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Nigeria: Unmasking Corruption - Examining Nigeria's 2023 Election Fallout
allAfrica, 18 May 2023
Nigeria transitioned to democracy in 1999, despite the persistence of insecurity, extreme poverty, and endemic corruption. Nevertheless, the country has conducted six national… Read more »
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Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Yiaga Confirms 15 Cases of Vote Buying Across Eight States
Premium Times, 18 March 2023
Mr Ezenwa said voters were wooed and ridiculously patronised to sell their votes by politicians and party agents. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Opposition Alleges Election Fraud As Ruling Party Takes Lead
RFI, 28 February 2023
Nigeria's ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu, took an early lead in the race for the presidency, according to initial election results. But the poll remains tight between three of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Election Tribunal - NLC Threatens to Shame Corrupt Judges
Leadership, 1 May 2023
The national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joseph Ajaero yesterday vowed that the labour centre will create a "hall of shame" for those judges that… Read more »
Unmasking Corruption - Examining Nigeria's 2023 Election Fallout
The 2023 general elections were highly anticipated as a crucial milestone for the nation's democratic process but despite initial hopes for transparency and fairness, the elections were marred by widespread allegations of corruption, including voter suppression, vote buying, manipulation of electoral rolls, compromised officials, and the lack of accountability.
Over the past 24 years, Nigeria's constitutional democracy faced significant setbacks due to a distinctively flawed electoral process. Is Nigeria ready to deal with systemic corruption, writes allAfrica's Melody Chironda.
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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition of the Action People's Party challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner Read more »
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According to the UK's outgoing ambassador, Catriona Laing, the country's recent elections have re Read more »
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When Nigerians went to the polls to vote for a new president and national assembly on February 25, 2023, they did so in the presence of a number of observer missions. Those ... Read more »
An election official takes a photo of a voter in Nigeria's 2023 election (file photo).
