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Watch on. Nigeria’s election commission this afternoon held a news conference as voting continues in some areas of the country (26 February). Delays, attacks on polling stations, and concerns of ...
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 ...
Adams Oshiomhole, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (right) with U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Howard F. Jeter (center), 5 July 2002, Lagos. Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole (born 4 April 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the senator representing Edo North Senatorial District since 2023. He is a former national chairman of the All ...
Units involved. 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. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. [1] He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic . Tinubu spent his early life in southwestern Nigeria and later moved to the United States where he ...
Half-time! Ivory Coast 0-0 Nigeria. 17:50, Mike Jones. 45+3 mins: The teams head into the break with honours even. The Nigerian players have a conference on the pitch before they head down the tunnel.
Ondo, 9. Rivers. The current conflict in the Niger Delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta 's minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest continued throughout the 1990s despite the return to ...
Afcon quarter-finals: Africa Cup of Nations fixtures, start times and TV channels. FT - Nigeria 1-0 Angola. 19:45, Reuters. Nigeria were the first side to book a semi-final berth at the Africa Cup ...