fair and true Nigeria 2023: Electoral umpire helpless in political parties’ vote-buying antics Barely four weeks to Nigeria's presidential elections, the country's electoral umpire has expressed helplessness at incidences of vote-buying ... which has characterised previous elections.
mudslinging Nigeria 2023: Allegations of drug trafficking, corruption taint Tinubu, Atiku campaigns With barely a month to Nigeria’s Presidential elections, Presidential hopefuls – Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar – are making last-minute ... efforts to sink each others’ campaigns as allegations of fraud, drug trafficking and blackmail reach climax. How will this influence the minds of voters?
north to south Nigeria 2023: Six key battleground districts to watch during the Senatorial election On 25 February, 1,100 candidates will vie for election into Nigeria’s Senate in 109 senatorial districts across the country. Of that, 92 are ... women, about 8% of the candidates. The election will take place on the same day as that of the House of Representatives and the President. The Africa Report presents the six key battleground clashes across Nigeria’s geo-political regions.
unknown Nigeria 2023: Can Peter Obi get the vote spread required for victory? His popularity continues to soar by the day. From the marketplace in southeast Nigeria to the Internally Displaced Persons camps of the Christian-dominated ... Benue State in the north-central, chants of Obi! Obi! Continue to get louder as the election nears. But can he get the needed plurality of votes needed for victory?
turning tables? Nigeria 2023: Will Osun State swing to APC in the presidential election? Article 5/7 of "Nigeria 2023: The battleground states"
CASH MACHINE How Nigeria’s central bank lent $53bn to government and may crash the financial system Just over a month before national elections, a mega financial scandal has emerged. Nigeria's central bank stands accused of making up to $53bn ... of illegal loans to the federal government, racking up unpayable debts and driving down the value of the naira.
support Nigeria 2023: Ex-Alpha Beta boss who accused Tinubu of $44.3m fraud endorses him A businessman who had sued Nigerian Presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, for alleged fraud to the tune of N20bn ($44.3m) has endorsed him ahead ... of next month’s election.
insecurity concerns Nigeria’s elections may be cancelled due to violence says INEC chairman Nigeria's general election late February could be cancelled or postponed if insecurity is not tackled, the electoral commission said Monday. ...
demonstrations Nigeria 2023: Yoruba self-determination group, police in deadly clash At least one person died after a group of Yoruba Nation agitators clashed with armed police officers in Lagos on Monday. It marks an upturn in ... violence around issues of ethnic self-determination. February's poll will be the first election since the country's return to democracy in 1999 in which the major contenders for the presidency are from the three main ethnic groups.
legacy pick? Nigeria 2023: The choice(s) before Governor Wike Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike is expected to reveal, in January 2023, which presidential candidate he will support. The announcement could ... have an impact on the outcome of the elections in Nigeria, which are set for February 2023. So who is he likely to endorse?
fever pitch Nigeria 2023: ‘Abacha tried to kill me in my own house’ – Atiku Abubakar Running for the sixth time in the presidential elections, the PDP candidate from the north does rule out investigations into corruption under ... the Buhari regime.