Nigeria: Onoh Accuses Ezeife of Inciting Ethnic Tension Among Igbo, Yoruba

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu's spokesman in the southeast, Dr. Josef Onoh has accused the former Governor of Anambra state, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife of incendiary comments and… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari's Partial Devolution of Powers

President Muhammadu Buhari and the 9th National Assembly presided over by Senator Ahmed Maina Lawan, have given Nigerians a parting gift: devolution of some powers, which were… Read more »

Nigeria: Suraj Adekola's Exhibition at London Business School

Nigeria-born Manchester-based artist, Suraj Adekola, is one of the artists of African and Afro-descents whose works are on display at an ongoing exhibition titled "Black Beauty,… Read more »

Nigeria: Election Violence - Investigate Governors, Deputies or Face Legal Action, Serap Tells INEC

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to "urgently seek the… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex Senate President Ekweremadu, Wife Guilty of Organ Trafficking

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, with his wife, Beatrice, and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the… Read more »

Nigeria: Five Iranian Girls Arrested for Dancing to Rema's Song

Five young Iranian ladies who danced to Nigerian Afrobeat singer and rapper, Divine Ikubor, professionally known as Rema’s song ‘Calm Down’ have been allegedly… Read more »

Nigeria: Incessant Market Fires and the Way Forward

The sands of history have impressions of hazardous fire footprints in very copious measures and with each experience comes records of organic, economic and social losses. Read more »

Nigeria: Anxiety Heightens Over Enugu, Abia Governor Results

Anxiety over the release of the results of the governorship elections in Enugu and Abia States continued, yesterday, as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP,… Read more »

Nigeria: How I Curbed Vote-Buying - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, narrated how he told the electorate to collect money from candidates that offered money to them to buy their votes in the February 25 and… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Prosecuted Over 220 Vessels in Five Years - President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed delight that some key threats within Nigeria's maritime environment, such as crude oil theft, piracy, sea robbery, as well as illegal… Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Officially Petitions Presidential Election Tribunal

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has formally submitted a petition challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Presidential Election held on… Read more »

Nigeria: Diesel Price Up 168% to N836.91 As Petrol Rises 54%

At the backdrop of the lingering scarcity of petroleum products, the retail price of diesel rose sharply Year-on-Year, YoY, by 168.26 per cent to N836.91 per liter in February 2023… Read more »

Nigeria: I Stand By My Promises to the People, Says Kaduna Governor-Elect

Kaduna State Governor-elect, Malam Uba Sani, has pledged to fulfil the promises made to the people during his campaign. Read more »

Nigeria: EU Mission Knocks INEC, Says Violence, Vote-Buying Marred Polls

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria 2023 yesterday condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for failing to live up to expectations in… Read more »

Nigeria: Igbo Leaders in Lagos Call On Sanwo-Olu to Release Detained Chief

The Supreme Council of Ndi Eze Ndi Igbo in Lagos, yesterday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state to release one of their traditional rulers, Eze Chinedu Mozie,… Read more »

Nigeria: APC UK Fixes Elective Congress for April 1

Mr Mustapha Abdullahi, a member of APC United Kingdom (UK) Interim National Working Committee (NWC) says the chapter has fixed April 1, for its congress to elect substantive… Read more »

Nigeria: De-Registration - JAMB Decries High Level of Forgery of a-Level Certificates

·Introduces new guidelines to checkmate act Read more »

Nigeria: How Immunisation Gaps Fuel Diphtheria Cases in Nigeria

Diphtheria, an acute bacterial disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and occasionally Corynebacterium ulcerans has been eradicated from most countries… Read more »

Nigeria: 21 Deaths Reported On Election Day - EU Mission

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) said no fewer than 21 deaths were reported in the just concluded general election. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Suspends Collation of Guber Election Results in Abia, Enugu

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has suspended further collation of governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu states. Read more »

Nigeria: Just in - INEC Declares PDP's Mutfwang Winner of Plateau Guber Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Plateau State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Caleb Mutfwang, as the winner of… Read more »

Nigeria: Breaking - One Feared Dead as Protest Rocks Major Streets in Lafia

Uneasy calm in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, as protesters have taking to streets of the state capital protesting over outcome of the governorship election in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Speaker Re-Elected Fifth Time, as APC in Guzamala Lga Polls 18,339, PDP 181

The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has been re-elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to represent Guzamala… Read more »

Nigeria: Polls Body Declares Sule Winner in Nasarawa Guber Race

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state the winner of the gubernatorial election held on Saturday, March 18,… Read more »

Nigeria: Ibori Loses LG to PDP's Oborevwori

....as APC's Omo-Agege wins three, Ogboru loses in home LG Read more »