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Our fragile media freedom: Are Journalists and Journalism under attack in Nigeria?

By Victoria Ayuwei, PerSecond News Twenty-three years after the crackdown on the media and the pro-democracy movements during the Military regime, Nigeria seems to...

In A Turnaround, Pastor Sam Adeyemi Declares the Practice of Tithing Has Expired, No Christian Should Be Forced to Pay

Pastor Sam Adeyemi, a world-renowned prosperity preacher and leader of the Daystar Christian Centre, who in the past taught that tithing was a requirement...

I Made No Money From Oscar-Nominated Performance- Mary J. Blige

Just because Mary J. Blige has two Oscar nominations doesn’t mean that translates into coins. She claims that despite her history-making role in...

In Pictures: Jennifer Eliogu performing at the Per Second News ‘Celebration of Philanthropy’

Dignitaries, guests were treated to a live performance by actress and singer Jennifer Eliogu in an exclusive display at the Southern Sun hotel, Ikoyi,...

Whitney Houston Did Not Die From Drugs- Bobby Brown

In a very revealing interview music star Bobby Brown was asked about the death of his ex-wife, Whitney Houston. Surprisingly, he admits that despite drugs...

No more widespread disappearance of fertilizer trucks under my watch- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the successes of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, which according to him has ended the dark days of fertilizer...

12 Star-performer hacks for Nigerian professionals

The vicissitudes of work throw different things at us. Some get to the workplace and find their rhythm or get direction for their...

DSS detains Daily Independent’s Abuja Bureau Chief

The Department of State Services, which arrested and detained Tony Ezimakor, the Independent Newspapers’ Abuja Bureau Chief, on Wednesday, has held on to...

Chibok and Dapchi girls: The whoredom of karma  

By Sufuyan Ojeifo “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, and second, as farce.” -Karl Marx On Monday, February 19, 2018, Boko Haram insurgents...

Woman burned when her mobile phone catches fire mid-flight

A passenger was burned when her cell phone caught fire onboard a Canadian domestic flight on Thursday morning, officials said. The incident occurred...

Buhari’s son back in Abuja after medical treatment abroad

Yusuf Buhari returned to Nigeria after a month-long medical treatment abroad. “We thank God for the return of our son Yusuf today after...

China development bank, UBA sign letter of intent for $100 million loan deal to support SMEs Africa

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a pan-African banking group and China Development Bank (CDB), the world’s largest development finance institution, on February...

Trump’s aide Hope Hicks resigns

Hope Hicks, one of Donald Trump’s longest-serving aides, is resigning as the US president’s communications director, the White House said Wednesday. “Hope is...

Nigeria reports record high Lassa fever cases with 317

Health authorities say a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has reached a record high and there are suspected cases in neighboring Benin as...

Ndoma-Egba on Elumelu: He’s a gift to Africa, an inspiration to the World

Chairman governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba Wednesday said Entrepreneur and business man Tony Elumelu is a...

Elumelu Receives 2017 Philanthropist of the Year Award

Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited Mr Tony Elumelu received the Per Second News 2017 ‘Philanthropist of the Year’ award Wednesday at a breakfast...