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Salami Panel indicts Magu, says he collected over N1bn bribe from ex-Gov, 8 others on trial

    The Justice Ayo Salami Presidential Panel has established cases of graft to the tune of N1 billon against the suspended acting...

48m barrels of Nigerian crude “abandoned’’ in China, whistleblower’s  5 per cent compensation, an elaborate hoax, scam

    A snow job by some international crude oil fraudsters which has triggered a controversial request for the payment of 5 per...

President Buhari placed Magu on watch list for 10 months – Per Second News investigation

  The legion allegations of infractions, corruption and abuse of office against the acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu were revealed to President...

Presidency confirms PerSecondnews story, appoints DCP Musa as President’s CPSO

  Sequel to a hail of gunfire at the State House early June between security aides of President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, the...

Attack on Nigerian Embassy in Indonesia: Handiwork of Nigerian touts, extortionists – PSN check

  Embassy’s bust of illegalities triggers attack The attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, by some disgruntled and unscrupulous Nigerians is...

Revealed: How pilot error nearly crashes Emirates jumbo A380 into Russian town

An investigative report released recently by the United Arab Emirate government has revealed an Emirates A380 was seconds from crashing into a Moscow...

Stranded, humiliated Nigerians in China send “SOS’’ to Pres. Buhari, Foreign Affairs Ministry

  …thrown into rain-lashed streets amid COVID-19   …Good Samaritans doling out snacks to them under bridges   Humiliated and dehumanized Nigerians including...

Septuagenarian Lagos chief strips himself of insignia, engages in free-for-all

      A septuagenarian traditional chief, who breached the rules of decorum of his office and threw punches at some men in...

Ticket hoarding, racketeering, inflation, over crowded train…the hassles of Rigasa train station

It was a Sunday morning, and I needed to catch-up with the 10 a.m train from Kaduna to Abuja. I left for the...

Maryam Uwais changed her mind about resignation, persuaded to stay in SIP

  The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Social Investment Programmes (SIP) Maryam Uwais may have changed her mind about resigning in wake...

How Senator Omo-Agege bungled Saraki’s removal as Senate President

…The Ibori connection It was a game of high wired intrigues, maneuvering, political cobwebs and pursuit of personal interest as well as trying...

How NBC DG Modibbo deceived President Buhari in grant of FM radio & digital TV broadcast licenses

The DG’s letter of recommendation to president Muhammadu Buhari  to approve applications for FM radio and digital TV broadcast license was filled with...

73-year-old Nigerian nanny sentenced to 15 years in death of baby who was force-fed

A Nigerian grandma whose actions led to the death of an 8-month-old baby in the U.S state of Maryland, has been sentenced to...

29,723 Nigerians Overstayed their U.S Visas in 2018, as Trump threatens crackdown on Nigerians and 12 other African countries.

U.S President Donald Trump’s order to crack down on visa overstays will target mostly Nigerians, 12 other African and 6, Asian nations, according...

Revealed: How NEPZA Top Officials Plot To Corner N42Billion FG Funds, Frustrate Rapid Industrial Schemes

A deliberate plot hatched by some top officials of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, to corner over N40 billion meant for...

Exclusive: Onnoghen faces multiple fresh allegations of illegalities and criminal conduct

 *New details of EFCC petition to NJC emerges   Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, accused of irregularities, illegalities and criminal...