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April 29, 2023
Authorities aren't saying much and Dwumfour’s parents and new husband Peter Ezechukwu are frustrated by the ongoing silence.
March 20, 2023
Security forces repelled an attack by Islamic extremists on a coalition center in northeastern Nigeria and several election officials elsewhere…
March 19, 2023
R&B sister-duo VanJess is no longer releasing music together following an announcement on social media Thursday.
March 18, 2023
Polls have shown that many citizens do not have a high level of interest in the election or the performance…
March 4, 2023
Election results from polling units are required to be transmitted to the commission's portal, which the opposition says didn't happen.
March 2, 2023
Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election.
February 27, 2023
Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days…
February 26, 2023
Votes were cast in multiple Nigerian states even as the counting of ballots was underway Sunday in places where polls…
February 25, 2023
The elections come amid fears of violence, from Islamic militants in the north to separatists in the south.
February 24, 2023
Nigeria's election commission said Thursday it now has received much of the cash it needs to carry out this weekend’s elections.
February 20, 2023
The top contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation’s…
February 18, 2023
Central bank leader Godwin Emefiele argued that some government officials are “buying the new notes and storing them for whatever…
February 8, 2023
New clashes Tuesday between protesters and security forces in southern Nigeria left at least one person injured, amid demonstrations against…
February 1, 2023
Nigeria's push to replace the local currency notes with newly designed ones is creating an economic crisis, experts warned Monday,…
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January 25, 2023
Teen sisters who relocated to the U.S. from Africa are making a difference by shipping thousands of books to their…
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January 24, 2023
Ayobami Adebayo, author of the acclaimed debut "Stay With Me," returns with a new novel about family, class and power…
January 21, 2023
Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria has killed dozens, mostly children, in the state of Kano alone.
January 16, 2023
Nigeria's Christian Association has asked authorities to investigate and do more to protect civilians. “Enough of the attacks..."
December 21, 2022
Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past.”
December 20, 2022
A second person has died after a crush at a London concert venue last week, British police said Monday.