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Security and Elections in Nigeria
Security and elections in Nigeria present an interesting study. It is not uncommon to find armed military personnel on the streets or on federal highways doing the work of the Police in the country. During elections in the country, these numbers double. Every one of the 119,973 polling booths in the country is usually overrun […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Five States to Watch in Nigeria’s Gubernatorial Election
The ongoing governorship and State House of Assembly elections mark the end of another Nigerian election cycle. Granted, some results may be contested, with People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, currently seeking redress on the result of the February 23 polls, today’s gubernatorial election is the final lap in a highly controversial and tumultuous […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigerian Opposition Party Rejects Presidential Election Result
Following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, as the winner of the February 23 presidential elections in Nigeria, the country’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its displeasure with the election, citing major irregularities. Earlier, the party refused to sign the result sheet presented by […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Four major differences between Senegal and Nigeria’s intense election weekend
The 23rd and 24th of February proved to be a very busy weekend for the African political scene, as Nigeria and Senegal both went to the polls to elect its leaders. Although Nigeria’s election was scheduled to hold earlier in , the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a postponement of the polls, citing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigerian Election marred by Violence, Voter Suppression and More
After postponing the Presidential and National Assembly election five hours before it was billed to start on the 16th of February, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), officially opened the polls at 8am on Saturday, February 23. As results start pouring in, it is clear that the electorate was divided largely between the incumbent president, […]
The Election Network
These young Nigerians have their voter’s cards but will not vote
Eight million Nigerians are yet to collect their Permanent Voters Cards ahead of the February 16 elections in Nigeria, which is only about a week from now. While this has become an issue of concern and bickering between political parties and the electoral umpire, there are large pockets of Nigerians who have picked up their voters cards, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
SADC Calls for Recount of votes in the DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional organisation for southern African states, has called for a recount of votes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes after the DRC’s electoral body announced the provisional results of the December election, declaring Felix Tshisekedi the winner. In a statement released on Sunday, SADC announced that […]