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 »

Nigeria: MTN Champs Athletics Tournaments Designed for Great Success - Official

The championship is in three age categories: cadets (under-14), youths (under-17), and juniors (under-20), and scheduled for two venues in Ibadan. Read more »

Nigeria: Again, EEDC Speaks On Persistent State-Wide Blackout in Imo

EEDC explains how it has been left with no energy to distribute to its customers, a development that has left the whole of Imo State in a persistent blackout. Read more »

Africa: Over 350 Million Africans Financially Excluded - Report

The report says despite the high number of mobile phone users in Africa, a chunk of its people remain outside the financial ecosystem. Read more »

Nigeria: Kogi - I Am Not Stepping Down for Dino Melaye - AA Governorship Candidate

AA candidate, OlayinkaBraimoh, says he is confident of winning Saturday's governorship election in Kogi State Read more »

Nigeria: 2.3 Million Children Receive Polio Vaccine in Anambra - Commissioner

The state government is about to begin the second phase of polio immunisation in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Election - Women Protest in Bayelsa, Call for Removal of Police Commissioner

"We have heard your agitations, and we will ensure a peaceful conduct of the exercise before and after." Read more »

Nigeria: Dino's Candidacy, Golden Opportunity for Kogi - Atiku

Atiku asked the people of Kogi State to guard their votes during the election. Read more »

Nigeria: Bayelsa Set for Governorship Election Amidst Security Concerns

"If troublemakers feel they have two heads, then they must make ready the second head because the first head will surely be taken off," an army officer says of the election. Read more »

Nigeria: Emefiele Regains Freedom After Five Months in Detention

Mr Emefiele regained his freedom after a court in Abuja granted him bail on Wednesday and ordered him to be released from almost five-month detention. Read more »

Nigeria: Kogi - APC Candidate Raises Alarm Over Arrest of Supporters

Police arrested suspected political thugs on Tuesday in Kogi East senatorial district. Read more »

Nigeria: What Happened After Zamfara University Students Were Abducted - Matawalle

The two Zamfara-born politicians have been at loggerheads since the beginning of the 2022 political campaigns. Read more »

Nigeria: Six Jailed for Circulating Nude Video of Former Osun Speaker

Justice Emmanuel Ayoola found the convicts guilty of conspiracy, advance fee fraud and cyber stalking of the former lawmaker Read more »

Nigeria: UK Pledges to Support Jigawa to Improve School Enrollment, Train Teachers

Many of the out-of-school children in Jigawa are Almajiris. Read more »