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We made outstanding achievements despite meagre resources – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said despite the small size of his cabinet and limited resources, the administration had made outstanding achievements in security,...

Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup Squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention, who lost out.

Gernot Rohr,  on Monday released his 30-man provisional list for the Russia 2018 World Cup. The 30-man Super Eagles list to the World...

Commonwealth delivers plans to speed up fight against ‘tsunami of global corruption’.

Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has outlined her vision to fight corruption in the Commonwealth at the opening of the 8th Commonwealth Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption...

Mbeki, Scotland at the th Commonwealth Conference of Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Africa 

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, declares open the 8th Commonwealth Conference of Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Africa  Theme: Partnership Towards Assets Recovery...

BREAKING NEWS: Angry Shiite protesters attack police in Abuja

Angry Shiite protesters Monday stoned, kicked and smashed a Nigerian police vehicle in Abuja. The protesters are demanding the release of the Islamic...

Cries of anguish from father of Leah Sharibu, says ‘Government has abandoned us.’

Nathaniel Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, has appealed to the media to put pressure on the Federal Government to ensure the speedy release...

2-year-old boy shot by unknown gunman

A toddler was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg in Washington, DC, police say. Officials say the two-year-old boy...

I’m happy to break the record, says EPL Golden Boot winner Mo Salah

Mohamed Salah declared his pride after claiming the Premier League Golden Boot with a record haul of 32 goals in his debut Liverpool...

Nigerian woman kicked off the plane after White man complained she had bad odour

A Nigerian woman and her children were kicked off a United Airlines flight after a fellow passenger complained that she had a “pungent”...

Dust storm kill at least 40 people

A deadly dust storm accompanied by squall killed several people across India on Sunday, while at least 70 flights were grounded. At least...

Sudan arrests killers of Nigerian diplomat

The Sudanese authorities has announced the arrest of a woman accused of killing an Immigration Attaché at the Nigerian embassy in Khartoum. The...

Mele Kyari appointed Nigeria’s new OPEC Envoy

Mr. Mele Kyari, has been appointed as Nigeria’s new representative at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Per Second News gathered...

Exit polls show Fayemi with huge leads over challengers in Ekiti APC primaries

Former governor Kayode Fayemi leads aspirants in the gubernatorial primary on Saturday as delegates seem to prefer the minister of Solid minerals. Exit polls...

Two shot dead at Lagos APC local govt congress

No fewer than two members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos has been shot dead at the party’s local government congress in...

In Pictures: Voting has started in Ekiti APC primary elections

By Sade Olaniyan   Voting has started in the APC Ekiti governorship primaries with a total of 2,326 accredited delegates.      ...

Mobile Banking: Diamond bank soars to record profit of N1.8 billion

Diamond Bank Plc said it made a record N1.8 billion in mobile banking revenue in its Q1 2018 unaudited financial results on Friday....