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Interview: Women in Africa run greatest risk of being killed by intimate partner, family member, says human rights female lawyer, lzobo
Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee: Leveraging the brand to greater lofty heights with hope, unity and progress
Osun Deputy Chief of Staff, Binuyo, trapped in mesh of $120,000 fraud
Repatriation of $23m Abacha loot: SERAP hales Buhari, Malami to court over unpublished agreement with U.S.
Video: Vehicle loaded with live ammunition, discovered at a scrapyard in Ikorodu, Lagos
Video: 73-year-old lady challenges presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, to a fitness walk.
The Day In Pictures: President Buhari in a bilateral meeting with ExxonMobil’s Liam Mallon in NY
We don’t operate secret account, all accounts domiciled in CBN, NNPCL clarifies
For the umpteenth time, Wike jets out of Nigeria after Friday’s explosive media chat
Revealed! How ExxonMobil, partners overspent $138bn in decades-long energy projects
Today At the UN: Mali accuses France of supporting terrorism and condemns withdrawal of French troops
The Day In Pictures: Sylva, Kyari, Bala and Onyeama in NY
The Day In Pictures: President Buhari, Ireland’s PM Michael Martin and Mitsotakis of Greece at a bilateral meeting in New York.

We don’t operate secret account, all accounts domiciled in CBN, NNPCL…

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) says with such multiple layers of checks and balances by the Federal Government departments and agencies, it is impossible for…

Today At the UN: Mali accuses France of supporting terrorism and condemns…

Obey court ruling while we continue negotiation, Ngige tells ASUU

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For the umpteenth time, Wike jets out of Nigeria after…

Revealed! How ExxonMobil, partners overspent $138bn in decades-long…

Obey court ruling while we continue negotiation, Ngige tells ASUU

Alleged assault on policewoman: MKO Abiola’s widow and lawyer,…

Worship4Change to raise N75m for orphans, children with special…

PDP Presidential primaries: Ayu manipulated delegates, asked…

3 dead after Argentina oil refinery explosion; 11 injured

Anger, anguish, dismay as poor planning mars Nigeria Economic…

Breaking: Fayemi exits as NGF Chairman, Tambuwal takes over

Lagos’ ranking as world’s second-worst city to live in: Randle…

RCCG pastor bags two years in jail for issuing $1.6m dud cheque

UNGA 77: Gambari, governors, others laud Buhari’s avowed commitment…

At The UN: Buhari slams leaders who extend term limits, vows to…

Just in: Senate confirms Ariwoola as Chief Justice of Nigeria

Breaking: Call off your strike, court orders ASUU

N5.28trn owed by states: Lagos State leads them all with N797.3 bn

Update on INEC list of the 18 presidential candidates and their…

Just in: INEC releases list of presidential candidates, running…

Ogun monarch and veteran journalist drums up support for fight…

Dismissed DSS officer turned robber, nine others nabbed over…

Flood alert: Taraba, Benue, 11 others at risk as Cameroon opens dam

Queen Elizabeth II lowered in Royal Vault, Windsor

NDLEA records historic, biggest drug hauls in Lagos of N194.77bn

Africa and Climate Change – A Conversation with US Senator John…

Breaking: Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Evans, accomplice jailed 21…

ASUU strike: Traffic snarls at Lagos airport as NANS storm facility

Buhari, Blinken, Bill Gates, Dangote, Elumelu, Okonjo-Iweala,…

Force PRO’s slap statement: It’s inciting, endorses torture by…

Vice-President Osinbajo joins world leaders to bid Queen Elizabeth…

Horror! Jealous Chinese national knifes Nigerian heartthrob,…

NFF receives N15bn in seven years — Minister

Buhari to address UN General Assembly Wednesday September 21

Gunmen kill Church security guard, kidnap Pastor

Chinese delegation barred from Queen of England’s lying in…

National Security Council orders disbandment of NATFORCE, declares…

Texas governor sends two busloads of illegal immigrants to VP…

Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project will reduce Africa’s…

Breaking: Atiku flies to Dubai on health grounds

Port Harcourt refinery to become functional by December 2022- Sylva

Officials, journalists, others may miss UNGA over U.S. embassy’s…

ASUU strike: NANS blocking of Lagos-Ibadan expressway, violation of…

Nigeria’s power sector privatization: Electricity workers call…

NNPCL set to seal $25bn 7,000km gas pipeline deal with Morrocco,…

Over 300 lives lost to flood disasters in Nigeria in 2022, says…

Southwest PDP joins “Ayu-must-go” growing call as Atiku…

Nigerians worse off today under APC govt., says PDP”s Atiku…

Vice- President Osinbajo arrives in Nairobi for Kenya’s…

Just in: Industrial Court adjourns FG’s suit against ASUU…

Serving Senator Escapes HairBreadth Assassination, Four Policemen…

ASUU’s year-long strike: SERAP, students outsmart FG, charge…

Seven-month strike: FG ambushes ASUU, hauls it before Industrial…

New United Kingdom monarch, Charles III, takes oath, two days after…

Queen Elizabeth II’s passing: Britain to transit to King Charles…

PDP conciliation: Tambuwal resigns as PDP Governors’ Forum…

BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, 73-year-old Prince…

Jibrin’s resignation: Gov. Wike sputters, says Ayu must go

Breaking: Queen Elizabeth exits at 96

Just in: Wabara emerges new PDP BoT Chair as incumbent Walid Jibrin…

TMG kicks as INEC moves to upturn Yobe North Senatorial primary in…

Selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars: FG to clampdown on foreign…

NNPC deploys state-of-the-art surveillance technology, tracks crude…

After three failed marriages, Ooni of Ife takes fourth wife, Mariam…

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Repatriation of $23m Abacha loot: SERAP hales Buhari, Malami to court over unpublished agreement with U.S.

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Anger, anguish, dismay as poor planning mars Nigeria Economic Summit…

After spending millions of dollars to organize Nigeria's International Economic Forum in New York, U S., the multi-level event ended in a fizzle on Thursday, Persecondnews reports.…

Lagos’ ranking as world’s second-worst city to live in: Randle slams Sanwo-Olu’s…

New York attorney-general sue former US President Donald Trump, 3 children for…

Business

Revealed! How ExxonMobil, partners overspent $138bn in decades-long energy…

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Oil and natural gas projects that ExxonMobil invested in between 1998 and 2017 ended up costing $138 billion more…

Dangote Sugar upscales its CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa

Sep 20, 2022

Heritage Bank, Gail Sickle Initiative collaborate to rescue sickle…

Sep 20, 2022

Despite geo-political environmental challenges, UBA delivers N85.7bn…

Sep 8, 2022

Energy Security: FG floats National Oil Reserve Company on Build,…

Aug 30, 2022

National Economic Council approves NSIA’s 2021 financial…

Aug 19, 2022

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Politics

PDP crisis: Atiku’s bid for Presidency has hit the rocks, says…

Per Second News Sep 23, 2022

The APC Presidential Campaign Council said on Friday that with the tales of woes bedeviling the PDP, it is crystal…

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BREAKING: Sexual assault: Baba Ijesha bags 16 years in jail

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JJC Skillz, popular actress Funke Akindele’s second marriage…

Sports

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NFF receives N15bn in seven years — Minister

Per Second News Sep 16, 2022

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has so far received about N15 billion under the President Muhammadu Buhari…

BREAKING: Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea Manager, Sacked

Sep 7, 2022

Barely 24 hours after the Blues suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat in Tuesday’s Champions League opening match, Chelsea…

Lewandowski’s stolen €70,000 Patek Phillippe watch…

Aug 19, 2022

A watch stolen from the wrist of Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has been recovered by police. The incident…

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick: No third term for me

Aug 15, 2022

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has dismissed suggestions in some quarters that…

Serena Williams says she’ll soon retire from Tennis

Aug 9, 2022

Grand Slam 23-time winner Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that "the countdown has begun" to her retirement…

Investigation

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Just in: Accountant-General’s probe: EFCC reveals another stolen N90bn

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Scandal! Sterling Bank, MD of Eatrich Farms defraud 40 staff of N88m…

Mar 28, 2022

Exposed! FRABEMAR, company hired by Transport Minister Ameachi, for…

Jan 20, 2022

Former DPR boss, Auwalu, busted for multi-million dollar fraud,…

Dec 4, 2021

Oil & Gas

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Revealed! How ExxonMobil, partners overspent $138bn in decades-long energy…

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3 dead after Argentina oil refinery explosion; 11 injured

Sep 23, 2022

Nigeria’s multi-billion dollar gas project: NNPCL in talks with U.S.,…

Sep 22, 2022

Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project will reduce Africa’s carbon…

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NPA generates N172.28bn revenue in first half of 2022, remits N78.49bn…

Aug 19, 2022

At least 648 lawsuits cases filed against FG, agencies to date, says…

Aug 11, 2022

FEC approves N707m for AIB’s accident investigation tool

Jul 27, 2022

Health

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Health scare: New virus detected In China with dozens falling ill after contacts…

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Declare state of emergency on TB cases, health experts tell FG

Jul 25, 2022

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Mar 16, 2022

Aviation

Selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars: FG to…

Per Second News Sep 7, 2022

To this end, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has been instructed to swing into action…

Pilot faints in cockpit, forces emergency landing

The pilot of a Jet2 plane, who fainted mid-flight cruising at 30,000 feet, has made an emergency…

Air France suspends pilots for cockpit fight

Two pilots in the service of one of the world's largest airlines – Air France --…

$464m trapped funds: CBN releases $265m to foreign…

After several appeals and interventions to the Federal Government to save the nation's aviation…

Crime

Alleged assault on policewoman: MKO Abiola’s widow…

Per Second News Sep 23, 2022

For allegedly assaulting a policewoman, Prof. Zainab Duke-Abiola, lawyer and human rights activist…

RCCG pastor bags two years in jail for issuing…

Guilt-racked Ayodeji Oluokun, a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David…

Dismissed DSS officer turned robber, nine others…

A dismissed officer from Department of State Services (DSS), Prosper Israel, has been busted for…

NDLEA records historic, biggest drug hauls in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday seized illicit drugs worth $278. 25…

Articles & Opinion

Fungus found in Chivita Apple Juice

Per Second News Sep 20, 2022

By Dr. Biodun OgungboI poured some apple juice into a glass and took a sip. It tasted foul. Not…

STRETCH MARKS: A TROPHY

By Bunmi IsholaThe truth has been established that a woman carries pregnancy to term…

Views From Abroad: You Have No Idea How Bad…

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Deserving Cheers For DSS Boss, Gentleman Bichi

BY AMOS DUNIAWith the commencement of his second four-year tenure beckoning on September 14,…

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Africa and Climate Change – A Conversation with US…

Per Second News Sep 19, 2022

By Tony O. ElumeluAs the world continues to experience the daily impact of global warming,…

ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems

By Reuben Abati"Ko ko Ko. Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh""Who be dat?""Na me oh?"…

NBC’s sledgehammer to democracy and media rights

By Emmanuel OgbecheThe buzz is still building and the apprehension in the Nigerian media…

William Ruto And Kenya Election

By Reuben AbatiAnd thus, it is done: the people of the Republic of Kenya have elected a new…

International

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Today At the UN: Mali accuses France of supporting terrorism and condemns…

Mali's Acting Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga on Saturday at the UN accused France of providing…

World News

Pakistan PM Sharif says ‘all hell’ will break loose if debt…

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif fears that all hell will break loose if a debt deal is not reached to aid…

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New York attorney-general sue former US President Donald Trump, 3 children…

New York's attorney general Letitia James announced she is suing former US president Donald Trump and three of his…

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Queen Elizabeth II lowered in Royal Vault, Windsor

The body of Queen Elizabeth II was on Monday evening interred in the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor…

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