Six bankers have been charged with fraud in a R480-million currency switching scam, a ‘systematic scheme’ that had been running for years.
Civilians in northeast Nigeria are facing unspeakable violations at the hands of the very military whose duty it is to protect them.
Security was beefed up in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as final preparations were made for the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as president.
Democracy is not just about legality … it is about legitimacy. Elections must offer genuine choice.
The new president also needs to tackle a flailing economy, impaired public utilities and corruption.
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.
His promise to tackle corruption in Nigeria should begin with political party funding.
Africa loves its women candidates – only that it almost never votes them in, writes Christine Mungai.
Nigerians have placed their faith in a former dictator to crack down on graft and Boko Haram.
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.
Buhari is relying on his credentials as a retired general to convince the electorate that he is the man to take on the violent Boko Haram.
The support of young voters was crucial in the re-election of Nigeria’s president, who must work to heal a divided nation.
Burned corpses with machete wounds lay in roads in the Nigerian city of Kaduna where rioting broke out again among opposition supporters on Tuesday.
Deadly riots erupted across Nigeria’s north on Monday as youths torched churches and homes in anger at President Goodluck Jonathan’s election victory.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan headed for victory on Monday in the country’s elections, with official results giving him a commanding lead.
President Goodluck Jonathan took what appeared to be an unassailable lead on Sunday as votes were tallied from around Nigeria.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan looked set for a close race against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday as results trickled in.
Nigeria votes for a president on Saturday in what may be a historic moment for Africa’s most populous nation as it bids to end years of rigging.
After years of furthering her family’s tradition of activism, Yemisi Ransome-Kuti decided to take her struggle to the campaign trail.
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/ 10 February 2011
Nigerians were reminded of a grim period in their history when the son of hated dictator Sani Abacha qualified as a candidate for state governor.
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/ 10 January 2011
Rioters set homes ablaze and angry youths with machetes set up roadblocks throughout Jos, a city plagued by violence between Christians and Muslims.
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/ 10 December 2010
Nigerian ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has declared his candidacy for upcoming presidential elections.
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/ 25 February 2008
A Nigerian tribunal will rule on Tuesday whether the election of President Umaru Yar’Adua was valid, a decision that could entrench a disputed government or tip Africa’s most populous nation into turmoil. Yar’Adua won a landslide victory in last April’s elections but observers accused the party of widespread vote-rigging.
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/ 21 November 2007
Umaru Yar’Adua looks serene in the official portrait hanging in a courtroom where lawyers in black robes are trying to unseat him as president of Nigeria. But his position may be less secure than the photograph. The presidential tribunal is a special electoral court empowered to hear petitions against his victory in April by losing candidates.