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...
Nigerian election: Universities to be closed down
The federal government has directed for universities across Nigeria to be closed down for three weeks because of the coming elections.The National Universities Commission...
Lecturer remanded for incest
A lecturer of the Lagos State University of Technology has been remanded in custody of Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter.The...
Tears as lady dies few days to her wedding
A popular Nigerian hair vendor identified as Ahiwe Precious aka Perry has been reported dead in Owerri, Imo State.Instablog9ja reports Perry died on Friday,...
Nigerian man sentenced to death for killing 4 and using their intestines to prepare food
The Rivers State High Court has sentenced one Bestman Lekia to death by hanging for killing four people and using one of his victims’...
Sex worker holds client’s manhood for failing to pay for services
A client has gotten to the wrong side of a sex worker after he failed to pay for services rendered by the lady of...
Actors in mourning as sad news hits colleague
The Nollywood industry has been thrown into a state of mourning after actor, Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna, famed IK Ogbonna announced the death of his...
Why Davido’s uncle has been sacked as Governor after just 62 days in office
Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration in Osun State came to a hurting halt on Friday as the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal sacked him from office.His...
Lady in tears after buying chicken feed as ‘gari’ [Video]
A young Nigerian lady has indeed demonstrated a hungry man is an angry man after she bought chicken feed as gari.In a viral...
Funke Akindele chased out of Lagos market while campaigning
Nollywood actress and PDP deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State Funke Akindele was, on Tuesday, chased out of the Ikosi fruit market by suspected thugs while...
Meet the first Nigerian musician to be nominated for an Oscar
Tems has become the first Nigerian musician to be nominated for an Oscar award for helping write "Lift Me Up", one of the soundtracks...
Former President Obasanjo captain’s football team [Photos]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday, January 23, served as the captain of the football team of Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta in a football novelty match...
Nigeria elections 2023: How influencers are secretly paid by political parties
A BBC investigation has discovered that political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread disinformation about their opponents ahead of...
Catholic priest burnt to death
Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to death and shot and injured his colleague in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, the latest violence raising...
Police officer slumps and dies in his office
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, Nigeria, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday,...
17-year-old arrested for impregnating 10 ladies
Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Noble Uzuchi over the impregnation of 10 ladies.The suspect was nabbed alongside...
Man caned for stealing a bunch of plantain [Photos]
A man was caught stealing a bunch of plantain and was given a taste of his own medicine.The suspect was given strokes of cane...
Lecturer gives birth to seven babies
A lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Mrs Ngozi Uzodike, has been delivered of septuplets (seven babies).Uzodike, who works in the Department of...