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Just in: Court stops PDP NEC, BoT from sacking Damagum as acting national chair

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s...

Just in: PDP faction appoints new acting national chairman

The People’s Democratic Party’s internal crisis has taken a new turn as the integrity faction on Friday appointed Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as...

PDP’s factional NWC suspends national Chair Damagum, Secretary Anyanwu

A faction of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has taken a dramatic step, suspending their National Chairman, Amb. Umar...

$35.4m money laundering charge: Court denies Binance executive Gambaryan bail

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected Tigran Gambaryan’s fresh bail application, dealing a blow to the detained...

Abuja Court summons Yahaya Bello over alleged breach of trust, others

A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to face allegations...

Appeal Court didn’t reinstate Amaewhule, 26 other pro-Wike lawmakers – Rivers Govt

The Rivers State Government has clarified that Thursday’s Appeal Court judgment in Abuja did not reinstate Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers who...

Bishop Oyedepo’s deputies, Bishops Abioye, Aremu, retire next week

After serving the church for 40 and 30 years, respectively, Bishops David Abioye and Thomas Aremu, both Vice Presidents of the Living Faith...

Senate confirms Prof. Abdullahi Usman as new NAHCON chairman

Following the Senate’s confirmation of his nomination by President Bola Tinubu, Prof. Abdullahi Usman now serves as the Executive Chairman of the National...

Just in: Appeal Court confirms Amaewhule as Speaker, nullifies Fubara’s 2024 budget

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the recognized Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday. A...

Updated: Alleged killing of policeman in Lagos: Army launches investigation

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army says it has initiated an investigation into the death of Police Officer Saka Ganiyu, who allegedly...

NDLEA scraps controversial visa clearance requirement for married women

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced a review of its visa clearance procedures. Persecondnews recalls that a contentious visa requirement,...

Appeal Court adjourns IPOB’s proscription appeal until Oct. 31

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB) appeal against its proscription as a...

Court dismisses MAN’s suit against electricity tariff hike

A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a case filed by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) challenging the implementation of...

Senate endorses Supreme Court’s ruling on councils’ autonomy

The Senate has expressed full support for the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy. It also pledged to collaborate with the House...

Police launch investigation into post-election arson, killings in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the post-election violence that ravaged several local government areas, resulting in loss...

Judge’s absence stalls bail ruling for Binance executive

The absence of Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Abuja has stalled the ruling on detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s...