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Five days to elections: APC NWC suspends national vice-chairman for alleged anti-party activities

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee, after its emergency meeting on Sunday, has suspended its Northeast Vice-Chairman, Mustapha Salihu, over what...

Commonwealth Observer Group calls for peaceful elections in Nigeria

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, has urged the country’s political parties, candidates and their supporters to...

Peter Okoye to APC governors: Naira redesign didn’t bring hardship, it has lived with133 million Nigerians for 8 years

Peter Okoye of the Psquare music group has blasted the governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) for blaming the...

Nigerian law allows N70m cash for lawmakers during election, says House of Rep members

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Naira Redesign Policy, Cashless Policy, and Currency Swap, led by Ado Doguwa, has declared that it...

Tinubu’s ‘balablu’, other gaffes: Dele Alake’s defence low-grade, flimsy, crappy — CDD

"Persecondnews reports among the latest gaffes of Tinubu was at Kastina rally in February 2023 where he said unambiguously and "undoctored": "The wives...

Hold elective public office holders accountable for Nigeria’s failed system — 2face

As another national election approaches, award-winning Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, famous as 2face, has called on Nigerians to rise up and face the...

President Buhari Approves 2023 Transition Council

In line with the country’s Transition Law, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the composition of a Presidential Transition Council to facilitate and manage...

Just in: Again gunmen attack CUPP spokesperson and Imo PDP’s candidate for NASS

The home of Ikenga Ugochinyere, the spokesman for the Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP) at Akokwa, lmo State was on Tuesday attacked...

Just in: ln a split judgment, Supreme Court affirms Lawan as authentic Yobe North APC candidate for Feb. 25 poll

The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja affirmed Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for...

Keyamo to Dogara: You are a backstabber, political prostitute

"Asiwaju will give his best to Nigeria, really? Fake certificates, fake parentage, golden triangle escapades, racketeering. No PMB, Nigeria does not deserve his...

FG to el-Rufai: You lied, no cabal in Aso Rock working against Tinubu

The Federal Government has reacted to Kaduna Gov. Nasir el-Rufai’s allegation that some forces in the Presidential Villa are working against the ambition...

No merger talks with Atiku, says Peter Obi’s  Labour Party 

The spokesman for the Peter Obi-Datti Baba-Ahmed Campaign Organization, Yunusa Tanko, says his principal is unaware of any alliance or ongoing talks for...

I am in talks with Obi, Kwankwaso, one of them is set to step down – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has indicated that he is in talks with the Labour Party presidential...

Tinubu’s abuses, insults in Uyo: l will not dignify him with a reply yet — Akwa-Ibom Gov. Emmanuel

"l would prefer to allow peace to reign by ignoring him and focusing on helping install good governance to rescue Nigerians from their...

Just in: Some forces in Aso Rock trying to scuttle Tinubu’s presidential ambition – el-Rufai

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday, disclosed that some powerful elements in Aso Rock are working assiduously to jeopardize the chances...

Update on Osun tribunal: Sacked Gov. Adeleke spurns verdict, heads to Appeal Court

Osun Gov. Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the Friday’s judgment of the Osun Governorship Tribunal sacking him,...