February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Want Competitive Elections but Don't Trust INEC - Survey
Nigerians say multiple political parties are needed to provide voters with a genuine choice and once elections are over, the losing side should accept defeat and work with the… Read more »
Nigeria: Adeleke Urges Osun Residents to Stay Away From Tinubu's Rally As PDP, APC Bicker
APC and PDP accuse each other of planning to foment violence at the Tinubu presidential rally Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Months to Tenure Expiration, Aregbesola Set to 'Commercialise' Nigeria's Residency Permit Processes, Others
The Minister had in a similar manner introduced "Passport Express Centres" in 2021 where between N20,000 and N30,000 was charged by the agents until it was abruptly cancelled by… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Why Akpabio Will Lose Akwa Ibom Senatorial Election - Council Chairperson
The council chairperson also speaks on an IPOB attack in the local government in 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: How Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour, Doherty Fared At Lagos Governorship Debate
Mr Rhodes-Vivour and the other aspirants started the debate by publicly disavowing political violence. Read more »
Nigeria: APC, Buhari Strongly United Behind Tinubu - Campaign Spokesperson
"All the machinations of the opposition elements to put a wedge between President Buhari and Tinubu will fail." Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Why I'm Working Against Governor Abiodun's Second Term Bid - Amosun
APC Senator Amosun is again backing the governorship candidate of a different party from his own. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Sacks Emmanuel Bwacha As Taraba APC Governorship Candidate
The Supreme Court nullified Mr Bwacha's nomination as the governorship candidate of the APC in Taraba State after holding that the party failed to conduct a valid primary election. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Election - Buhari Not Favouring Anybody, Lai Mohammed Replies El-Rufai Over Tinubu's Candidacy
"If there's anybody working against a candidate, we don't know officially," Lai Mohammed said. Read more »
Nigeria: Months to Tenure Expiration, Aregbesola Set to 'Commercialise' Nigeria's Residency Permit Processes, Others
The Minister had in a similar manner introduced "Passport Express Centres" in 2011 where between N20,000 and N30,000 was charged by the agents until it was abruptly cancelled by… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Deadline Extension, Crowds Besiege Banks Amid Scarcity of New Notes
While POS operators in major cities have no cash, crowds remain in banks as Nigerians lament scarcity of the new naira notes. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Lists Items Destroyed in Bombed Facility in Anambra
An INEC official said the attack appeared to have been coordinated given that a police facility in the area was also attacked by the gunmen. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Tells CBN to Address Naira Scarcity, Says 10-Day Extension Enough
"The anti-democratic elements who are pretending to be democrats are the ones ganging up against the CBN...", he said. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Polls Will Be the Best in Nigeria - Senate President
Mr Lawan says the National Assembly had worked very hard to provide the necessary support to INEC and enacted the needed legislation to guide the electoral environment for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Polls - Buhari Directs Immigration Service to Tighten Border Security
"President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that Nigerian borders should be made impenetrable to foreign bodies who might want to come in and manipulate the election process or engage… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Reacts to Latest Corruption Ranking
The Nigerian government says it is not fighting corruption to impress TI or to earn the body's favourable corruption ranking. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Keep Running for President - Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar says he has been discussing with both Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Elements' in Presidential Villa Want Tinubu to Lose Election - El-Rufai
"I believe there are elements in the villa that want us to lose the election because they didn't get their way; they had their candidate. Their candidate did not win the… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Campaigns in Adamawa, Pledges to Secure Nigeria
"Nigeria has no business being the poverty capital of the world with all the potentials of human and natural endowment...," the LP candidate said. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Returns to Abuja After Official Engagements in Lagos, Senegal, Kano, Others
Mr Buhari inaugurated various projects in the states visited. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Jandor Blasts Sanwo-Olu, Says Lagos Gov Achieved Nothing in Four Years
"So because he has nothing to show for his four years in office, he had to excuse himself," the PDP candidate said. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Gives Olusegun Awolowo New Appointment
Mr Awolowo, a Law graduate from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye, has served as Special Assistant to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and the… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Dutse Emirate Announces Burial Arrangement for Late Emir
The emir will be buried at 2:00 pm at Dutse Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Govts, Other Ethnic Groups 'Working to Destroy Cattle Rearing' - Fulani Herders
The group said the average cattle herder in Nigeria has become an endangered specie. Read more »
Nigeria: Emir of Dutse Dies At 79
The Emir of Dutse died at 79 from an undisclosed ailment Read more »