Police In Rivers Arrest Man With Explosives
The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of Ibrahim Aliyu, a 30-year old man from Nasarawa State, in what it described as the bid to rid the State of undesirable elements. A statement...
View ArticleMissing Malaysia plane: Co-pilot ‘spoke last words heard from cockpit’
Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the...
View ArticleSinger, Chris Brown remanded in prison without bail
A US judge ordered US rapper Chris Brown on Monday to remain behind bars for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from his notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna. The 24-year-old,...
View ArticleAccept Obiano’s olive branch – Ezeemo urges other governorship aspirants
The governorship candidate of Progressive the Peoples Alliance, PPA, in the November governorship election in Anambra State, Mr Godwin Ezeemo has called on his fellow candidates from various political...
View ArticleIn the Beginning: Proof of the Universe’s creation found
Scientists say they have extraordinary new evidence to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe. Researchers believe they have found the signal left in the sky by the super-rapid...
View ArticleDon’t disgrace Nigeria, Kuku warns amnesty trainees
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has warned Nigerians being trained by the Federal Government in foreign institutions...
View ArticleJonathan’s govt fleecing unemployed youth, their parents – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan-led government of fleecing unemployed youth and their parents. The party also alleged that the government is planning to remove...
View ArticleMissing Plane: Maldives Island Residents Report ‘Low Flying Jet’
Maldives islanders saw a “low flying jumbo jet” on the day the Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared, according to reports. The Haveeru news website has reported that witnesses saw a plane flying low at...
View ArticlePDP will recapture Kwara in 2015 — Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on or before the 2015 general elections. Jonathan gave this assurance when he...
View ArticleChina finds no terror link to nationals on Malaysia plane
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Intelligence checks on 153 Chinese passengers on a missing Malaysian airliner produced no red flags, China said Tuesday, as Malaysia marshalled ships and planes from 26 countries...
View ArticleConfab: Falana, Sagay Say Jonathan Reserves Right To Convene Confab
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, on Tuesday said the constitution empowered President Goodluck Jonathan to convoke the ongoing National Conference without an approval from the National...
View ArticleNorthern insurgency linked to Jonathan 2015 candidacy – PDP claims
he Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday alleged that the insurgency in the northern part of the country is being sponsored to discredit President Goodluck Jonathan administration. This is...
View ArticleImmigration test tragedy: Applicants forced to pay N3.8bn – Lawmakers
From IHENACHO NWOSU AND ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Senate yesterday commenced public investigation into the deaths of 19 applicants at the weekend recruitment of the Nigeria Immigration Service...
View ArticleUPDATE: Mystery hemorrhagic fever kills 23
(PSN) – An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in the West African country within the last one month Per Second News has gathered. At least 35 cases have been recorded by local...
View ArticleUpdate: Shake up in NNPC, as President Jonathan appoints new Executive Directors
ABUJA (PSN)—President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed new Group Executive Directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to fill critical vacancies which currently exist in the...
View ArticleCourt Summons EFCC, Lamorde over N1.4 Billion Seized from Alamieyesiegha
ABUJA (PSN)—A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday summoned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde to appear before it to defend the suit filed against...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan to meet Pope Francis,and join Obama, world leaders at...
President Goodluck Jonathan will join other world leaders, including President Barrack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and...
View ArticleWhy we couldn’t complete most projects — Akpabio
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, has attributed the inability of his administration to execute most development projects in the state to a loss of about 44 per cent revenue collection from...
View ArticleNigeria’s army chief tells Boko Haram dialogue or get crushed
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the group’s traditional stronghold. “To the insurgents, the dialogue table is...
View ArticleAPC to hold national convention in May
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Interim National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday said the party would hold its National Convention on May 24, 2014. Mohammed made the...
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