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...
Nigeria election 2023: Millions vote in tightest-ever poll
Millions of Nigerians are due to vote in the most competitive presidential election since military rule ended.Since 1999, Africa’s most populous country has...
Nigeria to close land borders on election day
Nigeria has ordered the closure of all its land borders during Saturday’s tightly contested elections.The directive is meant to ensure that the “elections are...
Nigerian politician arrested with almost $500,000 on election eve
A Nigerian politician has been arrested for alleged money laundering after being caught with $498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general election.The wads...
Nigeria elections: Presidential candidates sign peace accord [Photos]
Presidential candidates participating in Saturday, February 25th election, signed a peace accord in Abuja on Wednesday, February 22.A final day of campaigning is getting...
God don’t punish us with another bad leader – Nigerian pastor
Popular Nigerian pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has begged God not to punish Nigerians with “another bad leader."The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International...
Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on outsider
Young Nigerians have turned Saturday's presidential election into the most competitive since the end of military rule in 1999, with many backing a third-party...
Nigeria: Last day of campaign in tight elections
A final day of campaigning is getting under way in Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s presidential poll.Three contenders are thought to have a chance of...
Nigeria election 2023: Who is Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP?
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 66-year-old politician vying to be Nigeria's next president, is rarely seen without his red cap. It is a symbol of...
Nigeria election 2023: Who is Bola Tinubu of the APC?
Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into February's presidential election but...
Nigeria election 2023: Who is Atiku Abubakar of the PDP?
Atiku Abubakar is hoping it will be sixth-time lucky in his quest to be Nigeria's next president having fallen short on five previous attempts,...
Nigeria election 2023: Who is Peter Obi of the Labour Party?
A wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has emerged as a powerful force ahead of February's Nigeria's presidential election, energising...
Nigeria: 146,913 observers to be deployed for elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of Nigeria says a total of 146,913 domestic and international observers will be deployed for the 2023 general...
Nigeria elections: Senate candidate shot dead, body burnt
A Nigerian senatorial candidate was on Wednesday shot dead and his body burnt by attackers while on his way from a campaign rally in...
Baba Kamara leads ECOWAS election observers to Nigeria
A former National Security Advisor to John Dramani Mahama, Alhaji Baba Kamara, has been appointed the deputy head of a 250–member ECOWAS elections observer...
Nigeria: Pregnant woman dies after doctors allegedly refused to attend to her over payment alerts delay
A pregnant woman, identified as Shema'u Sani Labaran, has died in the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital in Kano State, Nigeria over alleged negligence from...
Sex worker drags customer to court
A 22-year-old trader, Abdulrazak Lawal, appeared before a Kado Grade I Area Court, Abuja on Wednesday, February 15, for allegedly swindling a commercial sex...
Buhari pleads for Nigerians over UAE visa ban
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to lift a visa ban his nation...
Businessman gifts wife 300 roses to celebrate Valentine
Popular Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana, has gifted his wife, Ebinna Iyiegbu, 300 roses to celebrate Valentine.His wife took to her Instagram page to share...
Family of 5 die after vehicle runs into stationary truck
Five members of a family have perished in an auto crash along the Lagos-Badagry expressway.The accident which occurred on Sunday night, February 12,...
Why I prefer married men to single men – Actress bares it all
Fast-rising Nollywood actress, Esther Nwachukwu, has revealed her intention to date any married man that asks her out.The actress in a recent interview...
Nigerian pastor arrested for carrying AK47 in church
A church leader who carried an assault rifle during a Sunday sermon about “spiritual weapons” has been arrested, police say.The police officer who owned the...
Man becomes lecturer to his nursery school teacher
A Nigerian man has become a lecturer to his teacher who taught him when he was in nursery three.The university lecturer named Anucha...
Fuel scarcity: Nigerians queue with generators at filling stations
Residents had to take their generators to filling stations to buy fuel after attendants decided to stop selling to customers carrying kegs (gallons).A video...