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Breaking: Port Harcourt Refinery to commence operation before New Year – Oil Minister

The Bola Tinubu administration has made good its promise to rehabilitate and make functional the Port Harcourt Refinery as the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Nigeria’s debt profile hits N87.9trn

The N87.91 trillion total debt stock represents a marginal increase of 0.61 percent, when compared to the June figure of N87.38 trillion. Nigeria’s...

Yuletide: Tinubu approves zero-fare by rail, 50% travel waiver on road transport across Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has approved free rides for commuters on all train services and 50 per cent reduction in interstate transport fares for...

Ex-VP Osinbajo, Ooni of Ife, Olu of Warri, others attend Soun of Ogbomoso’s coronation

The immediate past Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja III, Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III,...

Earthquake in China leaves at least 126 dead, hundreds injured

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for expeditious search and rescue mission as powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck China’s remote Gansu province at...

Japa: Be cautious of syndicate offering fake employment letters in UK, UN warns Nigerian migrants

The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), has advised migrants to be cautious of a syndicate that specializes in offering...

Pres. Tinubu orders Rivers lawmakers to drop impeachment proceedings against Gov. Fubara

President Bola Tinubu has once again lived up to his billing by wading into the political crisis in Rivers State and calling for...

Yuletide: NAFDAC uncovers 240 fake wines, fizzy drinks, others, factories in Abia

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NAFDAC) has uncovered factories in the popular Cemetery market in Abia State, where fake wines and fizzy...

Breaking: Supreme Court sets aside A’Court judgment, insist on Nnamdi Kanu’s trial for terrorism

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treasonable charges against Nnamdi Kanu and set aside the judgment of Court of Appeal that ordered...

Former Anambra governor, Ezeife, dies at 86

A former Governor of Anambra State in the botched third republic, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is dead. Aged 86, the elder statesman passed on...

Breaking: Rivers crisis: Bulldozers pull down State House of Assembly complex amid tight security

The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently being demolished by about six bulldozers, according to report reaching Persecondnews. The bulldozers swung into...

Breaking: At last, ailing Ondo Gov. Akeredolu transfers power to Deputy Governor, proceeds on indefinite medical leave

Following last-minute intervention by the APC leadership and the Presidency, Ondo Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu is to proceed on another medical leave on Wednesday,...

Persecondnews MD lauds Mr. Ephraim Sheyin’s appointment as NAN Editor-in-Chief

The appointment of Mr. Ephraim Sheyin as the substantive Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has been commended by Persecondnews,...

Army accidental bombing: Northern lawmakers pledge N350m to rebuild Kaduna community

The Northern caucus of the House of Representatives, on Monday, pledged N350 million to assist the Federal Government in rebuilding Tudun Biri, a...

Tinubu orders full-scale investigation into Kaduna village bombing

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full- scale investigation into the bombing of residents of Tudun Biri community of Kaduna State by the...

Bombing of Kaduna villagers: Nigerian Army has admitted it’s an error – Kaduna Govt

The Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi council area of Kaduna State which claimed the...