Tragedy as articulated vehicle crushes 14 passengers in Benue
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A cement-laden truck on Tuesday evening had a head-on collision with a fully loaded 14-seater bus along Otukpo/Enugu expressway,...
Resuming Abuja-Kaduna train services without rescuing kidnapped passengers insensitive — family members
The families of the over 100 passengers kidnapped by terrorists who attacked the AK-9 train along the Abuja-Kaduna route, have urged the Nigerian...
Disgraced former mayor of London’s Tower Hamlets re-elected in greatest political comeback
A disgraced mayor banned from office for five years for corruption has been re-elected to his old position after what his party described...
Declare Buhari’s pardon for jailed ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame illegal, violation of oath of office, SERAP tells court
“SERAP wants the court declaration that the exercise of the power of prerogative of mercy to grant pardon to Mr Dariye and Mr...
£2.5 billion Chelsea sale ‘expected to be complete’ in May with Todd Boehly group
Chelsea are expected to have new owners in place by the end of May after the Premier League club said that terms have...
Emmanuel Macron inaugurated for second five-year term as French president
Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday after his triumph in the recently concluded French presidential elections. He promised first...
Tennis star Boris Becker jailed for two and a half years for breaking bankruptcy rules
A three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for flouting the terms of his...
Air Lease Corp set to lose $802.4 million for leased planes trapped in Russia
Air Lease Corp is about to write off a whooping $802.4 million for leased aircraft trapped in Russia, Persecondnews.com gathered from the American aircraft...
Powerful explosion at Afghanistan Mosque kills at least 10 people
At least 10 people were killed after a blast ripped through a mosque in Kabul on Friday, amid a string of similar attacks...
Tony Elumelu at an American entrepreneurship forum, links youth unemployment to extremism, insecurity in Africa
Africa’s leading philanthropist, investor and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, has identified youth unemployment as one of the major...
Senate passes bill banning payment of ransom to kidnappers
The Senate on Wednesday passed the amendment of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013, prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in the country....
2023: Group gives Jonathan 7-day ultimatum to obtain APC card
The Youths Network for Nigeria Union (YNNU) has given former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan a seven-day ultimatum to obtain the membership card of...
2023: NDLEA boss suggests drug integrity test for politicians before primaries
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa , has requested that officials of...
‘The pandemic killed us’: Church running since 1848 to hold final service Sunday
The First Presbyterian Church of Des Moines in Iowa, which has been in operation since 1848, will gather for its final collective service...
Husband rips wife’s belly open, severs intestine over disagreement
A 23-year-old mother of two, Mercy Samuel, died in Plateau State on Wednesday, after her husband reportedly ripped open her stomach, removed her...
School authority threatened to kill my daughter if she speaks out, mother of Chrisland pupil in viral ‘rape’ video says
The mother of a 10-year-old student of Chrisland School, Victoria Island Garden City (VGC), in Lekki area of Lagos, who was filmed being...
