Just in: Veteran Actor, Jimi Solanke passes on at 82
Renowned cultural icon, poet and playwright Jimi Solanke has breathed his last Persecondnews gathered that he passed on, Monday morning, February 5, 2024...
60-metre hurdles in Boston: Tobi Amusan sets new African indoor record
Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan broke the African women’s indoor record in the 60-metre hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston,...
National grid collapse: TCN announces grid recovery after nationwide outage
Following a nationwide power outage on Sunday as a result of national grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has...
Just in: 73-year-old ex-Yobe Gov. Bukar Ibrahim dies
A former governor of Yobe State and ex-senator, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, is dead, a government statement has confirmed. Aged 73, Ibrahim died...
Just in: Ivory Coast defeat Mali to clinch semi-final position with stunning comeback
With a spectacular late goal, Ivory Coast won in the last minute and advanced to the semi-finals. After the game went into extra...
APC’s Laguda wins Gbajabiamila’s Surulere federal constituency by-election
Fuad Kayode Laguda, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 bye-election in Lagos State. The...
Four days after Ekiti monarchs’ murder, gunmen strike in Kwara, kill ex-army general-monarch, abduct wife
Barely four days after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed two monarchs in Ekiti State, the daredevils have again struck in neighbouring Kwara...
Femi Otedola is First Bank Holdings board chairman
Nigerian billionaire and investor, Mr. Femi Otedola, has been appointed as the new Chairman of First Bank Holdings board of directors. The holding...
How Bafarawa diverted N4.6bln from ex-NSA for prayers, election, acquire luxury vehicles
A startling revelation has been made about how a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, diverted a whooping N4.6 billion he received...
Tinubu grieves over Ekiti monarchs’ killing, vows perpetrators ‘ll be brought to justice
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate rescue of school children and their teachers who have been kidnapped in Ekiti State just as...
I spent my first music earnings on sex workers – Shallipopi
Rising Nigerian musician, Shallipopi in a recent episode of the Turntable podcast with Hip Hop artist Odumodublck has disclosed how he spent his...
A Night of Awards as Dangote Cement honors Distributors
The Distributors’ award ceremony was in recognition of the distributors’ long-standing commitment, devotion, loyalty, and valuable contribution to the distribution and sale of...
Nigerian-British minister faces suspension over comment on Israeli offensives in Gaza
A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended by the United Kingdom’s Labour Party after she accused Israel of genocide on the...
Gruesome murder of two monarchs: Ekiti Gov. Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers
After the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers by some suspected herdsmen, Ekiti State Gov. Biodun Oyebanji has ordered security agencies in the...
Ogun Senator Adeola distributes N250m to 5,000 traders as grants, scholarships to students
The traders, totalling 5,000 and selected from the five local government areas making up the senatorial district, received N50,000 each. A N250 million...
