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Small Plane Crashes at London’s Southend Airport, Erupts in Flames

A small plane has crashed at a London regional airport, the police and Southend London airport announced on Sunday. Video footage showed a...

30 quick facts about the late ex-President Buhari

1. Born in Daura: Muhammadu Buhari was born on December 17, 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, to a Muslim Fulani family. 2. Twenty-third...

APC Sweeps Lagos Council Polls, Clinches 57 Chairmanship, 375 Councillorship Seats

The All Progressives Congress (APC) achieved a landslide victory in Saturday’s Lagos State Local Government election, securing all 57 chairmanship seats. Persecondnews reports...

Tinubu Confirms Buhari’s Death, Dispatches VP Shettima to UK to Accompany Body Home

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing away of his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died on Sunday in London at about...

Security on High Alert as Donald Trump Attends FIFA Club World Cup Final

By Samuel Akpan/agency report The highly anticipated FIFA Club World Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea at MetLife Stadium will have an...

Wole Soyinka at 91: Tinubu Lauds Nobel Laureate’s Enduring Legacy

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt felicitations to Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 91st birthday, hailing the literary icon as...

Airport Drug Bust: NDLEA Nabs Kingpin, Recovers Cocaine, Cannabis in Lipsticks, Microwaves

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved another significant breakthrough in combating drug trafficking at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in...

Politics Off the Altar: Anglican Church Sets New Rules After Wike Controversy

Following FCT Minister Nyesome Wike’s political speech in one of its parishes, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has announced new rules limiting...

Dr Congo Leads the Way: First Contingent to Arrive in Nigeria for African U18/U20 Athletics Champ

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the first nation to arrive in Nigeria for the highly anticipated 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships. The...

Runway Incident: Air Peace Aircraft Skids Off at Port Harcourt Airport

Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, reported today that its Flight P47190 from Lagos experienced a runway excursion upon landing at Port Harcourt International...

Just in: ADC Gains Prominent Senator: Ireti Kingibe Quits Labour Party

Sen. Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Labour Party (LP). She...

Nigerian man jailed in US for $1.3m COVID-19 fund fraud

Abiola Femi Quadri, a 43-year-old Nigerian national residing in the San Gabriel Valley, United States, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal...

Lagos LG Polls: Movement Restrictions Grind State to a Halt

The Berger area of Lagos, the entry point to the state, early on Saturday morning experienced a significant traffic disruption as security forces...

Rivers crisis: Presidency Clarifies VP Shettima’s Comments at Abuja Book Launch

The Presidency has clarified that Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent remarks at a book launch in Abuja were not related to the ongoing...

NNPCL Mulls Sale of State-Owned Refineries Amid Revamp Challenges

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it is considering selling off state-owned refineries due to persistent challenges in revamping the facilities....

NELFUND resumes upkeep disbursements to students

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced on Friday that it has commenced upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries. The disbursements, it said, are...