Nigeria: #ImoDecides2023 - Election Yet to Commence in Gov Uzodinma's Hometown, Others

One of the officials at the council headquarters, who asked not to be named because he was authorised to speak, told PREMIUM TIMES that they encountered a delay in distributing… Read more »

Nigeria: #ImoDecides2023 - Breaking: Gunshots At Anyanwu's Polling Unit

The gunshots were fired a few meters away from the Central Amaimo school where the PDP candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, is scheduled to vote Read more »

Nigeria: Politicians Recruit Fake Security Personnel to Disrupt Election in Bayelsa - Police

Police vowed to arrest and prosecute anyone caught trying to disrupt the election. Read more »

Nigeria: Heavy Security At INEC Bayelsa Office

Amoured vehicles and security personnel, both armed and unarmed, were strategically positioned at the entrance of INEC the office, in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Read more »

Nigeria: New Commissioner of Police Resumes in Osun

The new commissioner of police was posted to Osun State following the retirement of the former occupant of the office. Read more »

Nigeria: Election Official Kidnapped in Bayelsa

A boat carrying 12 election officials also capsized in the state, according to INEC. Read more »

Nigeria: #KogiDecides2023 - Dino, Ododo, Ajaka, 15 Others in Governorship Battle (Live Updates)

Voters in Kogi State will go to the 3,541 polling units spread across the North-central state to pick a governor from among the 18 candidates in the race. Read more »

Nigeria: #ImoDecides2023 - Uzodinma, Anyanwu, Achonu, 15 Others in Hot Governorship Race (Live Updates)

Figures released by INEC show that of the 2,419,922 registered voters in the state, 2,318,919 persons who collected their PVCs will vote in the election. Read more »

Nigeria: #BayelsaDecides2023 - Diri, Sylva, 14 Others Slug It Out in Governorship Election (Live Updates)

According to INEC, 1,017,613 out of 1,056, 862 registered voters in the eight local government areas and 105 wards of Bayelsa State will vote in today's off-season governorship… Read more »

Nigeria: COP28 - Nigeria Constitutes Committee

Vice-President Shettima urged members of Nigeria's COP28 adhoc committee to come up with a roadmap that would enable Nigeria benefit maximally from its participation at the… Read more »

Nigeria: Supreme Court Postpones Whole-Week Sittings

The CJN directed the postponement of all the sittings of the Supreme Court scheduled for the whole of next week. Read more »

Nigeria: Ten Things You Need to Know About Bayelsa Governorship Election

The candidate's strength, and how oil politics and security challenges may affect the outcome of Saturday's election. Read more »

Nigeria: Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Ayra Starr, Olamide, Bag Grammy Nominations

Slated for February, the nominees list for the 2024 Grammys was announced on Friday. Read more »

Nigeria: Analysis - Kogi 2023: the Candidates and Where the Votes Are Coming From

The Kogi election is usually polarised between the majority Igala in the Kogi East Senatorial District and Ebira who make the second highest in population in the state. And it is… Read more »

Nigeria: Ruling Party Loses Prominent Leader Hours to Governorship Election

He slumped at his residence late in the evening of Thursday and was rushed to Shifa Hospital Lokoja for treatment. Read more »

Nigeria: ICPC Urges Leaders to Shun Corruption, Embrace Integrity

ICPC says the future of any country depends on the type of leaders it has at all levels. Read more »

Africa: Why Africa Needs More Stories, Literature - Chimamanda Adichie

"When children read storybooks consistently, they're learning without even knowing that they're learning." Read more »

Nigeria: We've Delivered All Sensitive, Non-Sensitive Materials for the Elections - INEC

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said 5,169,692 Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) are expected to vote in the off-cycle governorship elections in the three… Read more »

Nigeria: Imo Governorship - It's Three-Horse Race As Uzodinma Battles 17 Others

Mr Uzodinma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, will conclude his first term in January 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPCL, NUPRC, Others Remitted N14.38 Trillion to Federation Account in 2 Years - NEITI

The contribution by the NNPCL and FIRS declined significantly, the report said. Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Courts Have Pending 36,712 Cases - Chief Judge

The Chief Judge of Rivers State said the High Court carried over 11,074 cases from the 2022/2023 Legal Year, while it disposed of 5,041. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Eliminates 113 Terrorists, Nabs 300 Others - DHQ

DHQ says the troops also apprehended 25 perpetrators of oil theft, rescued 91 kidnapped hostages and recovered 129 assorted weapons and 717 assorted ammunition within one week. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Oil Agreement

"The key purpose of the MoU is to promote collaboration, information exchange and technology transfer, thereby creating a conducive environment for a mutually beneficial… Read more »

Nigeria: 'It's Hopeless', Says Ex-Commissioner Who Doesn't Want to Vote in Bayelsa Election

The former commissioner said many people feel the same way he feels about Bayelsa. Read more »

Nigeria: Security Concerns Mount Ahead of Governorship Election in Imo

The police said it have deployed 25,565 officers and over 250 vehicles to Imo State for Saturday's governorship election Read more »