It has the look of a war zone, the remains of buildings smouldering, wholesale destruction and hundreds believed dead in this remote area of Nigeria torn apart by last week’s rioting. Nigerians went to the polls again Tuesday for the … read more
The Police in Bayelsa State, Monday, paraded seven suspects arrested with large cache of arms and ammunition. But the suspects claimed they are ex-militants conveying the intercepted arms to the Sector 2 Command of the Joint Task Force to surrender … read more
Four Nigerian political parties have called for the postponement of the gubernatorial election in northeast Bauchi State, less than 48 hours to the election. The parties, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), the Action … read more
NIGERIAN motorists daily face the dilemma of which instruction to abide by regarding the use of tinted motor glasses. It is a case of confusion and exploitation of motorists by law enforcement agents, who have taken advantage of the double … read more
Nigeria will proceed with national gubernatorial elections Tuesday, despite continuing violence that has raised fears that an Islamist group will step up attacks against voters. Bomb blasts Monday in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno killed three people and wounded dozens, … read more
Heavy security measures are in place all over the country today as voters in 25 states go to the polls to elect governors and members of state Houses of Assembly, our correspondents reported yesterday. In addition to the governorship and … read more
The explosion of deadly unrest after Nigeria’s presidential election saw clashes between Christians and Muslims, but had more to do with poverty in the country’s north than religion, analysts said Sunday. Observers have hailed the April 16 vote won by … read more
Millions of Nigerians will be going to the polls in a few hours to vote in governorship and state assembly elections, but uncertainty remains regarding the possibility of holding free and fair elections in parts of the north. Thousands of … read more
More than 1,000 Public Servants in the Nigerian State of Ekiti have been suspended for becoming too involved in the recent national elections. A lobby group in the State, the Ekiti Positive Forum (EPF), has alleged that the PS staff … read more
A Nigerian human rights group announced Sunday that at least 500 people were killed in violence that followed last week’s election of President Goodluck Jonathan. Relief officials say more than 65,000 people have been displaced. The Civil Rights Congress of … read more