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Yellow Fever responsible for strange deaths in Enugu, Delta, others, says Health Minister

  The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the reported strange deaths in Enugu, Delta and other states are attributable to Yellow...

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves 2020 Finance Bill for 2021 budget

  The 24th Virtual Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill The Minister...

Lekki shootings: CNN video report “shoots down’’ Gov. Sanwo-Olu, Army’s claims, denying live bullets were applied on protesters

    Controverting the claims of Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigeria Army chiefs downplaying the October 20 shootings at the...

Just in: Supreme Court upholds Bayelsa Gov. Diri’s 2019 election

  Several months after, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the election of Governor Duoye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, held on November 16,...

2023: I’m leaving PDP as a “martyr” to be sacrificed for Igbo presidency, says Gov. Umahi

  After 24 years sojourn in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State says he is quitting to swell...

KLM plans to resume flights to Nigeria in December

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to resume flights to Nigeria in December, Per Second News gathered. Hello Nigeria!...

Mother of 8 “imprisoned” for four years by husband, family for witchcraft

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A mother of eight, identified as Gladys, has been rescued and taken to the hospital after allegedly spending the...

Breaking: #EndSARS protests: lt will not happen again, says Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday vowed that he will not allow a repeat of the October #EndSARS protests in the country. He told...

Buhari, ministers, security chiefs in crucial meeting

    Amid threat of fresh #EndSARS protest, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the quarterly National Security Council meeting at the...

With time Nigerians ’ll come to terms with petrol deregulation like diesel, kerosene, says Sylva 

    The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says just as diesel and kerosene have been successfully deregulated, Nigerians will...

3,000 investors to feature at 3rd Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit

  No fewer than 3,000 would-be investors will participate in the 3rd Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) 2020 jointly organized by Nigeria Diaspora...

Dangote is Nigeria’s most valuable brand for 2020 trailed by MTN, Globacom

  Winning the award back-to back, Dangote Group, the pan-African and fully integrated conglomerate, has emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria for the...

Breaking: Former Super Eagles Star Christian Obodo kidnapped.

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo has just been kidnapped by gunmen in Warri, Delta State. More details to come later.

New pump price: NNPC says N128 is ex-coastal price, N153.17 ex-depot price, not N130 and N155.17

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified that the new petroleum products prices are N128 ex-coastal and N153.17 as ex-depot and not N130...

FG warns against resurgence of Lassa Fever, Ebola, others

  The Federal Government has warned against possible resurgence of other non-COVID-19 killer-diseases such as  Lassa Fever and Ebola particularly during the approaching dry...

Culture Minister lauds Ogun State digital marketing platform for tie and dye fabrics

Impressed by the launch of digital marketing platform for tie and dye fabrics in Ogun State,  the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,...