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Nigeria: 87.2 Million Voters to Decide a Presidential Race Too Close to Call
This Day, 24 February 2023
As Nigerians prepare to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president in an election that is too close to call with four leading candidates, the Independent National Electoral… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nine in 10 Nigerians Say the Country is Going in the Wrong Direction
Afrobarometer, 21 February 2023
Nine out of 10 citizens see country going 'in the wrong direction Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Heads to the Polls - 5 Essential Reads About the Elections
The Conversation Africa, 22 February 2023
Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president, vice-president, 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the Federal House of Representatives. Eighteen… Read more »
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Nigeria: Peter Obi - a 'President' Without Majority in National Assembly?
Premium Times, 23 February 2023
Peter Obi's Labour Party does not have enough grassroots penetration unlike the APC and PDP to pull off significant wins in the 25 February elections to have majority in the next… Read more »
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Nigeria: Tech Alone Won't Improve Trust in Nigeria's Elections
Chatham House, 23 February 2023
Ahead of Nigeria's most technologically advanced election, the security of its election infrastructure is under intense scrutiny. Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Kwankwaso Is an Igbo Man' and Other Conspiracy Theories of Nigeria's 2023 Elections
Premium Times, 24 February 2023
Many of these stories are told during elections about different political personalities, but they are usually backed with weak evidence for unsuspecting electorate to believe. Read more »
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Nigeria: Mindless Bloodletting in Nigeria Beyond Depressing - Peter Obi
Vanguard, 23 February 2023
The Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi has bemoaned the spate of gruesome killings of politicians and innocent Nigerians as "mindless bloodletting" that is "beyond… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks Unifying Leader in 2023 Election
DW, 23 February 2023
In past elections, Nigerian political aspirants always invoked religious and ethnic affiliations to mobilize their supporters. But Nigerians say that what matters most in this… Read more »
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Nigeria: Electoral Body Says Nigeria Ready for Polls Despite Security Concerns
VOA, 23 February 2023
Nigeria's electoral commission says the country is ready for Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections despite scattered violence in the run-up to the polls. Read more »
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Nigeria: Presidential Elections - Alarm Over Violence and Security Likely to Drive Vote
The Conversation Africa, 22 February 2023
With Nigeria's presidential elections slated for Saturday 25 February, the country's independent electoral commission's offices have suffered several attacks in recent weeks.… Read more »
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Africa: The Continental Implications of Nigeria's Elections
CFR, 23 February 2023
The example of Nigeria's consequential upcoming elections could shape politics across the continent. Read more »
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Nigeria: As Election Day Approaches, Nigerians Demand Results From Next President
VOA, 24 February 2023
As Nigerians prepare to vote Saturday, VOA's Hausa Service spoke with people who shared their hopes, expectations and fears about the direction of the country. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Post-Election Reset Needs Youth-Centred Accountable Leaders
IPS, 24 February 2023
Youth have already transformed the narrative of the 2023 elections, and it would be crucial for Nigeria's newly elected president to consider their issues as he takes on the… Read more »