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Abduction of Methodist Church Prelate, bishop, chaplain: N100m ransom demanded

Hours after the Prelate of Methodist Church, Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kalu Uche, and two other priests from the church were kidnapped, their...

Primary election: APC begins screening of presidential aspirants ahead of primary

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the screening of its presidential aspirants ahead of the primary election scheduled for between June 6...

Okorocha to cool his heels in custody, hires four SANs

Rochas Okorocha, former lmo Governor and APC presidential aspirant, was on Monday remanded in EFCC custody untill May 31 pending the hearing of...

Southeast kidnappers go haywire again, seize head of Methodist Church in Nigeria, bishop, assistant in Abia

Insecurity in the Southeast has again claimed a senior Christian cleric, the head of Methodist Church in Nigeria, Prelate Samuel Kanu Uche, who...

Ogboru, defecting from APC, wins Delta APGA gov ticket

After about 19 years in Delta State political space, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, who dumped APC recently, has again secured the governorship ticket...

Political catastrophe: Cross River Gov. Ayade loses APC senatorial ticket

In Cross River State APC Senatorial primary election on Saturday, it was a woeful tale of how the might, timber and “iroko” fell...

Stampede at Port Harcourt church palliative distribution to needy claims 31 lives

Death toll in a Port Harcourt church outreach programme stampede which occurred on Saturday morning has hit 31, Persecondnews reports. The outreach programme...

Party primaries: INEC bows to pressure, extends June 3 deadline by 6 days

Bowing to pressure from the political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday announced the extension of the primary election deadline...

Breaking: Lai Mohammed’s son denied APC ticket for third term bid in Lagos Assembly

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, appears to be losing political grounds in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s camp as his son,...

NUJ to members: Shun being used to defame, libel govt officials, entities in promoting good governance

The national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has cautioned its members against yielding their various platforms and civic space to...

Breaking: ex-President Jonathan eligible to contest in 2023, court rules

The coast is now clear for former President Goodluck Jonathan as a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa has ruled that he...

N6bn Defamation Suit: Supreme Court throws out Peterside’s appeal against Odili

A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has lost his suit challenging a N6...

PDP Governorship Primaries: Makinde, Fintiri, Fubara, Uba, Ikonne, sweep polls

Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde, his Adamawa counterpart, Umaru Fintiri are among those who scaled the hurdles of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Access Bank moves to dominate agency banking business in Nigeria

In its bid to enhance financial inclusion, Access Bank says it is poised to increase its customer base and deepen wallet share of...

2023: Non-signing of Electoral Act by Buhari in favour of aspirants — PDP presidential aspirant

The withholding of assent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 is in favor of political aspirants across...