Nigeria Elections

Nigeria’s leaders need to get replace the military with police whose mission is to protect, not prey on, the public

Fake results are circulating, vote rigging claims are mounting and tensions escalating as Nigerians wait for elections results

The voting was carried out mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and long delays

Police said that during a stop and search operation in the Rivers State, it had arrested a lawmaker with a bag of cash it suspected was for buying votes

Africa’s largest oil producer has not been able to cash in fully on the price rally because of lacklustre production and its reliance on imported fuel

There are several ways West African countries can strengthen their election management, but election commissions must constantly evolve if they are to oversee elections that…

Nigeria’s leader ignores court orders to release detainees and provide details of corrupt actions

In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas

Local elections are fiercely contested in Nigeria, as governors generally have more impact on ordinary people’s day-to-day lives

Most domestic and international observers said last month’s presidential vote was credible, despite well-documented problems. But tensions remain high

Results from nearly 120 000 polling stations were being collated at local and state level before being sent to the capital, Abuja, on Sunday

According to new research, the volume of disinformation and fake news in the run-up to the Nigerian election is unprecedented

More than 27 000 people have been killed since the Boko Haram conflict began in 2009 and some 1.8-million others are still displaced

Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for February 16 by a week

The two main candidates — President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar — both called for calm as a one-week delay was announced