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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: postpones public duties to receive treatment
Buckingham Palace on Monday, February 5, announced that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and will now be postponing his public duties...
Ex-Pres. Obasanjo intervenes in housing sector, embarks on estates in Abeokuta, Sagamu interchange
As part of efforts to address housing deficits in Ogun State, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has embarked on the development of housing estates...
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...
Sachet alcoholic drinks now phased out, as NAFDAC begins clampdown on producers, consumers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has commenced the enforcement of the ban on the importation,...
GAIN, NCIC award $16,000 to Nigerian innovators for safe, nutritious foods
In a bid to encourage the consumption of safe and nutritious foods in Nigeria, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the...
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,...
Deceased ex-Yobe Gov. Bukar Ibrahim buried in Saudi Arabia
The remains of a former governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, were laid to rest in Saudi Arabia on Monday. According...
66th Grammy: Disquiet in Davido’s camp, BurnaBoy shines, Ayra Sta, Asake in disbelief
…I had no high expectations, Olamide told Persecondnews In the aftermath of the 66th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, the Nigerian music...
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...
Insecurity: FCT Police Adopts New Security Framework
The Police Commissioner, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Mr. Benneth Igweh, has ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates or with a...
WHO predicts over 35m new global cancer cases by 2050
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has released an alarming estimate, predicting...
Insecurity: Businesses in FCT record 33% drop in revenues – Report
Revenues of businesses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded a 33 percent decline between January 2023 and January 2024, a report by...
Plane crashes into four homes in Florida, U.S., several people killed
Several people have been killed after a single-engine plane crashed into a waterfront mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, damaging four...
Adelami sworn in as Ondo Deputy Governor
Dr. Olaide Adelami, a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, has been sworn in as the Ondo State Deputy Governor. At a...
Miners owe FG over N2trn – Alake
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, has disclosed that miners and operators in the sector owed the Federal Government more...
Five days after inauguration, Kogi Gov. Ododo swears in 19 commissioners, other aides
Kogi Governor Usman Ododo has hit the ground running as promised with the swearing-in of 19 commissioners just five days after his inauguration....
