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Conservative party leader, who grew up in Nigeria and US, says she has not renewed her Nigerian passport in decades

The Tory leader seems to see her country of origin as a useful punchbag. Yet people there have a clear view of her, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Heineken Lokpobiri said the government wanted to make it clear it was not controlling petrol prices because the sector was deregulated, and added they were working hard to quickly resolve the situation, following which the prices will stabilize.

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country's vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday.

Former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election.

A close look at the four main voter constituencies and how they could affect Nigeria’s upcoming election results.

Nigeria's ruling party candidate and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu was ahead in the vote count from Saturday's presidential election, a Reuters tally of provisional results in 12 out of 36 states showed.

There are 93.4 million eligible voters for February 25 polls, the sixth since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

Nigeria will elect a new president on Feb. 25 to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third-party candidate seeking to upset the established political order.