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Okorocha to cool his heels in custody, hires four SANs
Rochas Okorocha, former lmo Governor and APC presidential aspirant, was on Monday remanded in EFCC custody untill May 31 pending the hearing of...
Ex-lmo Gov. Okorocha hauled up in court over N2.9bn corruption charges
Few days after his arrest from his Abuja residence, former Imo Governor and presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha, was on Monday, brought before a...
Southeast kidnappers go haywire again, seize head of Methodist Church in Nigeria, bishop, assistant in Abia
Insecurity in the Southeast has again claimed a senior Christian cleric, the head of Methodist Church in Nigeria, Prelate Samuel Kanu Uche, who...
Just in: Accountant-General’s probe: EFCC reveals another stolen N90bn
As the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues investigation into the snitching of N80 billion by the suspended Accountant-General of the...
EFFC links ex-Zamfara Gov. Yari to AGF’s N84bn fraud, busted
One of the suspected accomplices in the N84 billion fraud for which the detained Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, is being...
Ogboru, defecting from APC, wins Delta APGA gov ticket
After about 19 years in Delta State political space, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, who dumped APC recently, has again secured the governorship ticket...
Osinbajo like Awolowo, his in-law, walking the tight presidential rope
The luminosity of the solar-powered streetlights had welcomed Persecondnews team to the serener Ikenne, a congenial atmosphere pervading the entire town, home to...
PDP’s Atiku, for the 4th time, wins presidential primary, promises to reunite Nigerians
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday night trounced other presidential aspirants on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with a wide...
Political catastrophe: Cross River Gov. Ayade loses APC senatorial ticket
In Cross River State APC Senatorial primary election on Saturday, it was a woeful tale of how the might, timber and “iroko” fell...
Stampede at Port Harcourt church palliative distribution to needy claims 31 lives
Death toll in a Port Harcourt church outreach programme stampede which occurred on Saturday morning has hit 31, Persecondnews reports. The outreach programme...
Party primaries: INEC bows to pressure, extends June 3 deadline by 6 days
Bowing to pressure from the political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday announced the extension of the primary election deadline...
Presidential race: Peter Obi joins Labour Party
Former Governor of Anambra and presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has officially joined the Labour Party barely...
Breaking: Lai Mohammed’s son denied APC ticket for third term bid in Lagos Assembly
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, appears to be losing political grounds in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s camp as his son,...
NUJ to members: Shun being used to defame, libel govt officials, entities in promoting good governance
The national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has cautioned its members against yielding their various platforms and civic space to...
Breaking: ex-President Jonathan eligible to contest in 2023, court rules
The coast is now clear for former President Goodluck Jonathan as a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa has ruled that he...
N6bn Defamation Suit: Supreme Court throws out Peterside’s appeal against Odili
A former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has lost his suit challenging a N6...
