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Benue gubernatorial hotly contested seat: Who will the cap fit?

In less than 24 hours, the race for the governorship position and state assemblies in Benue State and other states will be concluded...

INEC boss, Yakubu, is Wike’s “boy”, executing his electoral bidding in Rivers

A former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has jabbed the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for carrying out the political agenda...

Sporadic shooting at Iperu, Ogun Gov. Abiodun and PDP’s guber candidate, Adetutu’s town

Sporadic gunshots were recorded in Ayegbami area of Iperu-Remo, Ikenne local government area, the country home of Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun during Saturday’s...

Thugs disrupt polls in Bayelsa, burn election materials

  Some thugs on Saturday invaded three wards in Ogbia Constituency 2 in Bayelsa State, hijacked and burnt election materials. Officials of the...

Rivers APC, SDP, Accord, ADC guber candidates storm Police hqts, accuse Gov. Wike of arresting supporters

Few hours to Saturday’s governorship and state assembly polls, crisis is brewing in Rivers State as governorship candidates of some political parties including...

Police DIG to ballot box snatchers, criminals on Saturday: Risk it and die

In a bid to checkmate hoodlums and thugs who may want to disrupt Saturday’s polls, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police for South-East, Mr...

Breaking: Three killed at APC’s pre-election meeting in Ibadan

Three people were murdered on Thursday evening in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, during an All Progressives Congress build-up meeting to Saturday’s governorship and...

PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Middle Belt Forum slam pres. Buhari over comments on Feb. 25 poll

``The President’s comments are an obstruction of justice and an intimidation to the Lord Justices who are to hear election petition of the...

Presidential Poll: Atiku, PDP make u-turn, withdraw fresh application against INEC

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday withdrew a fresh application they filed to compel the Independent...

Don’t subvert the will of Abia people in Saturday’s polls, IPA warns Gov. Ikpeazu, PDP

A group — Initiative for Peaceful Abia (IPA) — has alerted Nigerians to a plot by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State...

Governorship, State Assembly elections more complicated than presidential poll, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the March 18 gubernatorial and state houses of assembly polls will be more complicated than...

Real reason Funke Akindele’s colleagues did not support her political ambition — a Persecondnews exclusive

By David Adebayo Fresh facts have emerged as to why the Deputy Governorship ambition of famous actress and producer, Funke Akindele, did not...

Ahead of March 18 election, Akwa-Ibom Govt waives daily taxes, levies for transporters

In a bid to sway potential voters in the state’s transportation sector ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly polls, Akwa-Ibom Governor Udom...

Emefiele’s alleged fresh plot against Tinubu: It’s completely false, malicious — CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as false and malicious a report published by a national newspaper, alleging that the CBN...

Nigeria’s first female Senator, Franca Afegbua, passes on

Nigeria’s first female Senator, Franca Afegbua, has exited. Aged 80 years, Afegbua died in the early hours of Sunday in her Benin City...