Nigeria Election 2019: Does Anyone Benefit From Poll Delay?

Saturday, 23 February is the new date for Nigeria’s presidential election. The initial election date was postponed in a dramatic overnight press conference just five hours before the polls were to open last Saturday. Nigerians were not only surprised by the cancellation but thousands were inconvenienced by the last-minute cancellation. It has also cost the economy […]

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Breaking: INEC Postpones Nigeria’s General Election To February 23rd

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed to February 23rd, the General election earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019. INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu,while briefing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters, announced that continuing with the election as earlier scheduled for today, 16th February, 2019, was no longer feasible. According to him,“Following a careful […]

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What To Expect As 84 Million Nigerians Go To The Polls

Nigerians go to the polls on February 16 in the first of two sets of elections to choose the president, national assembly and state legislators. Olayinka Ajala sets the scene for Africa’s largest democratic undertaking and highlights the main logistical and political challenges that come with it. ...

Nigeria: Young Voters, Old Candidates

On February 16 Nigerians choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa's largest democracy: President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Atiku Abubakar. The pair have run for president nine times between them. ...

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