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Supreme Court upholds APC’s Ahmed Aliyu’s election as Sokoto governor

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the election of Mr. Ahmed Aliyu as the governor of Sokoto State. The apex court, in its...

Ikeja bomb blast: 22 years after

Come with me as I take you down memory lane. On January 27, 2002, around 4:00 pm, a loud bang emanated from the...

Supreme Court strikes out NNPP’s appeal, confirms PDP’s Agbu Kefas as Taraba Governor

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Mr. Agbu Kefas of the People’s Democratic Party as the governor of Taraba State. This...

10 quick things to know about Chief Olaide Adelami, newly nominated Ondo State Deputy Governor

*Adelami hails from Owo in Owo Local Government Area, the late Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu’s town. * He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business...

Ondo Governor appoints SSG, Chief of Protocol

Ondo State Gov. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has appointed of Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi (a.k.a Tukana) as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Persecondnews...

Just in: Ondo Gov. Aiyedatiwa picks Akeredolu’s kinsman, Adelami as deputy 

Weeks after he was sworn in as Ondo State Governo, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has picked a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly,...

Plateau: Gunmen defy Gov. Mutfwang’s 24-hour curfew, kill over 30 in fresh Mangu attack

No fewer than 30 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in a fresh attack by gunmen in the Mangu local government...

Just in: Pres. Tinubu departs Abuja for Paris on a private visit

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Paris, the French capital, later today, according to the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. In a...

Forex: CBN working towards genuine price discovery – Cardoso

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Yemi Cardoso, has said that the bank will work towards real price discovery...

Tinubu has no plans to move federal capital to Lagos, says Onanuga

President Bola Tinubu has no plans to move the Federal Capital (FCT) to Lagos, as has been speculated in some quarters, Mr. Bayo...

Alleged ₦4bln fraud: Ex-Anambra governor, Obiano, arraigned, enters ‘not-guilty’ plea

“The judge said Obiano should enjoy bail on the administrative terms granted earlier by the EFCC” The immediate past governor of Anambra State,...

FG, 36 states, 774 LGAs share N1.13trn December 2023 revenue, represents N40bln increase

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it shared N1.13 trillion among the three tiers of government as revenue in December 2023. Persecondnews...

Renewal of hostilities: Nigeria will face Cameroon in AFCON round of 16

Nigeria and Cameroon will renew their rivalry in the round of 16 tie at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory...

Kogi Gov. obtains JAMB forms for 15,033 public school students

No fewer than 15,033 students from public schools in Kogi State are set to benefit from the government’s free education policy, as the...

NNPCL records 214 oil theft cases in one week in Niger Delta

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) says it has recorded at least 214 incidents of oil theft in the past week. The...

Update: Ogun speaker impeached for gross financial misconduct, say lawmakers

A lawmaker representing Obafemi-Owode state constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Soneye Kayode, has clarified that the Speaker of the...