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Former VP Sambo calls meeting with Buhari ‘private’

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with former vice president, Mohammed Namadi Sambo at the presidential villa. The close-door meeting took place at the...

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Kenya

  The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will make her first official visit to Kenya later this week. “Kenya is a much-valued member of...

Group calls on FG to stop Rivers State Neighborhood Corps

Some prominent sons of Rivers state, under the platform of Free Rivers Development Innitiative (FRDI) have called on the Inspector General of Police...

Woman in hiding reveals fear as herdsmen kill husband

A young mother of three has been in hiding for more than four months since alleged herdsmen threatened her, after killing her husband,...

Vice-President Osinbajo’s daughter gets married in opulent ceremony

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo celebrated his daughter’s wedding in a lavish ceremony on Saturday. The momentous occasion took place in Abuja, with President Muhammadu...

Electoral Act Amendment: We’re On Same Page -Saraki/Dogara 

By Amos Dunia, PerSecond News Abuja – The two presiding officers of the two chambers of the National Assembly, Senate President, Dr Bukola...

Lagos ranked 4th cheapest city in the world

Lagos has been ranked the 4th cheapest city in the world, according to a new survey ‘The Worldwide Cost of Living, by the...

Bishop Kukah condemn El Rufai’s remarks about Southern Kaduna Christian leaders

By Luka Binniyat KAFANCHAN – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukkah, yesterday berated governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state...

Two Dead, Nine Injured As Police Foil Suicide Attack in Borno

The Nigerian Police in Maiduguri, Borno, Northern part of the country on Thursday says it has foiled a suicide bomb attack at the...

FG’s tax increases for tobacco, alcohol draw praise, criticism

Critics of the federal government’s increase on alcohol and cigarettes taxes on Monday argued the hikes could hurt the nation’s small businesses and...

Ekiti’s next governor: Who’s running, who’s on the fence, and who’s already out

By Femi Soneye The Ekiti governorship election is about four months away. Campaigning is underway, political consultants are doling out advice and pundits...

GENCOs Sue FG Over Alleged Unfair Treatment…Demand Payment of Sovereign Guarantee

The Power Generation Companies in Nigeria (GENCOs) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria for deliberately meting out discriminatory treatment to...

APC in Turmoil as Members in Lagos Kick against Tenure Elongation for Oyegun, Others

It was an extraordinary message, delivered at a time of unparalleled political drama. On Tuesday, members of the ruling party in Lagos led...

My Biggest Regret In Life: Losing My Parents Early in Life, Says Obasanjo at 81

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo added another year to his age on Monday, March 5 and a ceremony was hosted to celebrate him at...

Buhari, 14 governors attend Ganduje, Ajimobi children’s wedding in Kano

At least a dozen governors, including President Muhammadu Buhari, was in Kano on Saturday, to grace the wedding ceremony of Fatima Ganduje and...

Police in UK and Spain Arrest 2 Nigerians in ‘Voodoo’ Prostitution Ring That Forced Women to Eat Raw Chicken Hearts

A human trafficking group that forced women to work as prostitutes and eat raw chicken hearts as part of disturbing voodoo rituals has...