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: 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: 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: 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 »

Africa: #BBTitans Finale - the Strongest Contenders to Watch

With less than two weeks to go, the remaining 12 Housemates in the Big Brother Titans House face their biggest test yet in their quest for the ultimate prize of 100 thousand… Read more »

Nigeria: Ibori Loses LG to PDP's Oborevwori

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

Nigeria: INEC Postpones Collation of Abia State Results Till Monday March 21

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has adjourned the collation of results of Abia State governorship election till 9:00am Monday morning. Read more »

Nigeria: West African Ministers Rate INEC High On Elections - Fashola

Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, says four West African Ministers rated the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of Feb. 25… Read more »

Nigeria: Threats of Violence, Intimidation Worry Nat'l Peace Committee

Ahead of tomorrow's governorship and State Assembly elections, the National Peace Committee, NPC, has expressed concerns over what it described as open threats of intimidation and… Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh Attack On Niger Communities - 4 Soldiers, 6 Others Killed By Bandits

Bandits have again launched a fresh attack on some communities in Niger State, killing 11 people, including a Major in the Nigerian Army and three other soldiers. Read more »

Nigeria: Anti-Corruption CSOs, Lawyers Petition Buhari, Demand Probe of EFCC Under Bawa

Scores of Anti-corruption organisations and constitutional lawyers in Nigeria yesterday submitted a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, protesting what they described as brazen… Read more »

Nigeria: No Decision Yet On Re-Introduction of Tablets, E-Learning in Secondary Schools - Osun Govt

The Osun government says there is no decision yet on the re-introduction of tablets and e-learning in secondary schools in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: One Day to Polls - Anxiety As 837 Governor, 10,240 Assembly Candidates Go to 'War'

There is anxiety in the polity as no fewer than 837 candidates including 24 women go to battle tomorrow for 28 governorship seats. Also, 10,240 standard bearers are jostling for… Read more »

Nigeria: South Kaduna Killings - Killers Playing a Script to Suppress Votes - PDP Chair

The killings in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State a few days before the election were a threat to democracy by the killers playing a script to suppress votes and… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidential Election Results Came As Shock to Many - Presidency

*Says govs not gods, security agencies'll prevent rigging Read more »

Ghana: Christian Atsu Laid to Rest in Accra

It was a black Friday for Ghanaians when the remains of Christian Atsu, who died during the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey last month, was laid to rest in Accra, the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Dominates African Cocaine Smuggling Routes - Report

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, has said that the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. Read more »