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Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci, breaks Guinness World Record, rubbishes Indian Lata Tondon’s record

The governor’s appearance generated spontaneous excitement among the crowd of youths who gathered in the garden. Hilda’s mother, Mrs. Lynda Brown, and some...

Murphy Afolabi, Yoruba actor, dies at 49

Yoruba actor and movie producer, Murphy Afolabi has passed away at the age of 49. Though details of his death are yet to...

NNPCL, Army, Tantita Security bust crude oil theft by company licensed to lift sludge, vessel destroyed

``Further intelligence also revealed that a 1000 metric ton capacity barge was coming to berth alongside its jetty loaded with illegal crude oil...

Agba congratulates Oba of Benin on return of stolen artifacts, confirms approval of N1.9b in 2023 budget towards housing them in the royal museum

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku...

Woman abducts own daughter, demands N3m ransom from dad

A 25-year-old woman, Rahama Sulaiman, has been detained by the Kano State Police Command for reportedly kidnapping her six-year-old daughter and demanding N3...

CBN disproves BVN expiry date, says it’s for life

Contrary to reports making the rounds that the 11-digit unique number has a span of 10 years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...

N22bn fraud: Buhari’s ex-Power Minister cools his heels in EFCC net

Barely 17 days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested over an...

Dangote, Elumelu at NUIMS AVAR workshop, laud NNPC’s groundbreaking work under Kyari

Kyari hopeful new NNPC will deliver maximally value for Nigerians in three years

With 18 days to go, Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval for $800m World Bank loan

With less than 18 days to his exit from office, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday wrote to the Senate, requesting approval for $800...

Elumelu’s Power Companies To Generate 2000MW As VP Osinbajo Inaugurates Transcorp Afam 3 Fast 240MW Power Station

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has inaugurated Transafam Power, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc’s 240MW Afam Three Fast Power plant in...

Just in: MRA floors FG as court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations

"The NBC Code which gives the commission the power to impose sanction is in conflict with Section 6 of the Constitution that vested...

Breaking: Fire wreaks havoc at Nigerian Air Force Base, Abuja

Early morning fire on Wednesday destroyed some buildings within the prescient of the Nigerian Air Force Base on the Airport Road, Abuja. Persecondnews...

Breaking: Lagos Dangote Refinery to be inaugurated May 22

All is set for the inauguration of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited in Lekki, Lagos, the world’s largest single train refinery, on May...

Just in: Over 100 passengers escape death as MaxAir plane crash lands In Abuja

Scores of passengers escaped deaths on Sunday by hairsbreadth when Max Air aircraft crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Abuja. As the plane crash...

Chief of Staff job: Mere speculation, I need a break — El-Rufai

The outgoing Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has denied having a conversation with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to become his Chief of...