Nigeria reacts to deportation of citizens from Ghana

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, has described the reported mass arrest and deportation of

Nigerian transporters offer travel incentives to voters

Nigerian fuel suppliers, bus operators and some airlines are offering incentives for people to travel to vote in presidential elections this Saturday, including cutting

Chinese ‘Queen of Ivory’ jailed 15 years

A Chinese woman, nicknamed the ‘Queen of Ivory’ and thought to be one of Africa’s most notorious traffickers, has been sentenced to 15 years

Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be "ruthless" with vote-riggers, following the last-minute postponement of the general

Pulwama attack: Four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir gun battle

Four soldiers have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a gun battle with militants, police say. The clash occurred in Pulwama district, where more

UN special envoy charges Nigeria to fix operational challenges before Saturday

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has asked Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral

Why Nigeria’s general elections were postponed

Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained its reasons for postponing the general elections a few hours to the commencement. “Following

Nigeria election 2019: Observers urge calm after delay

sident Muhammadu Buhari and his main rival Atiku Abubakar condemned the election delay. The presidential and parliamentary polls will now be held on 23

South Africa cancels Gupta arrest warrant

South African authorities have said that controversial businessman Ajay Gupta is no longer wanted by police. An arrest warrant for Mr Gupta, issued in

Nigeria reschedules general election to February 23rd

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed to February 23rd, the country’s general election earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019. INEC chairman,