The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing Marburg Virus Disease following the outbreak of same in Equatorial Guinea.

The Police Command in Plateau has warned its personnel to shun corrupt practices, unprofessional conducts and other sharp practices in the discharge of their duties during Saturday’s presidential elections. Mr Mamman Dauda, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Security in the state, gave the warning at a news conference on Friday in Jos. […]

“It has now been a year that the people of Ukraine have suffered unimaginably from an unprovoked full-scale attack on their nation.”

“We are aware that there are some people and some forces that want to delegitimize this particular election. Now the total number of registered voters in that particular local government hovers around 250,000 but I watched that video and they were talking about millions of PVCs that were found.”

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), says all fraudulent messages on network shut down in the country should be ignored. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, said this in a statement, on Thursday, in Abuja. Muoka said the NCC’s attention was drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating in some social media platforms. […]

Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has confirmed attacks on some of his supporters during his homecoming rally in Kano on Thursday.

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has described the upcoming February 25 general elections as a milestone in the nation’s democratic development. Adeleke said this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday, in Osogbo. Adeleke urged every eligible citizen to actively participate in the exercise which he said would go a […]

The arsonists invaded Anyanwu’s residence and detonated an improvised substance suspected to be dynamites, which left the building destroyed, according to sources.

State profile breakdown disclosed that Benue state recorded the highest average retail price of N11,260.67 for 12.5kg cooking gas, while Cross River state came second at N10,833.33 and Ebonyi state was third at N10,763.57.

“She attended a series of meetings to prepare for tomorrow’s presidential election. She held some meetings yesterday close to the night. She showed no signs of exhaustions or sickness when she retired later in the evening.”

The details of how long Saka’s new contract will be valid have been shrouded but his new wage is posed to be about £200,000 a week.

Operatives of the Rivers State Police have arrested Chinyere Igwe, House of Representatives member representing Port Harcourt Constituency 2, at the National Assembly for alleged money laundering.

“The only way to ensure he will not re-offend is to impose a sentence that will keep him in prison for the rest of his life.”

“We at CACOL would like to use this medium to call on all stakeholders that have one thing or the other to do with the upcoming elections to put in their best so that we can have free, fair and transparent elections. We would also like to call on the citizens to remain calm and allow the government to fix the myriads of problems bedeviling the country.”

The incident has reignited debates on enforcement of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Nigeria, with human rights groups condemning the raid as an overreach