Nigeria

Cash shortages have plagued Africa's largest economy since the start of the year following a CBN directive.Nigeria's central bank will allow old banknotes to remain as legal tender until the end of the year to comply with a court order…

Three men have each been sentenced to 73 years in prison for raping and robbing four British schoolgirls and their teacher at gunpoint during a trip to Ghana.The case, which was deliberately shrouded in secrecy to prevent the British…

INEC says it needs more time to reconfigure BVAS machines at the center of last month's contentious presidential vote.Nigeria's election commission says it postponed elections by a week to elect new governors because it needed more time to…

Lagos,Nigeria - When Tobi Olayinka went to vote in the Nigerian state of Lagos on Saturday morning, she brought a backpack with food and drink and an umbrella against the sun. The 31-year-old voting star thought for the first time that she…

Defeated candidate Peter Obi vows to legally challenge the results a day after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the winner.Abuja, Nigeria – Labor Party leader Peter Obi, the third-placed candidate in the Nigerian presidential election, has…

Bola Tinubu, the ruling candidate of Nigeria's All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the presidential election, sparking mixed reactions across the West African country. On Wednesday, Independent National Election…

The ruling party's candidate, Bola Tinubu, was declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential election early on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards, he thanked his supporters and appealed to his rivals, who have been calling for a second vote in…

The 70-year-old has won the presidency of Africa's most populous nation by 8.8 million votes, according to the final election results.Bola Tinubu, a political 'godfather' famous for his strategic agility and clout, has won a close race to…

Posted in: 01/03/2023 - 08:54 Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling party in Nigeria, won the presidential elections that took place on…

Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the most votes in the disputed election.Bola Tinubu, the politician long heralded as the "father of modern Lagos", has won a close race to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as…