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NNPCL uncovers 83 illegal refineries in Niger Delta in one week
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has uncovered 83 illegal refineries and 15 illegal pipeline connections in the Niger Delta in the...
Soldier commits suicide in Ogun
A young soldier of 35 Artillery Brigade, Abeokuta, Ogun State, identified as 23NA84/ Gnr Boyi Thankgod, has reportedly shot himself dead. Persecondnews gathered...
Insecurity in FCT: Wike Summons Emergency Security Meeting
In a bid to tackle the high level of kidnappings and killings in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr....
Six-time sacked Mourinho, the “special one”, finally sacked by Roma
With Roma sitted ninth on the Seria A table and one win from their last five games, the club pressed the panic button...
Nasarawa Guber: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Appeal Challenging Sule’s Election
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Dr. David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the victory...
Poor power supply: FG intervenes, issues 13 new power generation, distribution licences
The Federal Government says it has issued 13 new licences for the generation of off-grid and embedded power, independent electricity distribution and the...
NAFDAC DG orders market survey, testing as fake paracetamol floods market
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug and Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has ordered a market...
Yar’adua’s minister, Charles Ugwuh, in EFCC net over alleged N3.6bln fraud
A former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, in the late President Umaru Yar’adua administration has been arrested and is now...
Kpaduma II: FCT community where pre-teens are protected from sexual predators through breast ironing
In their quest to protect their daughters from sexual predators or unwanted male attention, women in Kpaduma II practice the tradition of flattening...
FCT minister directs security agencies to rid Abuja of street light vandals
Amid rising insecurity in Nigeria’s seat of power, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has ordered a joint...
S’Court reserves judgment on appeal to sack Fubara
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal that is seeking to nullify the election of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in the March...
Alleged N438m Contract Scam: CCB Invites Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has summoned the Minister of Interior, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to respond to allegations that his business was...
Just in: Surge in cost of food shoots up Nigeria’s inflation rate to 28.9% – NBS
Nigeria’s headline inflation increased by 0.72 per cent to 28.92 per cent in December 2023, up from 28.20 per cent in November 2023,...
Remas visits Tony Elumelu, says winning Grammy is his next ambition
Nigerian music sensation whose ‘Calm Down’ song has become a global hit, Rema, has vowed to take the global music scene by storm...
Ahead of petroleum products distribution, Dangote Refinery approves seven major marketers
In readiness for the purchase and distribution of its refined petroleum products, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has approved seven major oil marketers. They are...
My friend offered to pay N50m ransom for 5 sisters abducted in Abuja, says ex-minister, Pantami
In a bid to secure the release of the remaining five kidnapped daughters of Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar in Abuja, a former Minister of...
