Trending Story

View the latest news and top headlines from Per Second News.

Osinbajo, Pita, MD Bank of lndustry, 5 others honoured with RCCG institute’s Living Legend Award

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and six other pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were at the weekend honoured with...

#Lekki Plaza Army Shooting: Shocking revelations as surgeon says many people were treated for gunshot wounds

  Not withstanding denials by the authorities that soldiers did not shoot at Lekki Toll Plaza on October 20, 2020, a surgeon at...

Gov. Ganduje to Buhari: Put an end to herders-farmers crises, ban cattle movement across Nigeria

  “There should be a law that will ban, otherwise we cannot control the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers and cannot control the...

2020 Transparency lnternational Rating: FG rejects report, says not reflective of Nigeria’s anti-corruption exploits

  The Federal Government has reacted to Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not...

Months after Persecondnews story, Buhari names new ADC, Lt.Col. Dodo

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lt.-Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo, an Academy Adjutant of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), as his Aide-De-Camp (ADC). He...

CAF Presidency: CAS Reinstates Ahmad, But Can’t Run For Confederation Election

  By Boye Ajayi Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad has been reinstated as President of Confederation of African Football (CAF) following a ruling by the...

UN Women Representative to Nigeria’s commendation letter to Kogi Gov. undeserving, faulty, questionable – Emerge Women

  “We cannot be advocating for credible elections at the LG level and be simultaneously commending a governor who is stifling that process....

Hubby knife stabs pregnant ex-wife after court dissolves marriage

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh For losing his marriage following a court ruling, a man, Bilya Abdullahi, stabbed his nine-month-old pregnant ex-wife, Shafa’atu...

Twelve Months After, Applicants Still Waiting for Customs’ Jobs

  By Boye Ajayi Twelve months after candidates sat for the January 9, 2020 Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment examinations, they have asked...

Sule Lamido shatters Tinubu’s presidential ambition, says Buhari-Tinubu pact is nonextant

  A strong voice from the Fulani in the Northern Nigeria may have sounded a death-knell to the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju...

Sexagenarian abducts, rapes teenage daughter of widow who declined his marriage proposal

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A 60-year-old man, Mgbechi Wekwea, has been accused of abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint...

Mallam Garba Shehu, Snr Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity

Transparency International report on corruption in Nigeria: FG thrashes report, says it’s biased. 

  The Federal Goverment has rejected latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as biased. “We are...

Insurgency, banditry: Provide timely intelligence to security agencies, Buhari pleads with Nigerians

      In a bid to win the war against insurgency, banditry and secure the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made...

NNPC hits N1.95 trn revenue mark in petrol sales, others in one year

        The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) generated about ₦1.95 trillion revenue from the sales of white products between October...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

Tension As Fulani Herders From Oyo State Storm Ogun Communities

  By Boye Ajayi Palpable fear and trepidation have gripped many towns and villages in Ogun State over the influx of Fulani herdsmen...

Ooni of Ife, Govs. Makinde, Akeredolu confer with Pres. Buhari on insecurity in Southwest

  The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and his Ondo counterpart, Mr Rotimi...