November 21, 2023
Nigeria: Uproar At Senate Over Change in Leadership of Minority Caucus
At the plenary on Tuesday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as the new minority leader and Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) as the… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt Reacts to Alleged Spending of N1 Billion On Governor's Feeding, Welfare
The allegations followed the state government's release of its budget performance. Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Govt to Tap Agricultural Potentials of Lake Chad - Zulum
The governor also spoke on enhancing trans-border trade between communities in Nigeria and their neighbours - Chad and Niger republics. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Not Interfering With Judiciary, Has No Plan for One-Party State - Presidency
The Presidency said the allegations are deliberately aimed at "unnecessarily heating the polity and causing disenchantment in our country. They exist only in the imagination of the… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Nigeria: Plateau Poll - Nigerian Lawmaker Under Fire for Boasting APC Will Influence Supreme Court's Judgement
In a video trending on the social media, Mr Gagdi was heard boasting at a rally in the state on Sunday about the APC's ability to sway victory for itself at the Supreme Court. Read more »
November 21, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Queries Agency for Failing to Submit Financial Records for Audit
NAIC failed to submit its 2021 to 2023 financial records for audit. Read more »
November 20, 2023
Nigeria: Retired General Joins 2024 Edo Governorship Race
"I have always insisted that Edo remains under the federal government because this is the heartbeat of the nation." Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Deputy Governor Reacts to Reported N2 Billion for 'Rechargeable Fans'
According to the documents shared by Mr Doherty, the office of the deputy governor also got N30 million for "monthly outreach of indigent citizens by the wife of the deputy… Read more »
Nigeria: Why I'm Proud of My 14 Votes - Bayelsa Governorship Candidate
The candidate claimed she saw voters selling their votes for N70,000. Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Ex-Army Chief, Chris Alli, Is Dead
Mr Alli, who was the chief of army staff between November 1993 and August 1994, died on Sunday in Lagos at 79. Read more »
November 20, 2023
Nigeria: INEC's Off-Cycle Elections and the Usual Toxic Markers
This voyage of rediscovery must begin with President Bola Tinubu, who barefacedly recently appointed proven partisans as Resident Electoral Commissioners. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Missions in U.S. Resume Passport Services After Glitches
According to a public notice posted in the Embassy of Nigeria Washington DC, all passport applicants scheduled earlier for biometric last week are expected to visit the Mission… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Passports - What Nigerian Govt Plans to Do for Citizens in U.S. - Envoy
The meeting was hosted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas, North East Ohio Chapter and Nigeria Community, Greater Cleveland. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Indicts Hospital's Chief Medical Director of Job Racketeering
The statement termed the conduct of the teaching hospital chief and his accomplices as a "flagrant abuse of extant rules and regulations." Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Governor's Convoy, Kills Security Operative
A policeman was killed in the attack, and another police officer and a soldier sustained injuries. Read more »
Nigeria: Data Analysis - What the Numbers Reveal About Bayelsa Governorship Election
The Peoples Democratic Party's victory in the 11 November governorship poll extends the party's rule of Bayelsa State since 1999. Read more »
November 18, 2023
Nigeria: Ousted Kano Governor Heads to Supreme Court
"I hereby inform the people of Kano State and well-meaning Nigerians that based on consensus of our stakeholders we have instructed our lawyers to appeal against the judgment at… Read more »
Liberia: George Weah Loses Presidential Election - Joseph Boakai Wins
George Weah concedes defeat, saying democracy has won in his troubled West African country. Read more »
November 17, 2023
Nigeria: A Pained and Deeply Strained Valediction - Is This Atiku's Last Stand?
There should be absolutely no question of Atiku Abubakar running for the Nigerian presidency in 2027. Instead, to prove what he told Arise TV last year about his "desire to unify… Read more »
Africa: We're Keen to Get Africa's Support Against Russia - Ukraine's Foreign Minister
He cited the difficulty with getting African countries to support Ukraine-related resolutions at the United Nations compared to European countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Emefiele in Prison, Adjourns Hearing of Bail Application
The judge adjourned the hearing of Mr Emefiele's bail application after the former CBN chief entered a not-guilty plea to six counts of corruption on Friday. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Nigeria: Group Asks Nigerians to Demand Accountability From Elected Representatives
The group said political and social insecurity in the country should be a matter of national emergency that should interest everyone. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Can't Rely On Borrowing to Fund 2024 Budget - Finance Minister
Mr Edun said the best way Nigeria could fund its budget was to spend more money on infrastructure to generate more revenue. Read more »
Liberia: LiberiaDecides2023 - Boakai Leads Weah As NEC Continues Result Announcement
Mr Boakai's vote represents 50.58 per cent of votes counted so far. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Governorship Poll - Sanwo-Olu Rejoices Over Appeal Court Victory
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Mr Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the… Read more »