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3 Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing claimed by ISIS have been identified

USATODAY-  The Department of Defense on Friday identified three Americans killed after a suicide bomber triggered a fiery explosion Wednesday at a market in northern Syria,...

Czech Republic to pay migrants to return home

The Czech Republic is preparing a migrants return program under which it will offer up to 4,000 EUR to foreigners who will return...

Atiku departs Washington says APC has failed in all campaign promises

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) said during a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the U.S that the ruling All...

President Buhari Assures Niger Delta of Better Days Ahead

President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurance to the people of the Niger Delta region that better must come stating that he will deliver on his...

Facebook to toughen advertising rules for Nigeria ahead of general elections

Facebook will extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before...

FG set to create five million jobs with Brazil’s $1.1billion loan

The Federal Government is targeting to create five million jobs with the the launch of ‘The Green Imperative’ agricultural mechanization programme with a...

Atiku draws praise from business community after revealing economic plans in Lagos

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s plan on the Nigerian economy and creating jobs  were met with...

Minimum wage: Lack of quorum halts governors meeting 

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting meant to hold ahead of Thursday’s National Economic Council (NEC) over the N30,000 minimum wage, failed to...

BREAKING NEWS: VP Osinbajo Confirms: Buhari did not know about plot to remove CJN

Nigeria’s vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday confirmed Per Second News report that President Muhammadu Buhari only knew about the plot to try...

Elections: Govs, others stockpiling ammunitions- NATFORCE 

The Director General of National Taskforce on Small Arms, Light and Chemical Weapons (NATFORCE), Dr. Emmanuel Okereke, has raised alarm on alleged stockpiling...

Buhari names Lafiya Mohammed new IGP, decorates him with  new rank

….As Idris bows out President Buhari names Mohammed new IGP, decorates him with  new rank   Until his appointment, Adamu was an assistant...

South South Governors To CJN Onnoghen: Ignore CCT Summons

Governors of the South-South geopolitical zone  at an emergency meeting on Sunday urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to ignore...

Lagos Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal redeployed to Abuja

The Nigeria Police has redeployed the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal. Kayode Egbetokun has been asked to take over from...

There is Significant Opportunity for Consolidation in Banking Sector – Adeduntan

The Managing Director/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, in this interview reveals that with about 12,000 agents...

Ivanka Trump under consideration to lead World Bank

President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who works as a White House adviser, is one of the names being considered as a replacement...

Rumblings over TFP surveillance contract

By Sufuyan Ojeifo   When the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) issued a press statement on December 3, 2018, to explain the rationale...