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An appeals court rejects 2 out of 3 petitions against Nigerian president’s disputed election victory
theGrio via AOL· 8 months agoThree opposing parties challenged the election results which they said was illegally announced and...
Nigerian voters still lining up after election delays
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoFrustrated Nigerians cast their ballots into the evening Saturday, hours after the official deadline...
6 Nigerian states drop suit to void presidential vote result
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoSix states in Nigeria on Friday night withdrew a suit asking the Supreme Court to void the result of...
Nigerian soldiers patrol ahead of election, land borders shut
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian authorities started moving sensitive voting materials under armed guard to...
Nigerian Bonds Drop as Opposition Boycott May Delay Vote Outcome
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Nigerian bonds dropped for the first time in four days as a boycott of vote-counting...
Omoyele Sowore, detained in Nigeria for five years, is returning to Haworth
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Nigerian man this week asked the government there to renew his passport so he could book a flight...
Election results only announced for 1 of Nigeria’s 36 states
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the...
Nigeria’s first real-time elections tracker is switched on for the 2023 polls
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoNext February, Nigerians will elect the successor to president Muhammadu Buhari whose second and...
Joyful return to Bergen for Yele Sowore after he was detained nearly 5 years in Nigeria
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe mayor read a proclamation. The local congressman showed up with a pizza. And there were yellow...
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say
theGrio via AOL· 8 months ago“We reject any results hastily assembled without proper verification,” opposition party says of...