March 17, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Denies Withdrawing Election Petition From Tribunal
"The PDP states in clear terms that our party and Atiku Abubakar did not withdraw our petition against INEC, APC and Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal." Read more »
March 16, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Condemns Fresh Attack in Kaduna
The outgoing president in a statement by one of his media aides, Garba Shehu, demanded a swift arrest and punishment of the culprits. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Affirms Hembe As Benue Labour Party's Governorship Candidate
Benjamin Iorlumum had filed his appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the nomination of Mr Hembe as the Labour Party's governorship candidate in Benue State. Read more »
Nigeria: Could Adamawa Produce Nigeria's First Elected Female Governor?
Only three women out of the 101 confirmed senators-elect are female, a reduction from the current crop of eight women. Read more »
Nigeria: #Borno2023 - Zulum Faces Resurgent PDP in Governorship Race
A total of 11 candidates are taking part in the Borno governorship but only two are considered strong contenders. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Quick Visit to Zimbabwe - Are Ubuntu and Omoluabi Spirits Still Relevant for Africa?
I had titled the first part of my Zimbabwe experience as: "Quick Visit to Zimbabwe: My Case for the Rekindling of the Ubuntu Spirit in Africa". I got diverse reactions, including… Read more »
Nigeria: I've Confidence in Nigeria's Judiciary - Peter Obi
"I am confident in the judiciary. I am because I stayed in court for three years where people say it is impossible to become the governor through the court and I became the first,"… Read more »
Nigeria: My Election Was Fair, Credible, Says President-Elect Tinubu
Mr Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, said he will form "a government of national competence." Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Election Worst in Country's Recent History - Peter Obi
"We have seen probably what I consider the worst election in our recent history because of the Electoral law (Act) of 2022 which gave so much hope and the huge expenditure we put… Read more »
Nigeria: Shema - the Game-Changer in Katsina's 2023 Elections
The former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has once again during the 2023 general elections written his name in the golden book of the state as the political game… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta APC Campaign Council Condemns Attack On PDP Gov Candidate
"We unequivocally condemn this attack and demand an immediate investigation and apprehension of the perpetrators by the relevant security agencies." Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Alleges Plot By APC, LP, SDP to Bomb INEC Facilities in Rivers
The PDP says opposition parties are planning to kill defenceless INEC officials and to disrupt elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Can Saraki Exploit Split in 'O to Ge' Movement to Make a Comeback in Kwara?
The governorship election in Kwara is a rematch between the rump of the Oto ge movement and the Saraki dynasty which the movement uprooted four years ago Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: Why Many Reps Lost Re-Election Bid - Gbajabiamila
Mr Gbajabiamila said voters focused on religion and ethnicity in the 25 February elections instead of performance. Read more »
Nigeria: Man Rides Bicycle 'From Katsina to Lagos' to See Tinubu
At a reception, Mr Musa, a native of Funtua in Katsina State, said that he embarked on the journey on 26 February and got to Lagos on 10 March. Read more »
March 16, 2023
Nigeria: After Almost Four Years in Office, What Has Changed in Lagos Under Sanwo-Olu?
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told Lagosians at his inauguration in 2019 that "our ultimate goal would be to ensure that Lagos State remains one of the top destinations on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Withdraws Request for Appeal Court's Order to Compel Electoral Body
A statement on Wednesday by Atiku's spokesperson, Paul Ibe, explained that the former Vice President withdrew the request following INEC's compliance with the court orders. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: Biafra Group Among 20 World's Deadliest Terror Groups - Report
The impact of terrorism has continued to decline in Nigeria, according to the report. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - No Plan for Palliatives Yet for Nigerians - Govt
Under the federal government's 2022 to 2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, a proposal of N3.3trillion was only made for fuel subsidy between January and June 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Redesign Implementation Failure and Its Consequences
There is the fundamental lesson of whether our institutions in Nigeria have been hijacked and subverted from serving the Nigerian people and our economy to serving personal and… Read more »
Nigeria: How Presidential Election Outcome May Affect Kaduna Governorship Race
LP is banking on the two major parties' candidates sharing the votes of the Muslim-populated northern part of Kaduna State Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded 12.9 Million Cyber Attacks During Presidential, NASS Elections - Minister
Threats to public websites and portals averaged around 1.5 million daily but the figure skyrocketed to 6.9 million on Presidential Election Day, the minister said. Read more »
Nigeria: How Former Minister Wakil, Others Shared U.S.$978,000 2015 Election Bribe - EFCC Witness
EFCC accused the former minister, Mr Wakil, and his co-defendants of receiving N450 million from the $115million disbursed by then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani… Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - INEC Denies Having Former Lagos Commissioner As ICT Staff
"To set the record straight, the name "Femi Odubiyi" does not even exist within our ICT Department at the INEC headquarters in Abuja or any state office of the commission," Mr… Read more »
Nigeria: Election Litigation - Can Peter Obi Again Alter Nigeria's Election Calendar?
Obi's epic judicial battles and tenacity made Anambra the first state in Nigeria to have an off-season governorship election. Read more »