Technology 0, Politicians 1: New machines did not help Nigerian voters

Nigeria, May 6 -- "I was so frustrated and exhausted," Josephine Ochadamu says when asked about her experiences as an Assistant Presiding Officer at a polling unit in Nasarawa State during Nigeria's 2... Read More

Elections Circus: Millions of EU money in "elections support" prop up bad African leaders

Nigeria, May 6 -- An estimated hundred+ million euros of EU taxpayers' money, intended to support democratic elections in five African countries, has instead strengthened autocratic and corrupt leader... Read More

Only 28.5m of 61.9m crude oil barrels reached local refineries in Q1 - NUPRC

Nigeria, May 6 -- Nigeria's domestic refineries received only 28.5 million barrels of crude oil in the first quarter of 2026 despite producers offering 68.7 million barrels, according to new data rele... Read More

Senate amends rules for electing presiding officers, bars new lawmakers from aspiring to positions

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Senate on Tuesday amended its rules to allow only senators who have spent at least eight years in the chamber to contest for the positions of Senate President and Deputy Senate P... Read More

INEC begins final phase of voter registration ahead of 2027 election

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the resumption of the final phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. A statement by INEC spokesp... Read More

Yahaya Bello's nephew used BDCs to transfer funds, witness tells court in N10bn fraud trial

Nigeria, May 6 -- The N10.27 billion corruption trial of Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, continued on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with a prosecution wit... Read More

Court admits prior judgement as evidence in N110.4bn fraud trial of Yahaya Bello

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted a previous judgement as evidence in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bel... Read More

Police recover abandoned backpack containing explosives in Borno

Nigeria, May 6 -- The police in Borno State said they have recovered an abandoned backpack containing explosives. In a statement on Tuesday, police spokesperson, Nahum Daso, said operatives discovere... Read More

'I was misled,' alleged coup defendant says in video recording played in court

Nigeria, May 6 -- Zekeri Umoru, one of the six men facing coup charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja, denied on Tuesday knowledge of any plan to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Mr Umo... Read More

Police arrest six suspected kidnappers, rescue victims in Kaduna

Nigeria, May 5 -- The police have arrested six suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and rescued several victims during an operation in Kaduna State. The suspects-Yusuf Shuaibu, Abubakar Bature... Read More

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