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How Nigeria’s election brought love, romance

Hajara Samuel thought her friend Haroun Manzo was dead, among the scores of victims of…

In Chad, Nigerian refugees say Jonathan was 'Bad Luck'

by Celia LEBUR In the Chadian capital N'Djamena, Modou Mallam brandished his blue voter's card…

Photos: Bloody election in Rivers

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Before the Nigerian presidential election on Saturday, Rivers State in the Southern part…

Soldier, three others killed In Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three persons and a soldier have been reportedly killed as elections turned…

Boko Haram beheads 23 in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen beheaded 23 people and set fire to homes in Buratai, northeast…

Ekiti deputy governor orders shooting at voters in Ikere

Femi Ayodele/Ado Ekiti Reports from Ikere, Ekiti state has it that the deputy governor of…

Nigerian villagers take to self-help in absence of polling officials

Polling was supposed to have begun, but election officials were nowhere to be found, so…

INEC Website has been hacked

The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been hacked about 30 minutes…

Crashed plane pilot told ex girlfriend 'everyone will know his name'

The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed his Airbus in the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard,…

Nigeria must set a high standard in Saturday's elections: Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for transparent and peaceful elections in Nigeria…