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Wale Bob Oseni – The Tragedy of a dream unfulfilled

By Femi Soneye I write this with great grief and sadness over the unimaginable loss of Wale Bob Oseni. l’m grief-stricken and aghast at...

Fuel explosion kills at least 90 people in Sierra Leone

  An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 90 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds...

Federal medical center Biliri

Mayhem: Gombe Gov. Yahaya talks tough, vows to deal with perpetrators

Aftermath of bloody violence in the state capital on Friday, Gombe State Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has vowed to deal with “desperate politicians” who...

Oronsaye report: FG set to merge, scrap, parastatal agencies

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh To address the challenge of rising cost of governance, the Federal Government is set to scrap some government...

Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse : Gov. Sanwo-Olu declares three-day mourning, flags to fly at half-mast

  Following Nov. 1 collapse of Ikoyi high-rise, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a three-day mourning. All flags are to be flown...

CTN multi-billion dollar contract scandal: Amaechi, hoodwinks Buhari, at daggers drawn with NSA, Chief of Staff, BPP – Persecondnews investigation

In perpetrating the “AmaechiGate”, the minister spurns National Security Adviser’s invite for meeting over security and economic implications of project   Per Second...

Plane tickets set to increase due to rising oil prices – IATA

  Plane tickets are set to become more expensive as a result of rising crude oil prices and labour costs, warned head of...

Ikoyi skyscraper collapse update : Death toll rises to 36, NEMA confirms

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As ongoing operations to rescue those still trapped in the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey Ikoyi skyscraper building in...

UBA’s Abiodun Coker buries grandmum in Lagos

    Eminent personalities from all walks of life, on Friday 22nd October, 2021, converged in Lagos, for the burial ceremony of Mrs....

Ikeja gas pipeline leakage: NNPC allays fears, says pipeline now isolated

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has allayed the fears of the public about gas pipeline leakage in the early hours of Wednesday...

Emery says no to Newcastle United job offer

Unai Emery has turned down the chance to be the next manager of Newcastle United and said he is ‘100 per cent committed’ to...

Update: Ikoyi skyscraper collapse: 40 people still trapped as families storm scene for loved ones — official

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh More than 45 people are still trapped in the rubbles of the collapsed 21-floor Ikoyi skyscraper, while four dead...

NNPC spokesman tells Nigerians to stop panic-buying, says there isn’t a shortage of petroleum products

  The Group general manager of the NNPC’s public affairs division, Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad Tuesday demanded Nigerians stop panic-buying fuel when they...

Yahoo pulls out of China due to increased challenging legal, business environment

  Yahoo has pulled out of China, citing an ” increasingly challenging business and legal environment”. “In recognition of the increasingly challenging business...

UN, Tony Elumelu Foundation launch new initiative targeting 100m African youths for empowerment by 2030

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A new initiative, Generation Unlimited (GenU) Sahel, has been unveiled by the United Nations in partnership with the Tony...