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, […]
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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 Peter Obi wins Lagos State in presidential election
Nigerian presidential outsider Peter Obi won the most votes in the key state of Lagos, narrowly ahead of the ruling party candidate in his stronghold, […]
Southeast Nigeria: five policemen killed in two attacks
Five policemen were killed in two attacks carried out on Sunday and Monday by suspected separatists in Anambra State, in southeastern Nigeria, less than a […]
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission confirms that elections will be held
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission (Inec) said Wednesday that the presidential election will be held as scheduled on February 25 despite massive shortages of gasoline and new […]
Banknote shortage in Nigeria: riots break out in the South West
Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, was the scene of scuffles between protesters and police on Tuesday, when a crowd of angry youths attacked a bank facing […]
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, […]
Teodoro Obiang reelected with 94.9 percent of votes
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang won the presidential election, with 405,910 of 411,081 votes, or 94.9 percent, the National Electoral Board announced last Saturday, so […]