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ICTN: Amaechi defies restraining court order, contempt proceedings may be initiated against him to commit him to prison

  The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has been alleged of working in defiance of a subsisting court order restraining him and...

Queues at Abuja filling stations a local problem, will vanish soon, says NNPC GMD

Abating petrol situation:  Arewa Youths Assembly cautions against fuel racketeering, acts inimical to nation’s economic, security interests

  As normalcy is being restored in petrol supply situation across the country, Nigerians have been urged to resist fuel racketeering, panic-buying and...

Obasanjo celebrates 85 years, calls some presidential aspirants scoundrels who should be in jail

    Incensed by the guts of some notable politicians to be parading themselves as presidential aspirants, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has branded...

Blame NATO for ‘every death from now on’ in Ukraine, says President

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday in a new video obtained by Per Second News accused NATO leadership of giving the “green light...

Renewed hostility against foreigners: Nigerians in South Africa seek President Ramaphosa’s intervention

``I call on President Cyril Ramaphosa to help our community during this trying time so that we may not lose our brothers again...

Russia-Ukraine war: Second batch of Nigerians from Ukraine arrives in Abuja

  The second batch of stranded Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine has arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. An Air Peace flight carrying the...

Explosion at mosque in Pakistan kills 56

A bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan Friday, killing 56 people and injuring 194 others, Per Second News gathered from...

Abramovich receives £3billion offer for Chelsea – Report

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has already received several serious bids in the region of £3billion to buy Chelsea, according to reports in London....

1,045,459 have fled Ukraine – UN map

No fewer than one million people have left Ukraine according to a UN Map. The humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country is exposed...

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Buhari approves $8.5m for evacuation of stranded Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved $8.5 million for the emergency evacuation of at least 5,000 stranded Nigerians in Ukraine due to the...

Controversial ASUU payment platform, UTAS, faces another integrity test — Ngige

  Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday that the controversial University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform preferred...

Constitution Amendment: NASS grants financial, administrative autonomy to Local Governments

      The National Assembly has granted financial and administrative autonomy to the 744 local governments across Nigeria. Both chambers of the...

As a routine, Pres. Buhari departs Abuja for London for two-week medical checks

  For his routine medical check up, President Muhammadu Buhari is to proceed to London, United Kingdom, for the next two weeks, the...

Abba Kyari detention: Abuja Court rejects  bail application

  Detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is to continue to cool his heels behind bars as he lost his bid for...

After declining assent,  Buhari signs 2022 Electoral Act Amendment, says it’s reformative and progressive

    At last,  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill after he declined assent in November...

Child-friendly justice: Nigeria, six other African countries to benefit from $9.5m EU grant

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday announced that Nigeria is among the six West African...