Nigeria

In Nigeria, Christian Students Forcibly Converted, Beaten With Whip, Mentally Tortured: New Report

A groundbreaking new report by watchdog group Christian Solidarity Worldwide has exposed the atrocities Christian children face at school in several countries, from...

2019: I’ll decide whether to run for re-election soon, Buhari tells APC governors

 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night says he’ll decide soon whether to launch a 2019 re-election presidential campaign during a meeting with governors  on the...

Team Nigeria At The Winter Olympics

Bobsledders from Nigeria and Jamaica made history at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Tuesday. In the two-women bobsleigh event, Nigeria’s Seun...

Publish details of corruption in Social Investments Programme, SERAP tells Buhari

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the...

Aso Villa Chapel, CAN to hold 61 hours nonstop thanksgiving praise to celebrate birthday anniversary of VP Osinbajo

The Aso Villa Chapel,  together  with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), is planning a 61-hour-nonstop-praise concert in commemoration of the 61st birthday...

Nigeria’s 5th EuroBond Oversubscribed By 450%

Nigeria has successfully priced its 5th Eurobond of $2.5 billion, following issuances in 2011, 2013 and two in 2017. In a heavily over-subscribed $1.25...

USAID Launches $5.5 Million New Support to Political Parties in Nigeria

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a $5.5m initiative to help political parties in Nigeria adopt better governance practices and...

Inflation Lowers By 0.24% in January 2018 – NBS

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released its January 2018 Consumer Price Index (CPI) which...

The Art World Stands Up For Nigeria’s Kehinde Wiley As U.S Gallery Unveils Obama’s Portrait

Barack and Michelle Obama were at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Monday in D.C. for the unveiling of their portraits. The former President...

Security chiefs keep mum after closed door meeting with Buhari 

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday  met  with security chiefs for two and half hours at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review current security...

Horrific Images Show Customs Officer Attacked With Machete By Smugglers

Warning: The following pictures may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised Picture of a Customs Officer Macheted by dare devil Smugglers...

Britain advised by Commonwealth leader to set up post-Brexit trading zone with Nigeria

Britain must embrace free trade with Nigeria after Brexit as its rapidly growing population “loves British products” and wants to buy “everything” from UK...

FG Drops Lufthansa as adviser on national carrier establishment

The federal government has cancelled a N341 million naira contract with Lufthansa as advisors for the establishment of a national carrier and replaced...

Former NFF Secretary Austin Mgbolu is dead

Reports reaching Per Second News indicates that former Nigerian Football Federation spokesperson, Austin Mgbolu, is dead. Mgbolu died Wednesday at his Abuja residence....

Buhari’s executive order designed to attract genuine investors- Dambazau

Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari  signed an executive order on Monday directing the...