Nigeria: Shema - the Game-Changer in Katsina's 2023 Elections

The former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has once again during the 2023 general elections written his name in the golden book of the state as the political game… Read more »

Nigeria: Fire Guts NNPC Mega Station in Uyo

A mini-bus and four out of the 16 dispensing pumps at the station were destroyed by the fire which started around 5 p.m. Read more »

Nigeria: SSS Arrests Kano Cleric for Allegedly Preaching Violence Ahead of Governorship Election

The cleric said election is a 'war' and that no true Muslim should run away from armed security personnel and non state actors on election day. Read more »

Nigeria: Delta APC Campaign Council Condemns Attack On PDP Gov Candidate

"We unequivocally condemn this attack and demand an immediate investigation and apprehension of the perpetrators by the relevant security agencies." Read more »

Nigeria: NCC Urges Telcos to Adopt Renewable Energy to Minimise Cost

The commission urged telcos to focus on green and sustainable power solutions required for the connectivity of IoT devices and network optimisation Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Alleges Plot By APC, LP, SDP to Bomb INEC Facilities in Rivers

The PDP says opposition parties are planning to kill defenceless INEC officials and to disrupt elections. Read more »

Nigeria: After Almost Four Years in Office, What Has Changed in Lagos Under Sanwo-Olu?

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told Lagosians at his inauguration in 2019 that "our ultimate goal would be to ensure that Lagos State remains one of the top destinations on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Champions League - Record-Breaking Osimhen Leads Napoli Into Historic Quarter-Final

Napoli are through to their first-ever UCL quarterfinal courtesy of a 5-0 aggregate win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Read more »

Nigeria: Biafra Group Among 20 World's Deadliest Terror Groups - Report

The impact of terrorism has continued to decline in Nigeria, according to the report. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Hits 21.91% Amid Cash Crunch

Inflation rose to 21.91 per cent in February compared to 21.82 per cent in January Read more »

Liberia: Witness Tells Court Massaquoi Only Handled Documentation

Finnish Turku Court of Appeals has heard over fifty witnesses in Monrovia. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - No Plan for Palliatives Yet for Nigerians - Govt

Under the federal government's 2022 to 2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, a proposal of N3.3trillion was only made for fuel subsidy between January and June 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Election Litigation - Can Peter Obi Again Alter Nigeria's Election Calendar?

Obi's epic judicial battles and tenacity made Anambra the first state in Nigeria to have an off-season governorship election. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Seven Suspects Over Ebonyi Traditional Ruler's Murder

The traditional ruler was murdered at his palace by hoodlums on 27 February. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Many Reps Lost Re-Election Bid - Gbajabiamila

Mr Gbajabiamila said voters focused on religion and ethnicity in the 25 February elections instead of performance. Read more »

Nigeria: Man Rides Bicycle 'From Katsina to Lagos' to See Tinubu

At a reception, Mr Musa, a native of Funtua in Katsina State, said that he embarked on the journey on 26 February and got to Lagos on 10 March. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Reacts to Report of Student Allegedly Sent Home Over Campaign Poster

Mrs Adefisayo said the government "promotes and runs a public school system devoid of politics and political insinuations". Read more »

Nigeria: Hookah-Smoking Viral Image Not Abiodun Oyefusi, Labour Party's Deputy Governorship Candidate in Lagos

Recently, an image of a lady smoking hookah went viral with the claim she is the running mate of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Redesign Implementation Failure and Its Consequences

There is the fundamental lesson of whether our institutions in Nigeria have been hijacked and subverted from serving the Nigerian people and our economy to serving personal and… Read more »

Nigeria: FEC Approves N15bn for Road Linking 2nd Niger Bridge, Ꞓ3.7m for Power

The federal government said the completion of the road would help achieve the dream of inaugurating the bridge before 29 May. Read more »

Nigeria: How Presidential Election Outcome May Affect Kaduna Governorship Race

LP is banking on the two major parties' candidates sharing the votes of the Muslim-populated northern part of Kaduna State Read more »

Nigeria: Marginal Field - NUPRC to Ease Funding Challenges for Awardees

"It is to provide platforms for strategic partnership/alliance between the awardees and the service providers..." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded 12.9 Million Cyber Attacks During Presidential, NASS Elections - Minister

Threats to public websites and portals averaged around 1.5 million daily but the figure skyrocketed to 6.9 million on Presidential Election Day, the minister said. Read more »

Nigeria: How Former Minister Wakil, Others Shared U.S.$978,000 2015 Election Bribe - EFCC Witness

EFCC accused the former minister, Mr Wakil, and his co-defendants of receiving N450 million from the $115million disbursed by then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani… Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - INEC Denies Having Former Lagos Commissioner As ICT Staff

"To set the record straight, the name "Femi Odubiyi" does not even exist within our ICT Department at the INEC headquarters in Abuja or any state office of the commission," Mr… Read more »