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Ahead of presidential inauguration, Tinubu, wife arrive in Abuja
After a month-long restful sojourn abroad, the President-elect, Mr Bola Tinubu, on Monday arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tinubu, accompanied by his...
Water-tight security at resumed collation of Adamawa guber poll results
As the conclusion of collation of results is underway in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Tuesday, a water-tight security has been...
Adamawa poll: Court declines APC’s Binani ex-parte motion barring INEC on her declaration as governor-elect
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declined an ex-parte motion filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress...
Just in: INEC sacks Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner over electoral offence
For alleged electoral infraction, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, has been suspended from office with immediate effect. His suspension...
APC’s Nasiru Idris wins Kebbi guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nasiru Idris is the winner of the...
Sen. Dino Melaye wins Kogi PDP governorship primary
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has been declared winner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Kogi State. Persecondnews reports...
Buhari’s ex-Minister, Sylva, picks APC’s ticket for Bayelsa guber poll in November
The immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has won the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary...
INEC declares APC’s Bomai as winner of Yobe South Senate poll re-run
Sen. Ibrahim Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Saturday declared as the senator-elect for Yobe South Senatorial District of Yobe...
Just in: Peter Obi’s detention illegal, says British Govt, apologizes to LP Presidential Candidate
The United Kingdom Government has tendered an apology to Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 LP Presidential Candidate in Nigeria’s election, describing the Immigration...
House of Reps Speaker: Male contestants should step down for me — Miriam Onuoha
Rep. Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, an aspirant for the Speaker’s position in the 10th House of Representatives, has appealed to all male contenders for...
Obi’s ordeal at London airport: Obi-Datti Campaign Council raises alarm over impersonator in UK
The Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Presidential Campaign Council has raised alarm that someone has been impersonating Obi in London in recent times, leading to...
2023 presidential poll: How imperative is 25 per cent votes cast in FCT?
Section 134(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), particularly sub-paragraph (b), has generated heated debates and controversy...
Benue State has been run aground, civil service in “intensive care unit”, Governor-elect, Alia
Benue State has been run aground with the current administration owing backlog of salaries, pensions and gratuities, Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has...
‘Mr. Yakubu’ mirrors events that transpired in the 2023 general elections — Falz
Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has disclosed that his latest song ‘Mr. Yakubu’, mirrors the events that transpired in the...
