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Artist to burn artwork of Buhari as anger grows over ‘lazy’ Nigerian youths comment

A Disaffected President Buhari’s supporter Thursday threatened to burn a beautiful artwork he did for the president in 2016 over statements the president made...

Why I’m Running For Senate – Uduaghan

Former Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is running for the Senate seat in Delta South Senatorial District, he officially announced Monday morning. Uduaghan, 63,...

2019: Itsekiris Drum Support for Emmanuel Uduaghan’s Senate Bid

The Itsekiri ethnic group in the Niger-Delta has pledged to mobilize grassroots and stakeholders to support the Senatorial bid of immediate-past governor of Delta...

Tenure elongation: Buhari’s meeting with APC governors ends in a deadlock

The two hour closed door meeting between president Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC), led by Chairman of the...

Tinubu, Akande absent at APC National Caucus meeting in Abuja presided over by Buhari

By Victoria Ayuwei, PerSecond News. …Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara, governors in attendance ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Bukola...

Buhari’s minister blasts ‘sensationalist’ Obasanjo in defiant statement

The Minister of of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said former president Olusegun Obasanjo, has no right to short change Nigerians by asking President...

Obasanjo’s Letter: We Acknowledge Our Challenges – APC

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News   Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday responded to the issues contained in the letter...

Aftermath of Obasanjo’s letter, Tinubu, Akande in closed door meeting with Buhari

 President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with national leader of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and former national...

Controversial whistleblower Jibrin, meets Buhari, says 16 months suspension taught him some worth while lessons

  The controversial House of Representatives whistleblower, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, who has been on suspension for the past 16 months over budget padding...

Our Party Remains United – PDP

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – The new national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday said that it will...

Atiku Formerly Joins PDP

By Amos Dunia, Persecond News Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who recently dumped the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday...

OGUN 2019: Ashiru gets key endorsements from Ijebu Agenda

Otunba Bimbo Ashiru Wednesday was endorsed by the Ijebu Agenda as its sole APC 2019 Governorship Candidate for Ijebu/Remo Ogun State. It’s the latest...

Ekiti 2018: I am the best candidate- Hon Bimbo Daramola

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]on Bimbo Daramola spells out why voters can trust him, and why he is the best candidate to be the next governor of...

Party chieftain demands recall of any legislator who votes against abrogation of SIEC, LG autonomy

  National Leader of Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the South-south zone, Senator Roland Owie, has demanded the recall of any state legislator...

2019: Osinbajo disowns ‘mischievous’ group

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ice President Yemi Osinbajo Saturday disowned a group which created a website for the purpose of supporting him as a candidate for the...

Recession Exit: APC UK Lauds Buhari, Osinbajo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom has described the emergence of the Nigeria from the recession as laudable and noteworthy....