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Just in: Ministerial nominations: Senate clears Wike, Momoh

The Senate on Monday cleared the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Mr Abubakar Momoh (Edo State) in the ongoing...

Niger Coup: Tinubu To Host Special ECOWAS Meeting In Abuja

President Bola Ahmed will host a special meeting of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday, July 30 in...

Russia signs military deals with 40 African nations

Over 40 African nations and Russia have signed agreements for military cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has disclosed. Putin, who made the announcement...

Stop using FCT police emergency numbers to obtain loans, CP warns Nigerians

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Mr Haruna Garba, has warned Nigerians to desist from using the command’s emergency numbers to obtain...

What you should know about President Tinubu’s Ministerial nominee, Prof. Abubakar Momoh

Abubakar Momoh, was on Thursday unveiled as one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial nominees. Persecondnews takes a look at Momoh’s impeccable profile....

Know Your Ministerial Nominees

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar Born March 12, 1967, Tuggar is a Nigerian politician and diplomat who since 2017 is the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany....

Court rejects DSS’ application to keep Emefiele in detention

The Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday dismissed a request by the Department of State Services (DSS), seeking a 14-day “extended detention...

Disbelief as Super Falcons of Nigeria break hosts Australia’s hearts in 3-2 defeat

First there was dismay, then disbelief, then horror. A shocked Australia watched one of the most spectacular collapses in Women World Cup history...

Alake, El-Rufai, Wike, Oyetola, Edun make Tinubu’s ministerial list

Immediate past Governors Nyesom Wike, Nasiru El-Rufai, and Presidential Advisers, Mr Dele Alake and Mr Olawale Edun are among the ministerial nominees forwarded...

Tinubu to organized labour: Give me more time to address your demands, begs them to shelve strike

Inundated with strike notices, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the various workers union to be patent with his administration as it is...

Police bust child trafficking in IDPs camp, recruitment of pregnant girls in Benue

A child trafficking syndicate at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and recruitment of pregnant girls has been smashed in Benue State. Already, four...

16 biggest signings in Saudi Arabia ahead of the 2023/24 football season

Sergei Milinkovic-Savic – Al Hilal Portugal’s Ruben Neves – Al Hilal Senegal Captain Kalidou Koulibaly – Al Hilal Edouard Mendy – Al Ahli...

Resident doctors ignore Reps Speaker, embark on Indefinite strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an indefinite strike over the government’s failure to meet its demands. Mr Tajudeen Abbas,...

Food insecurity: FG mobilises $500m to tackle hunger — Shettima

The Federal Government has mobilized half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable, and sustainable food systems transformation initiatives in Nigeria. This was...

Halt electricity tariff increase, allow Nigerians breathe, Senate directs NERC, 11 DisCos

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have been ordered by the Senate to halt their proposed...

Food insecurity: Russian Pres. Putin promises Africa free grains supply

Russia President Vladimir Putin has promised free supply of grains to African countries across several spheres to tackle food insecurity and deepen relations...