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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...

FG moves to tackle fertilizer scarcity in Nigeria

Farmers in Nigeria would soon begin to have access to fertilizer as Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)  announces the delivery of 105,000 metric...

2023 polls: Money politics: Nigeria inching toward plutocracy, government of the rich and for the rich — INEC Chairman

With the overwhelming influence of money on Nigeria’s politics, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed...

PDP Governorship Primaries: Makinde, Fintiri, Fubara, Uba, Ikonne, sweep polls

Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde, his Adamawa counterpart, Umaru Fintiri are among those who scaled the hurdles of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Emefiele not sacked – CBN

The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied rumours of the purported sack of  its Governor, Godwin Emefiele. This is coming after social...

Peter Obi withdraws from Presidential race, dumps PDP

Former governor of Anambra and PDP Presidential aspirant, Mr Peter Obi, has announced his withdrawal from the 2023 presidential race. The aspirant also...

2023: Non-signing of Electoral Act by Buhari in favour of aspirants — PDP presidential aspirant

The withholding of assent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 is in favor of political aspirants across...

Texas school mass shooting: Death toll rises to 20

At least, 18 pupils and two adults have  been confirmed dead in the horrendous mass shooting at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde,...

Inflation: CBN raises monetary policy rate to 13 per cent

To curb the rising inflation rate in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday raised the Monetary Policy  Rate to...

Just in: Ex-Imo Gov. Okorocha’s Abuja residence under EFCC siege

In a tactical strike to arrest him, the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have swooped on the Abuja residence...