Nigeria's main opposition party rejects ...

ABUJA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday rejected results of the weekend's presidential election being collated by the country's electoral body i

Roundup: Nigerian police on high alert t...

LAGOS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Security agencies in Nigeria have intensified surveillance across the country to prevent civil disruptions ahead of the official release of polls results, a senior police o

Nigeria starts collation of presidential...

ABUJA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria fully started the final collation of the weekend's presidential election on Monday afternoon with the electoral chief, Mahmood Yakubu, leading the process amid very

AU calls parties in Nigeria to remain ca...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Nigeria's election on Monday urged all political parties and candidates in Nigeria to uphold the commit

Gunfire heard in cities as Nigerians fin...

Gunfire opened Nigeria's delayed election on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa's most populous nation. Among the country's first voters, he said he was ready to con

Nigeria's 2019 presidential election is ...

Editor's note: Li Wengang is the director of Social and Cultural Studies at the Institute of West Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The article reflects the author'

At least 59 'bandits' killed in NW Niger...

At least 59 "bandits" were killed in an attack on villagers in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, when civilian militia fought back, AFP reported on Thursday, citing security officials. Local media cl

Death toll rises to 130 in nothern Niger...

At least 130 people died in attacks on villages of Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna by unidentified gunmen last Friday, according to Nigerian authorities on Tuesday. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El