Nigeria grants protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader after pre-election military takeover

01 december 2025 - 17:39:11
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) Nigeria has granted asylum and special protection to Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Costa, following what Abuja [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup

28 november 2025 - 12:19:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, US presidents to meet over alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria

02 november 2025 - 17:05:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will meet US President Donald Trump “in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS summit opens in Abuja

23 june 2025 - 11:43:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 67th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State [...] Full text...

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Nigerian environmental activist Saro-Wiwa, colleagues back on global spotlight posthumously

13 june 2025 - 12:43:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine Nigerian environmental activists, known more popularly as the ‘Ogoni Nine’, have been posthumously pardoned and [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates to direct majority of $200 million pledge toward Africa's future

03 june 2025 - 10:40:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, on Monday announced that the majority of [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting death toll, looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria amid unchecked attacks by armed groups

29 may 2025 - 08:15:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president calls for renewed diplomatic engagement with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

22 april 2025 - 14:47:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called for renewed diplomatic engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, [...] Full text...

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Ghana President invites Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger leaders to ECOWAS 50th anniversary launch

17 april 2025 - 13:23:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, has invited to the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months window to reconsider withdrawal

16 december 2024 - 05:24:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and [...] Full text...

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AfDB to fund women-led business enterprises growth in Nigeria

11 december 2024 - 13:45:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Women-led businesses in Nigeria will benefit from a US$50 million loan, provided by an African Development [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Nigeria strengthen ties

03 december 2024 - 07:21:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will co-chair the 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission [...] Full text...

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US Department of State hosts inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue

11 september 2024 - 05:54:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - the US Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt, will lead the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Tinubu condoles Iran over deaths of President Raisi, others in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 10:48:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday extended his condolences to the government and people of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President hails release of abducted school children

24 march 2024 - 17:27:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday hailed the release of school children abducted in the northwest [...] Full text...

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Nigeria' president condemns 'unprovoked' killing of soldiers by civilians in Delta State

18 march 2024 - 16:03:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday condemned the “unprovoked” killing of soldiers attached to 181 Amphibious [...] Full text...

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Nigeria lifts sanctions against Niger; opens land, air borders

13 march 2024 - 14:59:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the opening of the country's land and air borders with [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bring coup mongers To justice, Defence Minister orders Defence Intelligence Agency

08 march 2024 - 18:11:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu urges ECOWAS to re-examine position on Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger

24 february 2024 - 14:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Chief warns “evil people” canvassing coup over hardship

22 february 2024 - 19:12:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday warned those he described as “evil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu Confers National Honours on Super Eagles Over AFCON Silver Win

13 february 2024 - 17:02:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday confirmed national honours on Super Eagles of Nigeria players and technical crew [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu sends delegation to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso over exit from ECOWAS

10 february 2024 - 14:19:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent some of his cabinet members to the governments of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu sends condolences to Namibia over President Geingob’s death

04 february 2024 - 18:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Bola Tinubu has extended the condolences of the Nigerian people and government to the people and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says victims of 'reckless air strike' in Nigeria still awaiting justice after one year

24 january 2024 - 06:52:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is  demanding justice for 40 people who were killed in an [...] Full text...

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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)

19 january 2024 - 22:27:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President slashes entourage on local, foreign trips by 60%

10 january 2024 - 06:19:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday approved cost-cutting measures, slashing the entourage and expenditure on all [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 assembles over 2,800 leaders from 120 countries.

09 january 2024 - 15:44:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid increasing division and uncertainty that continue to destabilise the world, the World Economic Forum Annual [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, From Office Over N585m Scandal

08 january 2024 - 14:27:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday suspended the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu Congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo on re-election

07 january 2024 - 07:44:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Leaders End Abuja Summit, Ready Counterterrorism Standby Force, Pledge Gradual Easing Of Sanctions On Niger Republic

10 december 2023 - 20:20:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings

08 december 2023 - 11:33:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army drone kills scores of villagers

05 december 2023 - 11:50:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 90 villagers of Tudun Biri in Rigasa District of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:06:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A solidarity and fact-finding Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President flies to Germany for Berlin G20 Compact with Africa Conference

18 november 2023 - 10:23:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday left Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Tinubu commends President Weah for conceding defeat

18 november 2023 - 10:08:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday commended Liberia's President George Weah for demonstrating "uncommon leadership" by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Tinubu arrives in Riyadh for Saudi-Africa Summit

09 november 2023 - 16:50:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived om Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Saudi-Africa Summit [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's electoral victory

26 october 2023 - 12:03:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria secures $1.5bn zero-interest World Bank loan

16 october 2023 - 20:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) met on Monday with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)

17 august 2023 - 09:43:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Accra as junta hardens position

15 august 2023 - 17:30:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US Secretary of State speaks with Nigerian president on crisis

15 august 2023 - 06:46:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Nigerian Islamic scholars meet junta leader Tchiani

13 august 2023 - 16:46:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A group of Islamic scholars from Nigeria on Saturday met the military junta in Niger as [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian fans applaud Super Falcons despite ouster from tournament

09 august 2023 - 06:25:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian fans, including First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have risen in unison to applaud the gallant [...] Full text...

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2023 WWC: Nigerian President commends team's performance at tournament after England loss

08 august 2023 - 07:10:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has commended the Super Falcons on their performance at the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: ECOWAS leaders to meet after Niger junta snubs deadline to restore President Bazoum (Eds: New lead; writethrough)

07 august 2023 - 15:05:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders are to meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Thursday as the Niger [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu dispatches former military and traditional leaders, ECOWAS head to Niamey, urge quick resolution of Niger Republic coup impasse

03 august 2023 - 19:29:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions

30 july 2023 - 15:01:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS to meet as pressure mounts on coup makers to reinstate ousted President Bazoum

30 july 2023 - 05:54:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday in an emergency session to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Tinubu Hosts ECOWAS Special Meeting on Niger Republic

28 july 2023 - 17:17:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria will on Sunday host a special meeting of ECOWAS leaders following the coup d’etat in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Inflation rate hits 22.8% in June 2023

17 july 2023 - 15:46:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.79 per cent [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names Nigeria's President Tinubu chairman

09 july 2023 - 19:18:22
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Summit in Guinea Bissau has named Nigeria's President Ahmed Bola Tinubu as Chairman [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigerian First Lady tasks Super Falcons to win trophy

02 july 2023 - 14:40:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has tasked Nigeria's female national team, the Super [...] Full text...

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US imposes visa restrictions on Nigerians who 'undermined' 2023 elections cycle

16 may 2023 - 06:38:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is imposing visa restrictions on a number of Nigerians for undermining the [...] Full text...

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Sudan congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect

20 march 2023 - 07:01:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The President of the Sudanese Military-dominated Sovereign Council, Lieutenant-General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has congratulated Senator [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Presidential Election free, fair until counting, uploading of results – West African Observers

07 march 2023 - 18:43:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), a regional network of CSOs drawn from 15 West [...] Full text...

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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission

06 march 2023 - 12:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria's main opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday led [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition leader Peter Obi claims he won presidential election (By Paul Ejime)

02 march 2023 - 19:33:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian state governor Peter Obi of the opposition labour Party (LP) claimed on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Nigerians for elections, urges restraint

02 march 2023 - 06:17:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the people of Nigeria, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu following last [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)

01 march 2023 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president-elect Tinubu commends electoral commission for 'credible elections'

01 march 2023 - 07:53:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president tells aggrieved losing candidates in presidential polls to 'take your grievances to court'

01 march 2023 - 07:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday “heartily” congratulated the candidate of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu wins presidential election

01 march 2023 - 05:00:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Bola Tinubu, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Party (APC), has won the 2023 presidential [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidents Jonathan, Mahama, other West African Elders meet with Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu In Peace Move, call for alm

28 february 2023 - 19:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former Nigeria President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama and other members of the West [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu leads presidential race with 20 of 36 States declared

28 february 2023 - 10:34:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is in the lead [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed thugs attack Lagos markets over Peter Obi’s Win, Tinubu calls for calm

27 february 2023 - 20:38:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos, attacking traders in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed thugs attack Lagos markets over Peter Obi’s Win, Tinubu calls for calm

27 february 2023 - 16:39:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos, attacking traders in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition Labour Party defeats Tinubu, candidate of the ruling APC in his home State of Lagos

27 february 2023 - 12:59:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has defeated the Presidential candidate [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria goes to polls to elect president, MPs

25 february 2023 - 06:00:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s 87.2 million registered voters armed with their permanent voter cards (PVCs) throng to the 176,846 polling [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party candidate accuses government of using fuel scarcity, Naira redesign to sabotage his election

25 january 2023 - 21:07:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu fails to show up for charity boxing bout against ex-World Champ Holyfield

27 may 2017 - 05:54:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Evander Holyfield to 'fight' Nigerian politician in charity boxing bout

26 march 2017 - 16:52:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Evander Holyfield, the legendary five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, will hold an exhibition boxing match with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Opposition raises alarm over planned arrest of its leaders

21 march 2015 - 14:36:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With just seven days to Nigeria's staggered general elections, the country's main opposition party on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mbeki meets Nigerian stakeholders ahead of key elections

09 march 2015 - 15:54:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid heightened tension in the run up to Nigeria's rescheduled general elections, former South African President [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition party calls invasion of its offices, worst political scandal in Nigeria

23 november 2014 - 11:08:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Saturday's invasion of its offices in Lagos [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: National Assembly siege, Super Eagles' ouster from 2015 AFCON reported in Nigeria

22 november 2014 - 12:48:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Thursday's invasion of the National Assembly by the police and the failure of the Super Eagles [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Sweeping Boko Haram advancement on all fronts dominates headlines in Nigeria

08 november 2014 - 07:56:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The media in Nigeria are saturated this week with reports of the sweeping advancement by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Football Federation president impeached

24 july 2014 - 15:05:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The crisis that rocked Nigerian football since its national football team, Super Eagles crashed out of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian newspapers feast on news of the death of Nelson Mandela

06 december 2013 - 07:56:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The news of the death, on Thursday, of former South African revered statesman, global icon and [...] Full text...

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Emergence of strong opposition party, university teachers' strike highlighted in Nigeria

03 august 2013 - 06:24:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The registration of a new opposition political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the failure [...] Full text...

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Annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election dominates Nigerian media

15 june 2013 - 08:38:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 20th anniversary of the June 12 presidential election, won by businessman M.K.O. Abiola in 1993 [...] Full text...

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Kidnapped high-ranking Lagos govt. official released unhurt

20 april 2013 - 11:47:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, Chairman of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, a suburb of Lagos, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's leading opposition party ceases to exist, votes for merger with others

18 april 2013 - 15:19:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's leading opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Thursday voted for a merger with some [...] Full text...

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Henry Okah's jail term, oil theft, subsidy highlighted in Nigeria

30 march 2013 - 15:37:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sentencing of Henry Okah to 24 years in jail, oil theft, government's latest stand on [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles land in Johannesburg for final match

07 february 2013 - 17:43:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Putting their comprehensive 4-1 semi-final victory over Mali behind, the Super Eagles of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Court drops charges against Nigerian opposition leader

30 november 2011 - 16:08:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Code of Conduct Tribunal Wednesday dropped the charges slammed against the leader of the country's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGO petitions African Commission Special Rapporteur over arrest of journalists

12 october 2011 - 14:14:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has petitioned Ms Pansy Tlakula, the [...] Full text...

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Police arrest, detain Nigerian opposition newspaper editors

12 october 2011 - 08:15:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Four editors and three other officials of a Nigerian opposition newspaper, The Nation, were arrested and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian opposition leaders accuse ruling party of compromising judiciary

29 september 2011 - 18:29:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Two top Nigerian opposition leaders, former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for [...] Full text...

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Politics taints trial of Nigeria's main opposition leader

22 september 2011 - 09:57:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The trial of Nigeria's main opposition leader Bola Tinubu by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's inauguration dominates Nigeria media

04 june 2011 - 08:00:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Dr. Goodluck Jonathan's inauguration as Nigeria's President for the next four years, his invitation to opposition [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president meets with leading politicians, opts for coalition govt

01 june 2011 - 17:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Indicating his preference for a coalition federal government, Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday held [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party seeks probe as campaign plane crash-lands

09 march 2011 - 09:02:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A plane ferrying some top shots of Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret police quiz opposition party chief

02 march 2011 - 13:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A leader of Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was quizzed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party to elect presidential candidate

14 january 2011 - 12:56:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was due to elect its presidential candidate here [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition party alerts on alleged moves to silence leader

05 december 2010 - 14:50:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following its string of successes in court in recent time, reclaiming several states already under the ruling [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's maritime agency to sponsor African Business Awards

10 june 2010 - 07:47:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA), Africa's leading maritime regulation agency, has announced [...] Full text...

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PDP is holding Nigeria to ransom - Atiku, Tinubu

13 december 2009 - 10:17:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two opposition stalwarts have accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria of holding the [...] Full text...

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Nigerians pray for sick Yar'Adua, political coalition wants him to resign

02 december 2009 - 14:51:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Anxiety over the Presidentâ?s health mounted Tuesday wi th a political coalition asking him to consider [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition condemns governors' plan to train at Harvard

14 june 2009 - 09:41:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) has asked the federal government to investigate the circumstances surrounding a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party, opposition in verbal war

22 march 2009 - 15:15:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the main opposition Action Congress (AC) have been engaged [...] Full text...

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Nigerian politicians hail Ghana polls

05 january 2009 - 09:57:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian politicians have been effusive with commendations for Ghana, which successfully concluded its presidential election at [...] Full text...

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