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Kaduna Killings: el-Rufai-led Government Wants To Ensure Annihilation Of Adara Nation – ADA

…Calls for the immediate release of Adara leaders  Abuja – The Adara Development Association (ADA), of Kaduna State on Monday said Governor Nasir el-Rufai,...

Nigeria loses $10bn in oil palm revenue year, Emefiele says

If Nigeria had kept pace with its peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil in the last 25 years, the country could...

UBA earnings hit N494bn, records significant asset growth

Growth driven by market share gains across Africa, bank says The United Bank for Africa Plc, the Pan-African financial institution, on the weekend...

Nigerian born Imam Lateef Alabi a survivor of New Zealand Mosque attack narrates horrifying ordeal

A survivor of the Christchurch massacre Alabi Lateeef, has narrated how a heroic worshipper at one of the targeted mosques seized an empty rifle...

40 killed in coordinated terrorist shootings at 2 mosques in New Zealand; 4 suspects in custody

Forty people were killed in a shooting attack on the southern island of New Zealand on Friday when a gunman opened fire inside...

Death toll mounts after building collapses in Lagos

A sixth body was found Wednesday in the wreckage of a collapsed three-storeyed building at the Itafaji area of Lagos Island. About 100 children are...

Nigeria Military Denies New Abuse Allegations in Rivers State

Horrific images and videos online of Nigerian Military harassing and hijacking ballot boxes have fueled new allegations that Nigeria troops are abusing their...

Unconfirmed reports say Pius Adesanmi dead

Unconfirmed report gone viral says Professor Pius Adesanmi, was a passenger in the Ethiopian airline that crashed Sunday morning with all passengers on...

Exit polls indicate Abiodun, Ortom, Okowa and Ugwanyi coasting to victory

The governor of Delta Ifeanyi Okowa is on his way to an easy re-election despite the ruling APC’s effort to cause an upset...

Salaries, pension payment our finest hour with Buhari, says NLC in meeting with President

The NLC President Ayuba Wabba said Thursday that one of the finest hour of labour with any president of the country was Buhari’s...

First Bank Nigeria @ 125: CEO says flag hoisting signifies continued greatness

Following a symbolic flag hoisting ceremony across Nigeria and other countries where it does business, as part of celebrations marking the 125 years...

Air France to stop flights to Port Harcourt next month after 14- year run

Air France will stop flying to Port Harcourt at the end of March 2019, Per Second News gathered Wednesday. A top official of the...

Nigeria Immigration postpones roll out of new 10-year-old e-Passport

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has announced the postponement of the new 10 year enhanced e-Passport earlier scheduled to roll out this month....

Workers’ Protest: Worst humiliation awaits you in Ogun, Amosun tells NLC President, Wabba

Barely 20 days after President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other APC chieftains were pelted with stones in Ogun, Gov. Ibikunle Amosun...

Atiku calls presidential election a ‘sham’

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Abubakar Atiku Wednesday denounced Nigeria’s presidential election as a sham, and accused rival President Muhammadu...

Pakistan accuses Indian aircraft of crossing into its territory, dropping bombs

Pakistan says Indian aircraft crossed into its territory and dropped bombs on Tuesday without causing casualties in the latest escalation between the nuclear-armed...