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Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel

An enigmatic, 2-inch sculpture of a king’s head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try...

Buhari off to Morocco to boost trade, cooperation

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, June 10, embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is...

The ominous “bloodshed” in Ekiti

  By Sufuyan Ojeifo   It was the inimitable pioneer Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, the late Dele Giwa, who once wrote that one...

Buhari gave reasons why he kept quiet as Obasanjo attacks his government, legacy

With each passing day, former President Olusegun Obasanjo unravels another piece of President Buhari’s  legacy. The economy, his administration, security and now, he...

Obasanjo raises alarm over plot by Buhari to implicate, arrest him on bogus charges

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of  planning a campaign to arrest him on bogus charges using fake...

What Anthony Bourdain said about Lagos

Every Sunday, we live vicariously through Anthony Bourdain’s globe-hopping, face-stuffing adventures on CNN show Parts Unknown. Last October, he was in Lagos, a place where you...

U.S. Announces $102 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance to Nigeria

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria W. Stuart Symington Thursday announced an additional $102 million in humanitarian assistance to Nigeria that will address the...

2019: Buhari will get 2m votes in Delta – Emerhor

The leader of Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, on Thursday assured president Muhammadu Buhari of two million votes from Delta...

Crocodile kills pastor as he baptizes followers near lake

A pastor was killed by a crocodile as he baptized members of his congregation in a lake in Ethiopia. According to reports in...

Mourinho picks Argentina, Nigeria to soar in group D

Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho has picked the Super Eagles and Argentina to advance from a suffocatingly close Group D, dubbed by many...

Plans to impeach Buhari will fail overwhelmingly, group to Saraki and Dogara

All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Youths for Change has described the impeachment threat issued against President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday by the National...

June 12: ‘Epetedo Proclamation’ an important speech by MKO Abiola – but got him jailed, killed.

Per Second News Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, on June 11, 1994, gave a defining speech of the pro-Democracy movement at the Epetedo area...

FG declares June 12 Democracy Day

The Federal Government Wednesday has declared June 12 Democracy Day. Many in Nigeria has described June 12, 1993 as the most suitable and...

I’m proudly a ‘Buhari boy’ – Fayemi

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, who resigned as a cabinet member to focus on the Ekiti governorship election Wednesday described himself...

Buhari widens rift with National Assembly, as legislators threatens action over appointees

President Muhammadu Buhari has widened an extraordinary rift with members of the National Assembly with the legislators threatening action, according to resolution passed...

Finally, Sergio Ramos responds to criticism over Mo Salah challenge, says ‘bloody hell’

  Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has delivered a bullish response to criticism of his challenges on  Liverpool’s duo of Mo Salah and goalkeeper...