Nigeria

How Herdsmen Broke Through Doors, Burn Houses, Destroy Churches Killing 48 Christians

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]orty-eight Christians were massacred in nine days of violent attacks in Plateau state, with some of the survivors describing the terror they felt...

Minister Calls for Calm As Six More Cases of Monkey Pox Confirmed

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected cases for...

Interfaith Forum Blames Politicians For Religious, Ethnic Tension In Nigeria

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP), has said that politicians and public servants in Nigeria...

Inflation to fall to single-digits in mid-2018, says Emefiele

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said he expects the inflation rates to fall at a faster pace and hit high single-digit rates...

ISIS goes global: Claims responsibility for the killing of eight soldiers in Nigeria

ISIS has claimed responsibility for a pair of terrorist attacks Tuesday in Yobe State that left eight soldiers and a civilian dead and injured...

FG okays 2018 Budget proposal

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday approved the 2018 Budget proposal. The executive arm of government will liaise...

Boko Haram kills eight soldiers in Yobe raid

At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers in Yobe...

Our Airstrike Has Killed Shekau’s Wife – NAF

…Commences Ruwan Wuta: Rain Of Fire Operation in the North-east By Amos Dunia, Persecond News The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday said that...

Rumble In NIMASA Over Sack Of Professionals

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]gency set to sack Professionals Employed By Jonathan’s Administration There is an uneasy calm and anxiety at the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety...

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...

The Day In Pictures

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, give a goodwill remark at the Two-Day Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges at the National Judicial...

Fed Govt. raises N6.69b through Monthly Savings Bond

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Government in pursuit of its objective of financial inclusion by attracting retail investors into the Bond Market, has generated a total...

Super Eagles to play friendly against Argentina in Russia

The Argentina FA has confirmed that the two-time World Champions will face Nigeria in a friendly in the Russian city of Krasnodar on...

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...

End game for Kachikwu as tanker drivers, oil marketers threaten Shutdown if he fails to resign

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] ground swell of disapproval among key stakeholders in the oil and gas industry and some  members of the Federal Executive Council FEC...

Shell Nigeria lifts force majeure on Bonny Light exports

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]oyal Dutch Shell’s Nigeria subsidiary says it has lifted the force majeure imposed on Bonny Light crude oil exports a month ago. Company...