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Coup scare: It’s fake news, disinformation act — Information Minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, has reacted to the recent “coup scare” in the country, describing the report...
Lagos Speaker, lawmakers receive protesters, hail NLC for peaceful conduct
Protesting members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other related organizations were on Tuesday received by Lagos lawmakers, voicing their grievances over...
Breaking: CBN raises MPR to 22.75%, up by 400 basis points
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), after its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, has raised the monetary policy rate by 400 basis...
Just in: Sachet water, biscuits distributed to protesters in Lagos as police provide security
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide protest kicked off across the country amidst tight security on Tuesday. Persecondnews gathered that the workers under...
NDLEA records largest heroin seizure at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has successfully intercepted the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International...
Mavin Records, Universal Music Group forge partnership to elevate African music globally
Mavin Records, the well-known Nigerian record label that Don Jazzy founded, unveiled a historic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) in a momentous...
We don’t believe in Voodoo, but in God, says Super Falcons player Deborah Abiodun
“I do not believe in voodoo; I believe in God and in my girls to deliver on the pitch of play,” Super Falcons...
Protest in Edo: End the suffering, hunger in Nigeria, CSOs urge Pres. Tinubu
Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) on Monday grounded socio-economic activities in the state capital, Benin City, in protest against what they called economic...
Economic hardship: Lagos residents protest despite police warning
Despite warnings issued by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, protesters on Monday hit the streets of Lagos to protest the soaring prices of...
Nnamdi Kanu: FCT court fixes March 19 for fresh bail application
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, to rule on a fresh bail application brought by the detained...
Update: FEC approves Oronsanye Report, orders merger, scrapping of EFCC, FRCN others
About 12 years after the Steve Oronsaye Panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing federal government parastatals and agencies, President Bola Tinubu...
Nationwide protests: Police assure residents of safety
Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest by organized labour, the Nigeria Police Force has assured protesters of its commitment to ensuring their rights,...
Igbimo Asoju Yoruba to Yoruba: Embrace Tinubu’s reform agenda, shun protest against FG
A prominent socio-cultural group, Igbimo Asoju Yoruba (IAY), has lent its voice to the call on Yoruba not to join the planned protests...
Hardship: 65 CSOs Pull Out of Planned Organised Labour Mass Action
No fewer than 65 civil society organizations (CSOs) said they have withdrawn from the planned nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...
APC member, six others die in rice auction stampede at Nigeria Customs office, Lagos, APC mourns
A stampede that broke out during the public sale of rice at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Zone “A” office on Harvey Road...
Senator Omisore gifts Ooni of Ife bulletproof Cadillac Escalade
In a display of gratitude and admiration, Senator Iyiola Omisore, a prominent figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former gubernatorial candidate...
