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Immediate past Governor of Anambra, Obiano, nabbed at Lagos airport by EFCC

Jetting out after handing over the reins as Anambra State Governor to the newly-inaugurated Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, ex-Gov. Willie Obiano, has been...

BREAKING: Drama as Gov. Obiano’s wife swipes Ojukwu’s widow, Bianca, at Soludo’s inauguration

The hitherto peaceful transition of power from outgoing Anambra Gov. Willie Obiano to the new governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was on Thursday morning...

Blackouts: We have restored collapsed national grid, says Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has disclosed that the national grid, which collapsed a few days ago, has now been recovered....

2022 Electoral Act amendment request: FG mulls all options –  Malami 

Buhari had two weeks ago sent the Act back to the Senate to delete Section 84 (12) after his assent.

Breaking News: New Covid-19 Variant Detected in Israel

  A new Covid-19 variant has been detected in Israel, Persecondnews.com,  gathered  Wednesday. The strain, a combination of two subvariants of Omicron, was...

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...