April 12, 2023
Nigeria: APC Asks Election Petition Court to Dismiss PDP, Atiku's Petition Against Tinubu's Victory
The APC urged the election petition court to dismiss the petition filed by Atiku and his party, the PDP, challenging the victory of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in the 25… Read more »
Nigeria: Re-Run - Zamfara PDP Accuses APC, Police of Planning to Arrest Its Members
The statement added that top party leaders in the state have been invited by the IGP on trumped-up charges. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Poll - Female Aspirant Joins Guber Race
Atule Ahmadu-Afolabi is running on the platform of the Labour Party. Read more »
Nigeria: No Power Can Rob Tinubu, APC of Nigeria's Presidency - Umahi
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party are challenging the declaration of Mr Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Obaseki Orders Nursing College to Reassess Student Earlier Denied Admission
"We want to assure you that the College will not intentionally deny anyone an opportunity to get the best training and capacity enhancement in healthcare services." Read more »
Nigeria: UK Pledges Improved Intelligence Sharing With Nigeria
"The reason our armed forces remain so close is that the relationship is being renewed again and again since independence." Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Mbadinuju, Ex - Anambra Governor, Is Dead
His son said the former governor "passed on peacefully" on Tuesday morning at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Arrives Madinah for Lesser Pilgrimage, Official Visit
The Presidency said on Monday that this year's official visit from 11 to 19 April would be Mr Buhari's last trip to the Saudi Arabia as president. Read more »
Nigeria: IPOB Declares Sit-At-Home in South-East
The group has, however, asked residents of the South-east to stop observing the suspended Monday sit-at-home in the region. Read more »
Nigeria: IPOB Laments Supreme Court Delay On Nnamdi Kanu
The group accuses the court of not being neutral in the IPOB leader's case. Read more »
Nigeria: President's Party, Electoral Commission Petition Court to Dismiss Obi's Challenge to Tinubu Victory
Mr Obi and the Labour Party, in their filing at the election petition court, accused the INEC and the APC of manipulating election results in favour of Mr Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Deputy Governor Blames Akpabio for Akwa Ibom APC Crisis
Because of the crisis and several litigations, the APC in Akwa Ibom could not present a governorship candidate days to the 2023 election. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Why Amaechi Moved Against Me' - Hadiza Bala Usman Opens Up in New Book
In the memoir, Hadiza quotes Mr Amaechi as telling mediators she was selfish and did nothing for him. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Mourns Ex-NUC Chief Idris Abdulkadir
President Buhari commended the late Mr Abdulkadir for his role in strengthening the country's university education. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Governorship - PDP Files Election Petition, Wants APC, LP Disqualified
The PDP and Jandor are calling for the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) candidates in the election. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Asks Election Tribunal to Dismiss Obi, LP's Petition, Gives Reasons - Tinubu
The APC urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition with substantial cost as the same was devoid of any merit and founded on frivolity. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, CJID, Others Host Summit On Animal Feed
The first edition of the Animal Feed Summit was held between 23 and 25 September 2021 in Abuja Read more »
Nigeria: We Are Not Responsible for Monitoring Social Media Contents, Says NCC
According to Muoka, the major role of the telecom regulator is to facilitate the deployment of telecom infrastructure that provides different types of telecommunications services Read more »
Nigeria: What the Voting Pattern in 2023 Presidential Election Is Telling Us
In all 36 states, less than half of the eligible population turned out to vote, and only Jigawa state had a turnout above 40 per cent. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Leaves for Saudi Arabia
Mr Buhari will leave office as president on 29 May after completing his two terms as president. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Elections - Law Professor Counters Chimamanda Adichie in Letter to Biden, Trudeau
The academic said he found it "most bewildering" that Ms Adichie, a "privileged Nigerian-born writer, has decided to paint her country of origin black." Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: APC Governorship Candidate Vows to Challenge PDP's Victory At Election Tribunal
Nobody can stop us from approaching the election tribunal, says the APC candidate. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Sanitising the Electoral Space With Diligent Prosecution of Offenders
Apparently, the absence of laws to deal squarely with the conundrum is not the issue, but the lack of political will by the state or its institutions to carry out prosecutions… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Writes INEC Over Judgement On APGA Leadership Crisis
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on 24 March, said it made a mistake in a judgement it delivered in 2021, where it erroneously wrote the name of Victor Oye as APGA national… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Senator Says Party Deservedly Lost 2023 Elections
Mr Ogba added, however, that there was still hope for the PDP because it is loved by the people. Read more »