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Sowore heads for Appeal Court on bail condition restricting him to Abuja

  Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #Revolution Now protests and publisher of SaharaReporters, has filed an appeal against the judgment of an Abuja...

Nigeria’s Second Republic Governor of Borno, Goni, dies at 78

  The first elected Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Goni, has passed on, according to family sources. Goni died on Wednesday night...

Zenith Bank declares profit-before-tax of N58.8bn in 2020 Q1

    Zenith Bank Plc says its profit-before-tax in the first quarter of 2020 has hit N58.8 billion with a three per cent raise...

COVID-19: Osinbajo says FG addressing disruptions in nation’s economy, cash transfer palliatives

    Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) said on Wednesday that the Federal Government was looking beyond cash transfers as “incentive’’ for staying at...

Lockdown ease: FG ministries, depts, agencies to open May 4

• schools, churches, others remain closedWith effect from May 4, all Federal Government offices shut during the month-long lockdown are to resume business...

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost IOC hundreds of millions of dollars, says President

The COVID-19 forced postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021 will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “several hundred million dollars”,...

Nigeria’s distinguished Economist, Prof. Teriba, dies at 82 in U.S.

      Nigeria and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has lost one of their most distinguished Chief Economists, Prof. Owodunni Teriba;...

Nollywood Actress, Tonia Nwosu Talks about Per Second News

Tonia Nwosu, Nollywood Actress, Choreographer and Producer talks about Per Second News online newspaper. Actress Born: Anambra, Nigeria Movies: Red Carpet, Moon Walker,...

IMF approves Nigeria’s $3.4bn emergency loan

     The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved $3.4 billion emergency support for Nigeria to address the severe impact of the...

Afenmai stakeholders condemn harassment of Akerele, illegal search of residence

  A group of Afenmai stakeholders has condemned the harassment of former Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Comrade Taiwo Akerele. The...

COVID-19: Lack of hotels to quarantine stranded Nigerians abroad on arrival delaying evacuation — FG

  … first set of evacuees from Dubai arrive Monday There appears to be more trouble for stranded Nigerians set to be evacuated...

Piers Morgan tears into his friend Donald Trump for coronavirus failures

    Following US President Donald Trump’s decision to unfollow Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan on Twitter, the UK TV personality has written...

COVID-19: We won’t put children at risk by opening schools – FG

  The Federal Government has said it is not ready to put children at risk by opening schools. The Minister of State for...

COVID-19 palliatives: Lagos Commissioner lied about giving us rice – Arewa chiefs

  The Arewa Council of Chiefs (ACC) in Lagos State says it has not received bags of rice from the Lagos State Government, warning...

Trump calls Buhari, vows to donate ventilators amid coronavirus and Chinese inroads

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, discussed with his US counterpart President, Donald Trump, on the telephone. “President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone...

Heritage Bank, WHO canvass COVID-19 high-tech fight, attention for  malaria scourge

  …want elimination of the life-threatening disease by 2030 Amid growing concerns that the current high-tech fight against COVID-19 pandemic might douse malaria...