Nigeria Elections

Rule of law? What rule of law?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Nov 2019

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

WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 12 Aug 2019

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

Nigeria says governship vote ‘inconclusive’ in six states

Africa Agency - 12 Mar 2019

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

Nigeria vote tensions rise as counting suspended in volatile state

Africa Joel Olatunde Agoi - 10 Mar 2019

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

Nigerians wait for election results as polls close

Africa Agency - 23 Feb 2019

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

Nigerian political parties are weaponising fake news

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Feb 2019

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

Boko Haram displaced feel forgotten amid Nigeria election fever

Africa Chris Stein - 20 Feb 2019

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

Winning back trust in Nigeria’s rescheduled elections

Africa Crisis Group - 19 Feb 2019

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

Nigeria counts cost of postponed presidential poll

Africa Sophie Bouillon - 17 Feb 2019

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

Nigeria’s 2019 election: a two-horse race with uninspiring candidates

Africa Olayinka Ajala - 26 Nov 2018

Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria's 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented

‘Politicians have failed us’: The despair of Nigeria’s poor

Africa Staff Reporter - 25 Nov 2018

Ahead of Nigeria's presidential elections next year, residents of informal settlements say they expect little to change

As Kenya’s votes, its youth are more than just a cliché

Africa Chude Jideonwo - 7 Aug 2017

It can seem like a cliché when people talk about the power of the youth demographic bulge across Africa.

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