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Several civilian supporters injured. On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential electionwas held on 25 February 2023[a]to elect the presidentand Vice President of Nigeria.[1] Bola Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos Stateand nominee of the All Progressives Congress,[2][3]won the election with 36.61% of the vote, which is about 8,794,726 total votes. Runners-up were former Vice President Atiku ...
The federal government of Nigeria is composed of three distinct branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial, whose powers are vested and bestowed upon them by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the National Assembly, the president, and lastly the federal courts, which includes the Supreme Court which is regarded as the highest court in Nigeria.
November 17, 2023 at 8:51 AM. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will fly to Berlin on Saturday to attend the G20 Compact with Africa conference as he seeks to attract investments ...
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean . It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), and with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa , and the ...
t. e. General elections were held in Niger on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. [1] With incumbent president Mahamadou Issoufou stepping down following his two terms constitutional limit, new presidential candidates competed for office. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote on the first round ...
The issues in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election are economic, human, and political issues that were discussed prior to and during the general campaign period from the end of the primary period in June 2022 and the final day of campaigning in February 2023. In the wake of party primaries, several major factors for the upcoming general ...
March 14, 2024 at 8:56 AM. By Garba Mohammad, Abraham Achirga and Giulia Paravicini. KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Esther Joseph said she went "almost mad" with anguish when her 13-year-old daughter ...