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The Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, said yesterday that having dual citizenship does not disqualify anyone who is a Nigerian by birth from contesting elections in the country. His clarification came against the backdrop of claims that the presidential candidate of All Progressives …

There have been violent incidents at several polling stations in Lagos. At one visit by the BBC, in Channels Estate, in Ajah, a suburb of Lagos, a group of men were seen holding bottles and sticks and leaving ballot papers spread on the ground. “There was pandemonium, people ran and …

Nigeria has ordered the closure of all its land borders during Saturday’s tightly contested elections. The directive is meant to ensure that the “elections are free, fair and devoid of anomalies”, the Nigeria Immigration Service said. Border officials have been told to ensure strict enforcement of the order. The presidential …

Just when one thought these two West African countries had nothing to fight over, ‘Fufu’ entered the chat. Prior to this, the friendly banter was usually over whose Jollof reigned supreme and still takes center stage in many inter-regional conversations. That is why it took many African football fans by …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has met the state governors from his ruling All Progressives Congress party (APC) over the challenges arising from a scarcity of local currency in the country. At the meeting held in the presidential palace, the governors expressed their disapproval of the government’s policy of redesigning some …

The Islamic police force in northern Nigeria’s main city has arrested 19 Muslims, accusing them of attending the wedding of a same-sex couple. The force raided the marriage ceremony in Kano after a tip-off, its spokesman Lawal Ibrahim Fagge said. The couple, who had not yet taken their vows, managed …

The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister Adamu Adamu told journalists on Wednesday that the new framework known as the National Language Policy had been approved for implementation. It stipulates that instruction …

Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo has slumped and died. SaharaReporters learnt from a source in the entertainment industry that the 51-year-old music producer slumped on Friday morning and died. He was the CEO of Zamar Entertainment and collaborated with many gospel artists. His most recent album, The Statement was produced by …

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s team in Katsina, his home state in the north. Two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers, according to a statement by the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu.     The convoy had gone …

The euphoria at the Moshood Abiola Sports Stadium in Abuja was marred by a surge of agitated football fans on Tuesday, March 28. Prior to that, Thomas Partey’s 10th-minute screamer sent the pockets of Ghanaian fans at the stadium into a frenzy. Back home in Ghana, it was an earthquake …