An explosion has hit the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission Office in Suleja, Niger State, killing at least 11 people. About 30 people, many of them Youth Corps members, who had gone to the INEC office to check … read more
For the third time, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday postponed the National Assembly (parliamentary) election in some constituencies in the country, but the election will still hold in most of the other constituencies. INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega told … read more
Gunmen shot dead four people in northeastern Nigeria, including a ruling party official, as they prepared to distribute election materials on Friday hours ahead of parliamentary elections, police said. The attack happened at a police station in Shani in Borno … read more
An explosive device went off as two men sought to move it to another location in a northern Nigerian city, killing one of them and wounding the other in an incident ahead of elections, police said Friday. The men were … read more
The chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission says a twice-postponed vote for the oil-rich nation’s National Assembly will be held on Saturday, though not in every region. Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega told a news conference televised nationwide on … read more
The United States said Thursday it is “disappointed” with a third delay in legislative elections in some parts of Nigeria because of logistical problems. “We share the disappointment of the electoral commission and the Nigerian people that this important electoral … read more
Attackers threw dynamite into a guesthouse in the southern Nigerian oil city of Yenagoa on Tuesday owned by an opposition candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, but nobody was seriously injured. The attack happened at a hostel owned by Peremobowei Ebebi, … read more
Jubilant friends and relatives of James Ibori had their celebrations cut short when the London Metropolitan Police yesterday confirmed that the former Delta State governor’s movements are still restricted. Alex Stephens of the directorate of public affairs of the Met, … read more
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected reported plans by the electoral commission to postpone the forthcoming National Assembly election in nine states. Instead, the party urged the commission to re-draw the election time-table to give the commission enough … read more
Nigeria may have foreclosed any plans to explore nuclear energy as an alternative source of electricity power generation. Minister of state for power, Nuhu Wya, who gave this hint in Lagos, said the country would explore other means of power … read more