Abuja, Feb. 26 (BBC/GNA) – The first results are expected later from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999. However,…
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Nigeria counts votes after tightest-ever election
Nigeria election 2023: Votes are counted but final results may take days Abuja, Feb. 25 (BBC/GNA) – Vote counting is under way in Nigeria’s…
Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays to bring change
KANO, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters/GNA) – Nigeria’s presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday that did not deter…
Voting underway in Nigeria’s historic elections
By Christopher Arko Accra, Feb.25 GNA -Voting in Nigeria’s highly competitive 2023 General Election commenced at 0700 hours on Saturday, February 25, 2023, with…
Osinbajo, wife cast vote in Ikenne
Feb. 25 (NAN/GNA) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, have cast their votes in the presidential election holding across the country.…
Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations
Onitsah, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters/GNA) – Nigerians were voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next…
NASS Elections: Labour Party condemns INEC’s omission of party on ballot papers in Lagos
Abuja, Feb. 24, (NAN/GNA) – The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State on Thursday condemned INEC for omitting party’s logo in the Senatorial and…
Nigeria goes to polls on Saturday February 25, 2023
Nigeria, Feb 24, BBC/GNA Nigerians will head to the polls Saturday, in a fiercely-contested presidential vote that analysts say is too close to call.…
German minister: Russia trying to destabilize entire African regions
Abidjan, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also affected Africa, where Moscow is “trying to destabilize entire regions,” according to German Development Minister Svenja…
Missing Cessna plane found near Philippine volcano summit, four dead
Manila, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Four people were killed when a Cessna plane crashed near the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano, officials said Thursday. A…
Oman opens airspace to ‘all airlines,’ signalling closer Israel ties
Cairo, Feb. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Oman’s aviation authority on Thursday said the Gulf country’s airspace was open to “all carriers that meet requirements for overflying,” in a…
Osinbajo support groups endorse Atiku for president
Abuja, Feb. 23, (NAN/GNA) – The Osinbajo Support Groups, a bipartisan organisation has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji…
Election: Tinubu has capacity to salvage Nigeria – Group
Abuja, Feb. 23, (NAN/GNA) – The Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Elite Group has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola…
PDP, LP lose scores of members to APC in FCT
Abuja, Feb. 23, (NAN/GNA) – Barely 48 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP)…
Political parties, candidates sign second pact on 2023 polls
Abuja, Feb. 23, (NAN/GNA) – All 18 registered political parties in Nigeria signed a peace pact on the 2023 general elections in Abuja on…
Buhari wants credible election in spite of his support for Tinubu – BMO
Abuja, Feb. 23, (NAN/GNA) – The 2023 general election will be one of the freest, fairest and most credible in Nigeria’s history in spite…
German minister calls out shipments of used clothes on Africa trip
Accra (dpa) - German Cabinet ministers Hubertus Heil and Sonja Schulze witnessed firsthand the masses of used clothes that are shipped to West Africa from industrialized nations…
Fresh sanctions for DRC Commanders
DRC, Feb 22, BBC/GNA The US, Britain and European Union, are to announce fresh sanctions targeting military commanders and militia leaders involved in the…
Somali forces end seven hour al shabab siege
Mogadishu, Feb 22, VOA/GNA Somali security forces have ended a more than 7-hour-long siege of al-Shabab militants at a residential building, in the east…
Mozambican pastor dies attempting 40-day Jesus fast
Feb. 16 (BBC/GNA) – A Mozambican pastor has died after fasting for 40 days, in an attempt to copy what Jesus Christ is said…