March 10, 2023
Nigeria: Factors That Helped 'Structureless' Obi Score Over 6 Million Presidential Votes
Many people harboured the notion that Mr Obi's political structure could not win a local government election outside Anambra State. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - NILDS, CSOs Lament Decline in Number of Women Elected Into National Assembly
Results of the recent national elections showed a general decline in female representations at the National Assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Train Accident - Sanwo-Olu Suspends Campaign, Declares 3-Day Mourning
Governor Sanwo-olu also declared that national flags be flown at half-mast to mourn the victims of the train crash for the next three days. Read more »
Nigeria: 100 Days in Office - APC, PDP Disagree Over Governor Adeleke's Scorecard in Osun
Opposition APC says Governor Adeleke's performance has been so far woeful in Osun State. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: Court Grants INEC Permission to Reconfigure BVAs Machines
The Court of Appeal, however, ordered INEC to upload the data on the BVAS machines to the back-end server and make certified true copies of the data to the respondents. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Inaugurates Legal Team, Charges It to Reclaim Mandate From Tinubu
Atiku told the team to also use the opportunity of the trial to strengthen constitutional democracy in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Gets New British High Commissioner
According to the statement announcing his appointment, Mr Montgomery will take up his appointment in April. Read more »
Nigeria: Election - NSCIA Asks Security Agencies to Deal With Individuals Making Unguarded Utterances
The NSCIA says it observes highly placed individuals making unsubstantiated claims capable of heating the polity. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Nigeria: Can Catholic Priest Help APC Reclaim Benue State From PDP?
Hyacinth Alia, 56, ditched his cassock last year and emerged as the governorship candidate of the APC in Benue State. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: INEC May Postpone Saturday's Governorship, State Assembly Elections
The election was scheduled to hold on Saturday, 11th March, two weeks after the presidential election. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Returns From Qatar, Arrives Daura for Saturday's Elections
Mr Buhari joined the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, and other world leaders to mobilise political will, solidarity and actions to transform LCDs. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Only 27% of Eligible Voters Decide Who Becomes Nigeria's President
Mr Tinubu, the winner of the election, has a total of 8,794,726 votes, which accounts for 10.08 per cent of all eligible voters. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Nigeria: Ifeanyi Odii Remains Our Candidate in Ebonyi - PDP
Media reports indicated that Mr Odii and his running mate, Igwe Nwagu, were missing from the list of governorship candidates posted on the INEC website. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos2023 - Sanwo-Olu Assures Igbo Traders of Safety
Mr Sanwo-Olu took a tour of the markets ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial election. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP's Lawal Leads Challenge Against Matawalle in Zamfara Governorship Race
Mr Matawalle is fighting his most intense political battle as he seeks a second term. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Rivers Labour Party Chairman Endorses PDP Governorship Candidate
The chairman, however, urged members and supporters to vote for LP candidates for the State House of Assembly in their various constituencies. Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari Asks Nigerians Abroad to Support Tinubu's Govt
Mr Buhari commends the contributions of Nigerians in Diaspora to national development. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Election - PDP Alleges Plot By INEC to Destroy Information in BVAs Machines
"Apparently panicked by the Order, INEC rushed to court to file a motion requesting the court to allow it reconfigure the BVAS devices with the view to erasing the information… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu 2023 - Ex-Governor Denies Collecting Bribe to Endorse PDP Candidate
"By March, I will be 64 years old and I want a good future for my grandchildren." Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: X-Raying Major Upsets in Nigeria's February 25 Elections
There may be more upsets in the gubernatorial and state assembly elections on Saturday based on the surprises of the 25th February elections. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - INEC Presents Certificates of Return to 98 Senators-Elect
So far, only seven of the 18 political parties in the country have at least a member in the Senate, said INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Swept Away - Biggest Losers in National Assembly Races
There were many surprises from the 25 February Nigerian National Assembly elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Consulting On Evacuation Following Controversial Comment of Tunisia President
NiDCOM added that to date, only a few Nigerians have agreed to return home, however, the mission is working with the UN Migration agency in Nigeria (IOM) to arrange tickets for… Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari Congratulates Iyabo Masha On G-24 Appointment
Before her latest appointment, Mrs Masha was a member of Nigeria's Presidential Advisory Council On the Economy. Read more »
Nigeria: 17 Years After, Nigeria Set to Hold Green National Census
He noted that a total of N869 billion ($1.88 billion) will be required for the census including post census activities; N626 billion ($1.36 billion) for census at $6 per capita and… Read more »