formally joined the  Accord...

Wike Forged Documents To Indict Amaechi – The Integrity Group

ByAmos Dunia, Persecond News, Abuja [dropcap]A[/dropcap]n anti-corruption organisation known as ‘The Integrity Friends For Truth and Peace Initiative based in Port Harcourt, Rivers...

Stop Further Attacks on Corps Marshal – FRSC

The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has condemned the unprovoked attacks and molestation of operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps on the...

SERAP to FG: Sue ex-govs now senators, ministers over N40bn double pay, life pensions

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar...

NHIS Executive Secretary Defends Decision To Defy Health Minister’s Order

[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ey figures in the Buhari  administration have become embroiled in a fresh war of words with  each other. The Minister of Health Prof....