Nigeria: Fire guts Supreme Court judge’s chambers
A wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday September 25 morning. The fire, which started […]
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Fuel prices in Nigeria almost triple in two days
Prices at the pump almost tripled at service stations in Nigeria after the new President announced on Monday that he would end fuel subsidies, journalists […]
Nigeria: Opposition demonstrating against the result of the presidential election
One of the defeated candidates in Nigeria’s presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, demonstrated on Monday with hundreds of his supporters in the capital Abuja in front […]
Presidential election in Nigeria: Peter Obi wants to challenge his defeat in court
Nigeria’s presidential candidate Peter Obi, who came third in the Feb. 25 election won by the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu, announced Thursday that he would […]
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu declared elect-President by the Electoral Commission
Bola Tinubu, the candidate of Nigeria’s ruling APC party, will succeed Muhammadu Buhari as president. After four days of counting, Tinubu received the highest number […]
Nigeria’s banknote shortage: Central Bank seeks to quell anger before presidential election
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday announced the distribution of new banknotes at bank counters to reduce massive queues in front of ATMs, […]
Germany returned to Nigeria 22 bronzes stolen from the kingdom of Benin
Germany returned 22 bronzes from the ancient kingdom of Benin, looted during the colonial era, to Nigeria on Tuesday in an official ceremony in Abuja. […]
The United States calls its diplomats to leave the Nigerian capital
The United States on Tuesday authorized its diplomats to leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital, “due to the increased risk of terrorist attacks. The authorization covers […]
Biafran separatist leader Kanu acquitted by court but Nigerian authorities say separatist not free yet
Lawyers for Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu said late last week that their client had been acquitted by a ruling of the Abuja Court of […]
Nigeria in crisis: calls mount for Buhari’s impeachment over insecurity and bleeding economy
Nigerian opposition senators have pushed for the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to face impeachment, 10-months before the end of his second term in office, over […]