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FG kicks off Ekwueme’s final funeral rites

  The Federal Government has unveiled the burial plans of late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who died November 19th in a...

Be warned: New spyware steals WhatsApp chats, pictures and data

Security experts have warned WhatsApp and smartphone users to be extra vigilant, as there is a spy software going around that can secretly...

Oil price hits $69 per barrel after Niger Delta Avengers threats of attack

Oil prices rose on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, and as the Niger Delta Avengers threatened to attack oil...

Breaking News: Suicide Bombers Kills 10, Injures 65 In Maiduguri

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Four female suicide bombers on Wednesday at about 5:05pmexploded their Improvise Explosives Device killing ten people...

Presidency to Christian Leaders: Leave Politics Alone Deal with Religious Issues

  The Presidency has reacted to a report credited to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), alleging some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s action...

Mass retirement looms in NIA over Buhari’s appointment of Abubakar

  The recent appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has continue to elicit negative reactions...

Ortom’s, lies, falsehoods and misleading claim – VP Osinbajo

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is calling Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, a fibber who is mired in political correctness. Ortom last week blasted...

Herdsmen kill 10 in brazen Kaduna attack

Suspected armed herdsmen Saturday, opened fire inside two villages in Birnin Gwari Local Government area, of Kaduna state killing at least ten persons....

U.S. Ambassador to Panama Quits, Says He Cannot Serve Trump Any Longer

The US Ambassador to Panama has resigned because he is no longer comfortable taking directions from President Donald Trump. “As a junior foreign...

Gas Supply to Power Plants Remains Intact – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday explained that routine gas supply for power generation is not affected by the fresh fire...

President Buhari will lose 2019 election in Kogi – Faleke

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello could help dump president Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, party in the next elections, says...

Osinbajo meets with UN deputy secretary general

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, earlier today received the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Mrs. Amina Mohammed for a brief...

Anti-Grazing Law: Ortom didn’t listen to advice, says Plateau governor

  Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong is convinced that one of the cardinal factors that led to the herdsmen massacre in Benue state was...

Buhari being Fulani not cause of herdsmen’s killings – Adesina

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has dismissed claims that killings by Fulani herdsmen in the country are...

Fatal explosion at oil facility in Delta causes disruption in community

An explosion occurred early this morning at an oil facility belonging to  the Nigerian Gas Company, NGC, in Delta State. “The [explosion] has...