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NUJ lauds NNPC on proactive measures on adulterated PMS

    The national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has appraised efforts of the Mele Kyari-led NNPC Ltd management to...

Pres. Buhari’s ace photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, on study leave in UK

  Bayo Omoboriowo, President Muhammadu Buhari’s photographer, is currently in the United Kingdom on further studies, according to Persecondnews investigations. Bayo, who the...

Queues at Abuja filling stations a local problem, will vanish soon, says NNPC GMD

Fuel queues set to disappear as NNPC imports, takes delivery of 300m litres

          To put an end to the long petrol queues being experienced in some parts of the country, the...

We are not a political party, we don’t choose polls candidates — The 2022 Committee of 100  

    As political campaigns and mobilization and re-alignment gather momentum ahead of 2023 polls, an elite group — the 2022 Committee —...

Tony Elumelu: “I was excited to witness AFCON final hosted at UBA-financed world-class Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  

    The United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian pan-African financial services group, financed the world-class Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon which hosted...

COVID-19 Misinformation: Facebook, WHO launch new campaign across Africa

Facebook (Meta) shares sink 12% further as daily user decrease

  Meta shares slumped 12.18 per cent extending losses for the third day after its record plunge last week, Per Second News gathered....

Senegal declares public holiday to celebrate Nations cup title

President  Macky Sallowed has declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first Africa Cup of Nations title following their...

SERAP to Buhari: Rescind approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage 

      President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to use his good offices to urgently review and rescind the approval for security...

Nigeria’s unbridled population growth, a liability, now world’s poverty centre, says expert

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Worried by Nigeria’s ever rising population to become world’s 5th biggest population, an economist and Chief Executive...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Contracts COVID-19, Symptoms ‘Mild’

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was not experiencing severe symptoms. “After experiencing light...

Council of Igbo States in Americas (CISA) elects Engr. James Umekwe President, pledges Igbo cultural heritage advancement  

    Engr. James Ogbuka Umekwe has been elected the President of the Council of Igbo States in Americas (CISA) to pilot the...

Legal profession bigwigs, SANs, politicians converge in Osun to discuss, “The Laws of God and the Laws of Man at the Intersection of Justice’’  

    Senior lawyers and politicians will converge on Ere-Ijesa, in Osun State to discuss a lecture topic, “The Laws of God and...

In 2021, Nigeria loses $4bn to oil thieves, threat to nation’s corporate existence, economy — Elumelu

    Nigeria lost about $4 billion to oil thieves in the three quarters of 2021 and such funds are being use to...

Insurgency: Time to hire mercenaries, Gov. Zulum tells FG

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   To put an end to the increasing strength of insurgents in some parts of Northern Nigeria,...

Four teenage ritualists, who beheaded a girl, sent to prison in Ogun

  The four teenage ritualists who butchered a teenage girl, Sofiat Okeowo, for money rituals are now cooling their heels in prison in...

Court fines Justice Minister Malami N200,000 for delaying Kanu’s co-defendants’ trial

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fined the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of...