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Nigeria: Top female presidential candidate quits race

The leading female candidate for Nigeria's presidential election in February, Obiageli Ezekwesili has announced her decision to quit the race. In a statement the former World Bank...

20,000 Nigerian women trafficked to Mali as sex-workers

Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency says as many as 20, 000 Nigerian women and girls have been trafficked to Mali to work as prostitutes. These women and...

Nigeria: Obasanjo accuses Buhari of planning to rig 2019 polls

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday accused the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of planning to rig the upcoming national elections slated for February. "I personally...

Nigeria’s chief justice facing charges for not ‘declaring assets’

Nigeria's chief justice, Justice Walter Onnoghe has been accused of failing to declare his  assets before taking office in 2017. Prosecutors brought the charges against Justice...

Nigeria achieves 30 percent broadband target

Nigeria has recorded some remarkable improvement in its broad band penetration from 5 percent in 2013 to  31 percent in 2018. The latest statistics was...

Nigeria warned against lifting ban on 41 items

Nigeria ‘s central bank is warning against any attempt to lift ban on the importation of some 41 items into Nigeria. The West African country...

Former Nigerian president Shagari dies at 93

One of Nigeria's former presidents, Shehu Shagari is reported dead. Local media reports that he died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Friday. Shehu Shagari...

MTN resolves $8 billion row with Nigeria

Telecommunication firm MTN has finally resolved the recent $8.1 billion row between it and the Nigerian Government. Nigeria had earlier accused Africa’ biggest telecom firm,...

Buhari rejects wife’s claim of being controlled by a cabal

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has strongly rejected claims by his wife, Aisha that his government is controlled by a cabal. Aisha Buhari told BBC-Hausa that...

Nigerian workers to embark on strike on January 2

Labour Unions in Nigeria have given the Federal government eleven day ultimatum to address their grievances or face further agitations. They want a draft bill...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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