Nigeria’s rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections will take place this weekend, the electoral commission said on Thursday, as resumed campaigning ended.

AHEAD of the Saturday’s Presidential election in the country, the Chinese government has said that it believes in the principle of non-interference in other country’s internal affairs.

German police confirmed Thursday that a Manchester City fan is in a critical condition following an alleged assault after the Premier League club’s Champions League match against Schalke.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says Nigeria is a continental and global leader in renewable energy.

Prof Mahmood Yakubu should not resign nor be removed. He has to deliver free, fair and credible elections to Nigerians as his way of compensating us for the disappointment and pain caused. The support he has received from his colleagues in the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) should provide a much needed confidence boost in the days ahead. When the dust is settled, it is of utmost urgency that we stop playing games with electoral reform if we do not want a repeat of this in 2023.

Paris Saint-Germain are hoping a new shirt sponsorship deal with the French multinational Accor will help them as the Qatar-owned club battle to meet UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.

Nigeria’s rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections will take place this weekend, the electoral commission said on Thursday, adding there would be not be a second delay.

At least 59 “bandits” were killed by a civilian defence force when they attacked a village in northwest Nigeria, security officials and locals told AFP on Thursday.

A Nigerian comic is making an unlikely bid for election to parliament, combining a strong social media presence with a campaign almost entirely in Pidgin to win young followers.

A “sad” Piet van Zyl announced Thursday he will quit Stade Francais at the end of the season to return home to South Africa to run the family farm.