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No matter what happens on Thursday, South Africa’s opposition parties need a radical rethink if they are to seriously challenge the ANC
Results from nearly 120 000 polling stations were being collated at local and state level before being sent to the capital, Abuja, on Sunday
‘Still, we cannot allow the noise to overwhelm the signal as a nation. We have been here before’
Nigerians must not put up with attempts by Nigerian President Buhari to steal the February 16 elections like his predecessors did, says the author
There are question marks over whether Nigeria’s upcoming elections will be credible
Britain bestowed homophobia on the country and the state and religion cling to it
With the 2019 elections less than a year away, Nigeria’s ability to hold free and fair elections is open to question
Security was beefed up in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as final preparations were made for the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as president.
Nigeria’s new ruling party has slammed Goodluck Jonathan for crippling the nation by not addressing vital issues.
An audit of Nigeria’s state oil firm said it overpaid Goodluck Jonathan’s government by $750-million, and had not properly accounted for $1.5-billion.
South Africa and Nigeria need each other in many ways. It is time the countries start behaving like it again and strengthen the common interest.
Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s presidential poll by 2.57-million votes, in the country’s first election win by the opposition.
President Goodluck Jonathan is facing a stiff challenge from ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari as vote counts continue into a second day in Nigeria.
Nigerians awaits the first results of a closely fought general election. UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for calm after deadly riots followed 2011 polls.
Nigeria votes today in a closely fought election after a campaign dominated by a slowing economy and a war against Islamist Boko Haram militants.
African presidents from Goodluck Jonathan to Yoweri Museveni are allegedly spending millions on western PR specialists to fix their tarnished images.
Nigeria has delayed presidential elections after security chiefs said the military needed more time to secure areas under the control of Boko Haram.
People displaced by Boko Haram attacks might have another blow dealt to them, as they would have to return to their hometowns to be eligible to vote.
The reaction in Africa to last week’s massacre of civilians in the northeast of Nigeria has been described as long overdue.
There have been calls for the world to support those affected by Boko Haram in Nigeria, as they supported France after the attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’.
President Goodluck Jonathan bids for a second term as Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar lead race for the opposition ticket.
Nigeria’s main opposition party is being accused of cloning permanent voter cards ahead of the elections in February.
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced his intentions to run for a second term to, once again, fight corruption and defeat Boko Haram.
Nigerian officials were tight-lipped about the scope of a probe into a fatal church building collapse in Lagos that killed 84 South Africans.
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to investigate the cause of a building collapse, which has left at least 86 dead.
Discussions between Nigeria’s military chiefs and the president over how to rescue schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram have reached a stalemate.
Africa’s largest economy is expected to keep rates unchanged on Tuesday in the last meeting before a new central bank governor steps in.
Nigeria is wary of American aid, for fear the US military may gain a foothold in the country.