SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

Nigerian presidential candidates pledge peaceful campaign

Nigerian presidential candidates signed a pledge on Thursday to ensure peaceful elections in February, after previous ballots were marred by violence, voter intimidation and vote rigging.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Meet the man rallying "Obi-dients" to shake up Nigeria's election

Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians' anger with the status quo to power his third-party presidential bid.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria's perennial presidential candidate is back on the stump

Atiku Abubakar is the candidate for Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, in the 2023 presidential election.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022

Nigeria’s PDP picks Atiku Abubakar to run for president in 2023

Former vice president to launch third presidential bid after winning People’s Democratic Party primary.

Al Jazeera · May 29, 2022

Abubakar wins primary race for Nigeria’s main opposition party

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party has elected Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for next year’s national election in Africa’s largest economy.

Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022

Nigeria opposition picks veteran Abubakar as presidential candidate

Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party on Saturday elected former vice president and veteran politician Atiku Abubakar as its candidate to contest next year's presidential election to succeed incumbent Muhammadu Buhari.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Nigerian Christians demand justice for student killed over alleged blasphemy

Nigeria's largest grouping of Christian churches on Friday condemned the killing of a female student who was beaten and burned by fellow students for alleged blasphemy and demanded the authorities bring the culprits to justice.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Nigeria's opposition to pick presidential candidate at end of May

Nigeria's opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday it will choose a presidential candidate at the end of May to contest elections set for February next year as it seeks to return to power after losing office seven years ago.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022