Nigeria’s banditry epidemic: armed men kill scores of villagers in country’s north
30 people were killed over the weekend by armed men on motorcycles in raids on six villages in Nigeria’s north, a region regularly hit by […]
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Washington sanctions Nigerian officials accused of undermining democracy
The United States on Monday imposed visa restrictions on several Nigerian officials accused of trying to undermine the February 25 presidential election. “These individuals have […]
Presidential election in Nigeria: Peter Obi goes to court
The third-place candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, Peter Obi, has formally filed a legal challenge to the victory of Bola Tinubu, representing the ruling party, […]
Nigeria: INEC suspends announcement of results in two States, anger of parties
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) consolidated its lead with 15 governors’ seats compared to eight for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Another opposition party, […]
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 tests biometric identification before elections
The Nigeria’s National Elections Commission (NEC) organized Saturday tests on biometric identification before the presidential election of February 25, to avoid the previous failures and […]
Nigerian presidential election: Bola Tinubu chooses a northerner as his running mate
Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, chose Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate […]