Voters turned out in large numbers across Osun State on Saturday for the governorship election, despite widespread security operations that resulted in the arrest of nearly 180 people, including a lawmaker and key political figures. Voting got underway smoothly in most areas, with...
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on the country’s electoral body and security services to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election in the south-western state of Osun on Saturday. The poll is the final off-cycle governorship election in Africa’s most...
Nigeria’s electoral body has begun handing out newly reprinted ballot papers and result sheets to political parties in the south-western state of Osun, following a late court ruling that forced officials to alter voting materials just days before a crucial regional election. Officials...
ABUJA — Five major electricity transmission towers have collapsed in southern Nigeria following what officials described as severe acts of vandalism, the country’s power grid operator has announced. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the damage was discovered during a routine...
ABUJA — China has pledged forty billion naira in grant assistance to Nigeria as part of deepening bilateral and economic ties between the two nations. The agreement was confirmed on Thursday during a bilateral meeting in Abuja between the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, and...
