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Again, NDLEA intercepts over N2bn worth of illicit drugs at Lagos airport

Hard drugs valued at N2billion have been seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

Buhari’s London medical vacation: President, VP, service chiefs, others in crucial meeting in Aso Rock

    Just before he jets out of the country for London on a 14-day medical checkup,President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a...

Buhari off to London again, to see his doctor

. Barely two years after he went for medical attention in Britain, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday (March 30) jet out of...

Overland Airways, with 6-airplane fleet, flies one of the oldest planes in Nigeria – Per Second News check

A local airlines, Overland Airways Ltd with a call sign “Overland“, operates one of the oldest fleet in Nigeria, contrary to claims that it...

Nigeria buys into new world energy order, set to play strategic role, says NNPC chief Kyari

As the world transits to cleaner energy, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says Nigeria is prepared to play a strategic role in...

Financially-racked mother of six kills her one-month-old baby, dumps corpse in river

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unperturbed by the pains of bearing the pregnancy for nine solid months, a 35-year-old mother of six children, Sukurat...

Caught in the act! Four-month old pregnant wife in sex romp with secret lover

  Just four months pregnant, a housewife was caught flirting and in sexual bout with her former boyfriend six years into her marriage....

Deregulation: Oil marketers will be free to import petroleum products and sell

  The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says under full deregulation of the downstream sector oil...

Subsidy: Nigerians should be prepared to buy petrol for more than N200 per litre soon, Kyari

  …current pump price of N162 per litre not sustainable Nigerians should brace up to buy petrol for more than N200 per litre...

INEC Returning Officer, Professor Ogban is guilty as charged, bags 36 months for rigging

  “If I lose my source of income, it means all of my dependents I have mentioned will suffer, especially the condition of...

Fly from New York To London In 1 Hour, UK Space Agency Says It’s Possible

  The Oxford-based Reaction Engines company said its working on building a supersonic engine that will take only four hours from New York...

Insecurity: We are sitting on a keg of gunpowder — Benue Governor

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Benue Governor Samuel Ortom says the attempted assassination he narrowly escaped is an indication that Nigeria is sitting...

Rising insecurity in Nigeria disquiets governors, says Ganduje

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has disclosed that governors were worried over the rising insecurity in the...

Max Airline parades 7-aircraft fleet of over 21 years old, two grounded

  Max Airline Limited, also called Max Airline with hub at the Mallam Aminu International airport, Kano, was founded in 2008.   The...

Desecration: Ogun monarch abducted, N200m ransom demanded

  The traditional stool of another monarch has again been desecrated as kidnappers seized Oba Tajudeen Omotayo of Imope in ljebu area of...

Missing N4.4bn NASS funds: SERAP in legal tangle with Senate President, Speaker

    “In the annual audited reports for 2015, 2017 and 2018, the Auditor-General of the Federation raised “concerns about alleged diversion and...