1. 11th-Hour Delay of Nigeria’s Presidential Election Disappoints Millions  The New York Times
2. Nigerians react with anger and confusion after presidential elections postponed  CNN
3. Nigeria electoral commission: polls delayed by transport problems  Al Jazeera English
4. Nigeria Postpones Presidential Election Hours Before Polls Were Set to Open  The Wall Street Journal
5. Three things to know about Nigeria’s delayed election  The Punch
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The attack comes hours before the electoral commission announced the postponement of Nigeria elections.

Nigerians were to vote on Saturday, but the election was postponed by a week. The leading presidential contenders are two men are in their 70s in a nation ...

As Nigerians prepare to pick a president and Parliament members, the oil market is bracing for the insecurity and violence that have historically marred elections ...

Africa's most populous nation and largest economy has a youth unemployment problem. In Nigeria, nearly a quarter of the population is out of work and 20 ...

YOLA, Nigeria — The attack came in the middle of dinner, and suddenly a calm night was filled with cries and Ruth Thama Gauji was fleeing again, her children ...

Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna state are reporting at least 66 deaths after a wave of violence just before the country's presidential election.

Officials blame "challenges." In Africa's most populous country, President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to hold on to his position, and opposition leader Atiku ...

African champions Nigeria, runners-up South Africa and Ghana have qualified for the 2019 All African Games women's football tournament billed for Morocco.

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for Nigerians "to refrain from all civil disorder and remain peaceful" after a last-minute postponement to Saturday's ...

Whether President Muhammadu Buhari or his main opponent, Atiku Abubakar, will win Nigeria's election on Saturday has split analysts down the middle.

The South African U20 team silenced their critics in the third-placed game in Nigeria late on Saturday afternoon.

The country has been led by someone linked to the military for 48 of the 58 years since it gained independence.

President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs) Mr Ken Ukaoha says the country will lose more than N140 billion due to the postponement of the ...

WhatsApp's use as a tool for political campaigns and sharing fake news across the global south has become increasingly apparent in the past year. High-profile ...

African legend Mercy Akide-Udoh, says preparation must be a priority for Nigeria's women's team to avoid an early exit at this year's Women's World Cup.

Nigerian singer, Davido will become the first Nigerian to join the globally famous Comedy Central Roast. Davido has racked up numerous nominations and ...

More than 84 million Nigerians are registered to vote, but what do you know about Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy?

The Niger Delta Avengers hope to change Nigeria's president through polls, but threaten violence if vote fails.

As Supreme Court head, judge Walter Onnoghen would have played a key role in any dispute over Saturday's elections.

Millions of Nigerians go to the polls today to elect a president and a new National Assembly in an election that is expected to change the curve of low voter ...

Visitors to Holy Trinity spa and health farm currently ranked as West Africa's largest health farm according to international medical hospitality ratings get ...

Passengers on a commuter bus in Lagos explain their hopes for the future of the country.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Robin R. Sanders, discusses the changes in Nigeria since the last election and the challenges facing the country after the ...

The Sarakis, the Obasanjos and the Okupes are some prominent families where relatives publicly support different candidates.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) A terror group with links to ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a motorcade carrying a Nigerian state governor.

From the Producers of the box office hit, 'The Eve' comes 'Code Wilo' a film perfect for the election period.

Women were attacked, threatened with violence and forced to give up their places to men during the party primaries last year.

Amina Sanusi was getting ready for morning prayers at her home in northeastern Nigeria when she heard gunshots and explosions.

Clinton was scheduled to visit Nigeria's capital Abuja this week ahead of the country's presidential elections on February 16, alongside Baroness Patricia ...

CNN's David McKenzie speaks to incumbent Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his main challenger Atiku Abubakar, getting rare access to both ...

At least 15 people are killed after a crowd surges towards a gate at a Port Harcourt stadium.

The opposition's presidential candidate said Nigerians are leaving "because there is no hope".

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) At least four people were killed Tuesday in a stampede that unfolded as Nigeria's President left a political rally just days ahead of his ...

More people in Nigeria use skin-lightening products than any other country in the world. One movement is fighting to limit use of the products, some of which ...

The Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YDP) Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has urged Nigerians to remain calm following the postponement of th.

Nigeria opposition leader Atiku Abubakar hopes to become the next president. In an interview with CNN's Stephanie Busari, he tackles corruption claims head ...

The 2019 presidential election will feature the highest number of candidates in Nigeria's history. Seventy-three out of the 91 registered political parties have ...

In the latest foreign travel advice to its citizens, the UK noted that the movement warning is due to violence, which may arise because of high tension in these ...

ABUJA, Nigeria - Authorities in northwest Nigeria on Friday said police had discovered the bodies of 66 people, including women and children, in an area ...

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says the nation's airspace will remain open for flight operations in spite of Saturday's Presidential and Nati.

Nigeria's first presidential election with a generation of voters who have only known democracy takes place next weekend. Up until 20 years ago, the country ...

The incumbent Muhammadu Buhari and his main rival agree on the pressing need for reform but differ on how to achieve it.

Legit.ng News ☆ Former finance and coordinating minister of the economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was set to.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)—the militant group responsible for most of the attacks on Nigeria's oil infrastructure in 2016—resurfaced days before the ...

The U.S., U.K. and E.U. expressed concern after Nigeria's president suspended the country's chief justice before the presidential elections.

Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial zone of Anambra state has said that referendum is not provided for in the current constitution of ...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has dismissed as untrue a rumour that he has fled the country in order not to participate in casting his vote during ...

Tens of millions of Nigerians will head to the polls on February 16 to elect the next president and legislature of Africa's most populous country. After years of ...

Africa's most populous nation will be voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday.

The Nigerian military on Friday held a meeting with security and intelligence agencies. General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff, in a st.

Promises by Nigerian presidential candidates to fix an economy that vies with South Africa's to be the continent's largest could be unfulfilled unless the country is ...

The House of Representatives, on Saturday decried the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC The ...

Nigeria's Uche Agbo says he will not sacrifice his football ambition for money at this stage of his career after rejecting a move to China.

Reports from Nigeria say that a priest from the Diocese of Sokoto has been murdered by kidnappers who are continuing to hold his family.

Nigeria's stock market may rally if President Muhammadu Buhari loses this weekend's election, according to analysts at Citigroup, ending a run that's seen it fall ...

Nigeria's Kaduna State has been embroiled in conflict for decades. The violence has its roots in ethnic tensions between the state's Muslim and non-Muslim ...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed disappointment over the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by the ...

The man aiming to wrest the Nigerian presidency from Muhammadu Buhari has built a career circling the summits of public life. Atiku Abubakar has been a top ...

Nigeria expects $3 billion in investment funding from citizens living mainly in the U.S. to support the agriculture, power, mining and transportation sectors, ...

Nigerians pay about 70 percent of the hospital expenses out of their own pocket, forcing some patients into debt or poverty.

Professor Remi Sonaiya, who once contested for Nigeria's number one seat, in a tweet via her handle @oluremisonaiya, said: “While we must make room for ...

An aide to Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa, named Lawrence Ngozi Akpomiemie has been shot dead by unknown persons.The Guardian learnt that ...

Former international defender and Nigeria Football Federation official Taiwo Ogunjobi dies suddenly after short illness.

Legit.ng News ☆ Popular comedian, Akpororo, is one who has had a lot of positive things going for him since the inception of his career. He recently acquired ...

Nigeria inflation rate has dropped to 11.37 per cent in the month of January, reading a 0.07 percent points lower than (11.44) percent, the rate recorded in ...

Bring Back our Girls activist and former Nigerian minister Oby Ezekwesili has withdrawn her candidacy from next month's presidential elections, a statement on ...

As Nigerians gear up to choose their president on Feb. 16, there is good reason to fear a return to military-style dictatorship. Following incumbent Muhammadu ...

Oba Ewuare II has made it his mission to halt human trafficking, which usually follows the migrant trail (below left) from Edo State in Nigeria, across Niger, Libya ...

About half of the Nigerian electorate is under 35, but some say they won't vote on 16 February.

Udo Jude Ilo is the Nigeria country representative for the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). Yemi Adamolekun is the executive director…

Nigeria's federal government reached an export-financing agreement with investment partners to bring in as much as $30 billion from products manufactured in ...

The successful development of a drug for the treatment of a sickle cell anaemia using a traditional herbal remedy by Nigerian scientists was widely regarded as ...

ABUJA—Country Director-General, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, ICMPD, Michael Spindelegger, has said about 1000 Nigerians in ...

Nigeria is about to ship the first cargo of crude oil from a new deposit about 90 mi off its coast.

Yemi Osinbajo has played an increasingly prominent role in Nigeria's government since he was appointed as President Muhammadu Buhari's deputy in 2015.

Crucial numbers Nigerians, observers should know for general elections.

The postponement being considered is due to some logistics challenges being faced by INEC in many states. A new date is yet to be decided.

The men, who weren't immediately identified, have not yet been charged.

Nigeria's vice-president has said he is "safe and sound" after surviving a helicopter crash as he was on his way to an election campaign rally. Yemi Osinbajo ...

The Attorney General of the Federation on Thursday defended his request to the electoral commission, INEC, to postpone general elections in Zamfara except ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — At Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, reproductive health supplies are kept in the special store located almost directly beneath the accident ...

Abubakar, 72, has said he chose Obi because of his age and "vast knowledge" of economics.

Swachh Bharat Mission is an inspiring model for eradicating open defecation.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to vote right in Saturday's presidential and national assembly elections. He also assured Nigerians of free,

Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central in the Senate, is seeking re-election. Umeh, in this interview with TONY OKAFOR, says restructuring will ...