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Narrow Escape for Students as Lagos Four-Storey School Building Crumbles

Students and staff of a Lagos private school narrowly escaped deaths on Monday when their four-storey building collapsed in Ogba in Ikeja area...

NSDC, BOI Launch N10bln Fund for Accelerated Sugar Projects

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a N10 billion Sugar Project Acceleration Fund (SPAF) to...

WAEC Extends 2026 WASSCE Registration Deadline to March 13

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has extended the registration deadline for the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to...

IWD 2026: WIMDI Demands Stronger Voice and Mentorship for Women in Media

The Women in Media Development Initiative (WIMDI) celebrated International Women’s Day in Abuja on Thursday with a powerful call for enhanced mentorship and...

Tinubu Sends Five-Member Delegation to Jesse Jackson’s Burial in US

Ahead of the final burial rites of American civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a five-member delegation...

FG Begins Nationwide Crackdown on Sachet Alcohol

The Federal Government kicked off a nationwide enforcement and awareness campaign on Tuesday to uphold the ban on sachet alcohol and bottles smaller...

Dangote Industries Issues Disclaimer Over Rising Social Media Impersonators

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has distanced itself from a wave of social media scams targeting its brand and leadership. The company warned that...

Acting IGP Disu Assumes Duty After Decoration, Declares End to Impunity

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has officially assumed duty following his decoration earlier on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu. His assumption of...

Just In: New Acting IGP Olatunji Disu Arrives Aso Rock Villa for Decoration

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has arrived at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja for his official decoration with the rank...

Tinubu Accepts Egbetokun’s Resignation, Orders Disu to Take Charge Immediately

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police and officially approved the appointment of AIG Tunji...

Breaking: Egbetokun resigns, AIG Tunji Disu Appointed as New IGP

An acting Inspector-General of Police, has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He is Assistant Inspector General Tunji Disu, replacing Mr. Kayode...

From Activism to Immortality: Tributes Flow as Jesse Jackson is Laid to Rest March 7

Eulogies are flooding in for civil rights giant Jesse L. Jackson, following a lifetime of activism and political trailblazing. Persecondnews reports that as...

FCT Gwarinpa Ward: Gradual Turnout Marks Early Hours at Mabuchi Polling Centre

Residents of the Mabuchi community in Gwarinpa Ward (AMAC) are currently casting their ballots for chairmanship and councillorship seats in the FCT Area...

Foundation Offers Free Cervical Cancer Screenings to 1,000 Abuja Women 

At least 1,000 women in Abuja are set to benefit from a free cervical cancer screening drive hosted by the Aproko Doctor Foundation....

Women Affairs Minister Lauds Oluremi Tinubu’s Leadership Award as a Win for Nigerian Women

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim has congratulated First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on being named the 2025 “Leadership Person...

Fact Check: Ogun Police Deny Detaining Woman Who Alleged Rape in Viral TikTok

Police authorities in Ogun State have dismissed the”fake news” circulating on social media regarding the purported arrest of a rape accuser.  Police spokesman...