Robbers stab Nigerian music manager to death only to realise his luxury watch is fake
A Nigerian-born music manager in the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Odunlami, was stabbed to death for a fake luxury watch worth £300,000 after he left...
Stop casting Americans as Africans – Omotola tells Western movie industry
Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has urged the western film industry to stop casting Black Americans as Africans in their movies.According to her, western...
Young people must not argue with parents when choosing life partners – Omotola
Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has advised young people not to argue with their parents when it comes to the selection of their life partners.Speaking...
Son of former Nigerian President, Abacha dies in his sleep
Abdullahi Abacha, one of the sons of the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, is dead.The news of his sudden death was...
Married police officer kills ‘side chick’, commits suicide
The 40-year-old mobile police sergeant, Olalere Michael, who killed his lover, Bamidele Cecilia Oluwatosin, and later shot himself dead in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, was...
US shouldn’t rush to embrace Nigerian election results – US Senator Jim Risch
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has asked the US Government not to rush to embrace Nigeria...
Nigeria: Fresh court documents prove Obi has started legal proceedings against APC’s Tinubu
After vowing to challenge the Nigerian Presidential results legally, Nigeria’s third-placed presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has begun the legal proceedings.He strongly rejected the...
Nigeria: Six States ask Supreme Court to cancel Presidential election
Six States of the Federation have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the last February 25, 2023 Presidential and...
Nigeria elections: Woman pours hot oil on her lover’s hand for voting for APC
A Nigerian lady, identified as Annie, has been accused of scalding her boyfriend, Victor’s hand with hot oil over his choice of candidate at...
U.S. releases statement on 2023 Presidential election results in Nigeria
The U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has released a press statement a day after Nigeria elected a new President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Read the...
US congratulates Nigeria’s President-elect Tinubu, urges calm
The US has congratulated Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu and citizens following the just-concluded general election.“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics...
Nigeria election 2023: We won and will explore all legal means to reclaim our mandate – Peter Obi [Video]
The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, says he won the poll, and he will explore...
Woman dies a year after death of twin sister
A pair of identical twins based in Nigeria, Taye Elizabeth and Kehinde Rebecca, have passed away one year apart.A friend of the deceased Adenike...
Why First Lady will be a house wife – Tinubu explains
In his first speech as President-Elect of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, revealed that his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, is retiring from House of Senate.According to...
NPP will ‘break the 8’ – Prince David Osei on Tinubu’s win
Ghanaian actor, Prince David Osei, has said APC and Tinubu’s win in the Nigeria election means the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) can retain...
Mahama meets Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu
Former president John Dramani Mahama was part of a delegation that met with Nigeria's president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hours before the septuagenarian was formally...
Bola Tinubu – the ‘godfather’ set to lead Nigeria
Bola Tinubu, 70, has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s most competitive election since the end of military rule in 1999.Widely credited with reshaping...
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria’s presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election.The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official...
Nigeria government blasts Obasanjo over fraud warning
The Nigerian government has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of attempting “to undermine the electoral process” and “incite violence” after he cast doubt over...
Nigeria elections: Tinubu stretches lead in presidential race
Ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading Nigeria’s most hotly contested general election since the country’s return to democracy over two decades ago.Fourteen...
EU observers criticise failures in Nigeria’s elections
A European Union observer mission has faulted the lack of transparency and operational failures in the Nigerian election, according to its preliminary findings.It said...
Nigerians summon Avengers, Justice League to salvage ‘vote-rigging’ in general election
“With great power comes great responsibility” is a piece of parting advice popularised by Spider-Man in Marvel comics.But some Nigerians took it personal. Many...
Burna Boy reveals why he refused to support any party in 2023 Nigerian election
Although he is known to have been vocal about the many happenings in Nigeria, Burna Boy has been silent during the 2023 general election.Taking...
Nigerian election: Koku cautions Ghanaian media
A member of the Ecowas Observer team for Nigeria’s election, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the media to be circumspect with the reportage on...
Nigeria election results 2023: Opposition boycott election announcement
Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential elections are being announced.The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party...
Nigeria’s presidential election; A first post-mortem
Nigeria had a dramatic buildup to the presidential election, but we have to count our blessings. Firstly, this is the first federal election since...
Ghana, who is our Peter Obi? – Sandra Ankobia asks
Nigerians have tagged one of their presidential candidates, Peter Obi, as their saviour in the ongoing elections.Peter Obi, the presidential candidate running on the...
Nigeria elections: What Mercy Johnson’s husband said after winning big [video]
It was a moment of celebration for Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Okojie, as he revealed he emerged winner to represent the Esan North-East/Esan South-East...
Nigerian election: Results trickle in after tight vote
Initial results have started trickling in Nigeria’s most competitive general election since it transitioned to democracy 24 years ago.Saturday’s polls went relatively smooth but...
Nigeria elections result 2023: Peter Obi wins Lagos state – provisional result
A third-party candidate in Nigeria's tightly contested presidential election has caused a major upset by winning in its biggest city, Lagos.The Labour Party's Peter...
Nigeria elections: Mercy Johnson’s husband wins big
Odianosen Okojie, husband of famous Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the 2023 elections in Esan North...
Nigerian elections: We will ensure safety of Ghanaians – High Commissioner assures
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, has assured that his outfit will ensure the safety of Ghanaians in the West Africa nation.Currently, polls...
Nigerian elections: PDP says Atiku is ‘coasting to victory’
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is on course to win Nigeria's presidential election.The party said on Twitter...
Nigeria Elections: Thugs snatch election materials, chase away officials
Suspected political thugs have stolen ballot boxes and voting materials at Oredo Ward 4 unit 42 on Butcher Street in Edo state, Nigeria.The...
Nigeria election 2023: Pandemonium, bottles and sticks amid Lagos violence
There have been violent incidents at several polling stations in Lagos.At one visited by the BBC, in Channels Estate, in Ajah, a suburb of...
Nigeria election 2023: Brave Woman goes back to vote after thugs allegedly attacked her face with bottle (Photos)
Social media users are showering a woman with encomiums after she came back to vote with a bloodied face after she was allegedly attacked...
Mahama praises Nigeria’s INEC, questions Ghana’s EC’s ways
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed reservations over the administration of elections in Ghana compared to that of Nigeria.Mr Mahama, who is on...
Nigeria Elections: Moment voters arrived at polling station at 2 am [Video]
Ahead of the Nigeria presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, February 25 (today), some voters resorted to sleeping at a polling station in...
Nigeria election: Labour Party’s logo missing on ballots
The Labour Party in Ondo State has raised an alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers dispatched to the state....
Nigeria elects new President: Fears, hopes as money remains big factor
Today, Nigeria is conducting the seventh consecutive general election in this Fourth Republic which started in 1999.Expectations are high that the election shall...