Nigeria: “The First Lady withdrew her complaint” against a student
The National Association of Nigerian Students had called for nationwide protests starting Dec 5. The wife of the Nigerian president has withdrawn her defamation complaint […]
Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria’s presidential election: Four candidates commit to civil “peace
Four of the leading candidates in Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election pledged on Thursday not to promote any violence during the upcoming five-month campaign. As […]
Nigeria’s presidential candidates to launch five months campaign from Wednesday
The race for Nigeria’s presidential election will start on Wednesday. Eighteen candidates are on the starting line, hoping to take the helm of Africa’s most […]
Morocco, Nigeria, ECOWAS Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement
Morocco’s National Agency for Mines and Hydrocarbons (ONHYM), Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), and the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) signed Thursday […]
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 […]
Nigerian opposition wins Osun State governorship seat
The candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition party has won the governorship election in the southwestern state of Osun, the Electoral Commission said on Sunday, a […]
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 […]
Mohammad Barkindo, head of OPEC, died in Abuja
The secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo of Nigeria, died on Tuesday, official sources said. He was 63 years […]
Gunmen abduct four Chinese workers, locals from Nigerian mine
Heavily armed men attacked a mine in central Nigeria on Wednesday killing security personnel and kidnapping workers, including at least four Chinese, local authorities said […]
Nigeria’s Buhari asks ministers with political ambition to resign
As Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election approaches, the number of candidates to succeed Muhammadu Buhari is increasing. Tunde Bakare, a popular Pentecostal minister, and Godwin […]