The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. David Parradang, has announced that all borders initially scheduled to be opened at midnight (Sunday) today, will now be reopened at noon today March 29, following the extension of voting by the Independent … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its engineers are working to restore its hacked website according to Channelstv. The website was hacked in the morning on Saturday, hours after the accreditation of voters started. The Independent National Electoral Commission … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan turned up today to accredit himself and his wife Patience for his re-election bid but problems with new voting technology forced to him to temporarily abandon his plans. The incumbent leader, who is seeking a second term … read more
INEC website has been hacked by some unknown group. A quick visit to the site reveals the hack group, NaijaCyberHack claims to have taken over the website and defaced the website. INEC officials confirmed the incident on their twitter handle, … read more
When Islamist Boko Haram militants beheaded Salma Buba’s father in northern Nigeria last weekend, Buba was overcome by anger at what she saw as the government’s failure to protect her family. Added to her bitterness is frustration that she will … read more
Nigerians faced long delays as they tried to register to vote in elections on Saturday as officials failed to turn up and equipment malfunctioned at polling centers across the country. At some polling stations officials from the Independent National Electoral … read more
Police say a car bomb exploded at a polling station in Nigeria’s south-central Enugu state but did not hurt people gathering to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call. State Police Commissioner Dan Bature … read more
A curious phenomenon exists in Africa, where countries with very high prices border those where fuel is cheap – making oil smuggling very lucrative. THE price of crude oil has fallen by more than half in the past one year, … read more
The Nigerian military says soldiers have retaken the town of Gwoza, one of the last areas in northeastern Nigeria controlled by militant group Boko Haram. The military says on Twitter that troops captured the Borno state town on Friday morning … read more
Nigeria, Africa’s largest telecom market, has joined the list of countries on the continent that will impose prison sentences on officials at mobile operators that continually fail to deliver quality services to customers. The Nigeria Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has … read more