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Mopol Police Inspector assassinated in Lagos

Gunmen have snuffed a mobile police inspector on Lagos road in a broad daylight, a police source said on Thursday. The officer was...

FG commits N42bn to road projects in five Northeast states

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Mu’azu Sambo, says the Federal Government has approved about N42 billion for some road infrastructure in the five...

Deserving Cheers For DSS Boss, Gentleman Bichi

BY AMOS DUNIA With the commencement of his second four-year tenure beckoning on September 14, 2022, Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi has been roundly...

ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems

By Reuben Abati   “Ko ko Ko.  Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh” “Who be dat?” “Na me oh?” “Who be na me?...

NBC’s deadline to shutdown 53 TV, radio stations: NGE, SERAP haul Buhari, others before court

As the deadline for the 53 TV and radio stations across the country to renew their licenses expires by Tuesday night, the Nigerian...

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to jail for drink driving

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanour driving under the influence of alcohol and was sentenced to five...

U.S. govt to repatriate another $23m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Nigeria will be $23 million richer when the United States Government makes good its promise to return the money being part of the...

FG denies abandoning stranded Nigerians in the UAE

The Federal Government has dismissed social media reports alleging abandonment of stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates. (UAE) The FG’s reaction came...

Notorious online vendors’ robber nabbed in Lagos

Police operatives at Makinde Divisional headquarters in Lagos State have arrested 44-year-old man (names withheld) who is notorious for robbing online vendors. SP...

Illegal mining, source of funds for bandits, terrorists, others – Gov. Lalong

Plateau Gov. Simon Lalong has asked the federal authorities to take urgent steps in tackling illegal mining in some parts of the country,...

Atiku, Obi at NBA conference, unveil  agendas, Tinubu absent

PDP and Labour Party Presidential candidates — Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi — APC Vice- Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, on Monday in Lagos...

INEC’s manual collation of 2023 polls results: TMG kicks, says it smacks of planned poll rigging

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been stridently criticized over alleged plans to collate 2023 election results manually against its earlier avowed...

Great Britain launches new skilled worker visa for foreigners

Britain has launched a new work visa for fast-growing businesses to hire skilled workers from abroad, Persecondnews.com gathered Monday. The Scale-up visa is...

We didn’t demand, collect $100m Paris Club fund for elections, it’s patent lie, says Nigerian Governors Forum

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has hit back at Ned Munir Nwoko (NED), one of the consultants working on Paris Club refund, describing...

On IPI Nigeria’s intervention, NBC suspends shutdown of 53 TV, radio stations 

Following the intervention of the International Press Institute (IPI), Nigerian chapter, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily “backed down” on the revocation...

Breaking: 188-day-old strike: SSANU, NASU suspend strike, ASUU still adamant

With the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) still undecided and adamant, the two other unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions —...