January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Reps Approve Buhari's Request to Borrow Another N1 Trillion From CBN
The N1 trillion is expected to be used to fund the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget which the lawmakers approved last December. Read more »
Nigeria: How I Emerged Candidate, Finance My Campaign - 'Youngest' APC Candidate
Rukayat Shittu, 26, is a House of Assembly candidate in the 2023 general elections in Kwara State. Read more »
Nigeria: What You Need to Know About Diphtheria
Worldwide, the incidence of diphtheria has reduced dramatically in the past five decades, thanks to widespread immunisation using a diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - INEC Restores Odii As Ebonyi PDP Governorship Candidate
The PDP in Ebonyi has been embroiled in crisis following its primaries of last year. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele Bows to Pressure, Appears Before Reps Panel
Mr Emefiele had repeatedly shunned the invitation of the panel prompting the House to threaten issuing a warrant of arrest on him. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Rescued Atiku When Obasanjo Wanted to Roast Him' - Tinubu
An official in the Atiku campaign said among all the presidential candidates, Mr Tinubu was the only one who does not talk like a president. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Tackles Buhari Over Moody's Downgrade, Vows to Fix Economy
Moody's, last week, cut the country's foreign currency senior unsecured MTN program rating to (P)Caa1 from (P)B3. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Alleged Attack On Buhari in Kano Is Product of PDP's Imagination - APC PCC
The statement noted that the PDP is a drowning party feverishly clawing at any straw of lies and lashing out in all delusional directions to keep afloat - but sink it will. Read more »
January 30, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Court Decries Poor Enforcement of Its Decisions
The ECOWAS Court president hat 70 per cent of the court's judgements are being disobeyed across the sub-region. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Again, APC Gov Candidate Says Tinubu Will Make Akwa Ibom Look Like Lagos
Several people who reacted on social media to Mr Udofia's previous remark said apart from tall buildings and many business opportunities, Lagos is filthy and chaotic. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Feed Well, Have High-Rise Buildings but Don't Appreciate Their Country - Buhari
"When I fly by helicopter, the number of high-rise buildings I see and the amount of development on the ground are fantastic." Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - UN Chief Tasks Nigerian Judiciary On Impartial Adjudication of Electoral Cases
United Nations chief advised Nigerian judges to be neutral in their adjudication of electoral disputes that may arise from the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Commissions Multi-Billion Naira Kano Bridge, Power Plant
The bridge will ease vehicular gridlock in the city. Read more »
Nigeria: Three House of Representatives Members From Katsina Ditch APC, Join PDP
The three legislators have joined the list of politicians who have dumped the ruling party in President Buhari's home state. Read more »
Nigeria: EU Election Observer Mission to Deploy 100 Observers, Says Won't Interfere With Process
The EU-EOM says it will deploy observers in all of Nigeria's 36 states and FCT on election day. Read more »
Nigeria: How BVAs Exposed Election Rigging in Osun
While I agree with INEC and most Nigerians that nothing is wrong with BVAS, I however make bold to say that a lot is wrong with the operators, especially those who came up with the… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Lagos APC Aspirants Forum Begins Market Campaigns for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu
The forum is seeking three million votes in Lagos for each of Mr Tinubu and Governor Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State. Read more »
Nigeria: Youth Inclusivity, Central Part of INEC's Agenda - Official
Magdalene Aku, a chief administrative officer at INEC, said youth are losing confidence in the electoral process because they are being marginalised. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Why I'm Backing Tinubu - PDP Senator, Nnamani
Mr Nnamani says he decided to align with Mr Tinubu because the PDP breached its constitution which prescribes that key political offices be rotated between the north and the south… Read more »
Nigeria: The Important Lessons From Osun Election Tribunal Verdict
INEC saw clearly that there were huge problems with the results that were challenged. Instead of simply admitting these errors, it then went ahead to do a review and then issued… Read more »
Nigeria: Few Weeks to Elections, Nigerians Go Through Harrowing Experiences to Collect PVCs
Insecurity, inadequate personnel, bribery, other vices characterise collection of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - PDP Zones Gov Ticket in Abia After Ikonne's Death
The PDP governorship candidate in Abia State passed away on 25 January. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Absent, As Governorship Candidates Highlight Plans for Lagos At Debate
Only Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, Abdul-Azeez Adediran of the PDP and Olufunso Doherty of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) attended the debate. Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - Reps Panel Rejects 10 Days Extension, Says CBN Must Comply With Law
The committee says the new deadline of 10 February is a political gimmick and urged Mr Emefiele to comply with section 20 of the CBN Act or risk a warrant of arrest. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Ebubeagu Arrest APGA Supporter for Allegedly Destroying APC Campaign Banner
A relative of the arrested man says he was being framed up. Read more »