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PerSecondNews Digital Content Editor, Joycelyn Adah, Emerges EMCAN Interim Chairman

By Maryanne Awuya In a decisive move aimed at restoring order and credibility, the Environmental Media Correspondents Association of Nigeria (EMCAN) has appointed...

FG to Inject Fresh Funding into Exhausted $25m Technical Cooperation Fund

By Omoyeni Ojeifo As part of efforts to sustain Nigeria’s technical assistance programmes across Africa and the wider developing world, the Federal Government...

Oriire Abduction: Makinde Institutes Judicial Panel to Investigate Security Lapses

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nearly three weeks after pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire regained their freedom, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde...

“I Can’t Keep Silent Anymore”: Peter Okoye Speaks on What Really Tore Psquare Apart

Peter Okoye, one-half of the defunct music duo Psquare, has broken his silence on the long-running rift with his twin brother, Paul Okoye,...

Tragic Ogun Building Collapse Claims Senior Nurse, Daughter as Son Escapes by Hair’s Breadth

A Senior Nursing Sister with the Ogun State Hospital Management Board, 45-year-old Oluwaseun Sodiya, and her daughter have been killed following a building...

Just in: Osun SSG Regains Freedom Less Than 24 Hours Post-Arrest

Less than 24 hours after his arrest, Secretary to the Osun State Government Teslim Igbalaiye has been released by the police. The development...

‘”We’re Protecting Children, Not Banning Alcohol,” Clarifies NAFDAC Boss 

By Maryanne Awuya The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has defended the...

NAPTIP Renews Anti-Trafficking Fight as Survivor Shares Egypt Ordeal

By Omoyeni Ojeifo As the world marks the 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, a Nigerian woman shared her harrowing...

FCT Demolition: Diaspora Investors, Workers Count Their Losses

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Livelihoods were wiped out in hours on Tuesday, July 28, as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) launched a major...

Breaking : Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister Exits at 87

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister and the Sardaunan Sokoto, has died at 87 in Abuja on Thursday. While...

Reprieve for Ngozi Nwosu as Abia Gov. Otti picks up first phase of medical bills

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has received a major lifeline after Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, approved the payment of the first phase...

Amusan Advances to Glasgow Final After Blistering 12.19 Run

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan stormed into the women’s 100m hurdles final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a dominant 12.19-second heat...

Equip, Don’t Just Expand: Ex-Defence Chief Irabor Calls for Heavy Investment in Military Tech

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Lucky Irabor has warned that boosting troop numbers alone won’t solve Nigeria’s security challenges,...

Effective August 1 US Visa Services End In Abuja, 24 African Posts 

By Samuel Akpan The United States says it will halt routine visa processing at its Abuja embassy and 24 other African diplomatic missions...

Unlocking Livestock Potential: FG Pushes for Peaceful Pastoralism

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government has called on the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and other pastoral groups to...

FIFA Dangles $40m Per Association for Stake Sale Backing

By Samuel Akpan In a bold move sparking fury, FIFA dangled $40 million for each member association to support selling stakes in key...