February 23, 2023
Nigeria: Will There Be an Upset in Nigeria's Presidential Election?
Nigerians will go the polls on Saturday, 25 February 2023 to elect a new president. Muhammadu Buhari, the current president, will not be on the ballot after having served two… Read more »
Africa: Big Brother Titans - Why I Fell in Love With Marvin - Yaya
Yaya and her love interest, Marvin, gave an insight into their lives inside the BBTitan house, relationships, culture and their preferred winner. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 100 NYSC Members Withdraw Participation From Saturday's Election in Imo - Official
An official with INEC disclosed this on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriadDecides2023 - Bauchi, Anambra, Katsina Top Collection As 93% of Registered Voters Obtain PVCs
A document from INEC showed that 87,209,007 (93.3 per cent) of the 93,469,008 registered voters have collected their PVCs as of 5 February. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriadDecides2023 - How Nigeria's Presidential Candidates Plan to Develop Sports
One of the candidates seeks to treat sports as a business. Another seeks to transfer more responsibility for sports development to states. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriadDecides2023 - How Campaign Spokespersons Spread Fake News
As Nigerians prepare for the general elections, information disorder appears to be the order of the day. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeriadecides2023 - Politicians Engage in Open Rebellion Against Their Parties
Despite the position of the constitutions of the two major parties on "anti-party" activities, there are several cases of open rebellion by politicians. Read more »
Nigeria: NigeriaDecides2023 - Reviewing INEC's Preparation for Nigeria's 'Best Election'
With over 90 million registered voters, Nigeria has more registered voters than its West African neighbours put together. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Court Remands House of Reps Candidate Two Days to Election
The remanded federal lawmaker is to spend 10 days in the correctional facility, which suggests he may not participate in the election in which he is a candidate. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Gunmen Kill Labour Party Senatorial Candidate, Five Others in Enugu
The police have confirmed the killing. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu Make Vague Promises On Rule of Law
Without an efficient justice administration system, rule of law and human rights falter and democracy begins to crumble. Read more »
Nigeria: We've Prevented Over Three Million Barrels of Crude Oil Theft in Five Years - NSA Monguno
The NSA said the crime was perpetrated within Nigeria's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) up to the Republic of Togo. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeriadecides2023 - Presidential Election Petition Court Registry Opens in Abuja
The Presidential Election Petition Court's registry statutorily opens for business one week to the poll. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: UK Not Backing Any Candidate, Says No Difference in Manifestoes of Top Four Contenders
"They have all published their manifestoes. What is quite striking is how similar they are. I did not see huge policy differences among the big four. They have all told us how… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Needs to Revisit Its Abortion Laws
The legislature must revise the constitution to speak clearly about women's choices over their bodies. A century-old law is long overdue for a change and has no business… Read more »
Liberia: WitnessTells Court Massaquoi Removed Baby From Pregnant Woman's Stomach
Civilian 72 as coded by the Finnish Appeals Court, started her testimony to the court in a very emotionally shaky voice. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Army Releases Hotlines to Public
The Army says the release of the hotlines is part of its move to support the police, which is the lead security agency, to ensure successful conduct of free, fair and peaceful… Read more »
Nigeria: Rabiu Kwankwaso's Campaign Accuses Atiku of Desperation, Propaganda
The NNPP campaign secretary said: "Atiku is synonymous with non-performance." Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Redesign - Police Investigating El-Rufai, Other Governors for Alleged Incitement - IGP
The IGP said the police will not prosecute the governors because they enjoy immunity. Read more »
Nigeria: Elections - Police Announce Movement Restriction, Ban VIP Escorts
The Police said the restriction order exempts those on essential services such as INEC officials, election observers, ambulances and firefighters responding to medical emergencies. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Falls At Official Market Amid Cash Crunch
Naira closed at N461.60 per $1 at the spot market on Wednesday, depreciating by 0.1 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: NigeriaDecides2023 - Major Presidential Candidates, Parties Violate Peace Accord - Official
Although a total of 18 candidates are taking part in the presidential election, four are considered the major contenders. Read more »
Nigeria: History Will Speak More of My Stewardship' - Buhari
Mr Buhari said government is a continuum, and he desired that the unfinished business of his administration found continuity and fulfilment in his successor as he did to his… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's GDP Growth Fell to 3.1% in 2022 - NBS
The agriculture sector grew by 2.05 per cent as its performance was significantly hampered by severe incidences of floods, the NBS said. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft Is Threat to National Security - Osinbajo
83 oil tankers involved in various crude oil and product theft have been arrested, an official said. Read more »