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March 17 inauguration: Hit the ground running, Anambra people tell Governor-elect, Prof. Soludo

  As the 6th governor of Anambra, Prof. Charles Soludo, takes office on March 17, an NGO, Anambra Masses for Good Governance (AMAGG),...

UK to end passenger locator forms, mask rules at Heathrow airport

The UK said all mask mandates at London’s Heathrow Airport will be dropped from Wednesday, Per Second News gathered. The Heathrow airport said...

Presidential system of government dictatorial, says Agabi

A one-time Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN) has described the presidential system of government as dictatorial....

Parlous state of security and economy may run states aground, alerts Nigerian Governors Forum

The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) have cried out that the current parlous state of the...

Airlines in Nigeria to shut down operations over aviation fuel scarcity

  Without a relief in three days, airlines operating in Nigeria said on Monday they might shut down over the skyrocketing cost and...

Hope of reopening nation’s 91 public universities dashed as ASUU extends strike till May

  The nation’s public universities will remain shut until May this year,  the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared after arising...

APC chairmanship endorsement: Buhari won’t go against due process, says Sen. Al-makura

Former Nasarawa State Governor and aspirant for the chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Tanko Al-makura, says President Muhammadu Buhari, who...

As long as we have shirts, bus to drive to games Chelsea will be there, says Tuchel

Chelsea’s manager Thomas Tuchel has vowed that the English club will not be destroyed by the sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich, according to...

Nigeria boasts of abundant natural gas to meet European gas demands, says Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has called on the U.S. Government to support the funding of natural gas...

Putin open to peace meeting with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy – Russia

President Vladimir Putin is ready for possible meeting with President Zelensky according to Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Persecondnews.com reports that Ukraine’s Foreign...

Strike: ASUU yet to upgrade, return to its payment platform — UTAS, says FG

  The Federal Government has said it is still waiting for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to upgrade and return to...

ln a blast of anger, Senate throws out Buhari’s bill to amend week-old 2022 Electoral Act

In a rare display of pluck and grit, Nigeria’s Upper legislative chamber, the Senate on Wednesday rose to the occasion and rejected a...

Police DIG, Joseph Egbunike, head of Abba Kyari probe panel, slumps, dies in office

  Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Joseph Egbunike, who headed the Special Investigation Panel set up to investigate the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner,...

NIRSAL facilitates ₦73bn into Nigeria’s Agro Processing industry, says MD

  In pursuit of its mandate of creating a stronger linkage between segments of Nigeria’s Agricultural Value Chain and subsequent AVC-linkage to commercial...

President Biden announces ban on Russian oil, coal imports

US President Joseph Biden Tuesday announced a ban on imports of Russian oil in his administration’s latest effort to punish Russia over its...

Actor,TV host killed in Russia-Ukraine war

A Popular Ukrainian actor and TV host Pasha Lee, 33, has been killed in a town near Kyiv that has come under heavy...