Election Security
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Nigeria’s Off-Season Elections: Did Heavy Security Deployments Contain Anticipated Violence?
Before elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states last weekend, Nov. 11, there were already many signs of…
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Nigeria’s Off-Season Polls: As Election Day Draws Near, Terror Lurks Around Kogi’s Streets
Blessing Ubodo was happy to work as an ad-hoc staff for Nigeria’s elections body known as the Independent National Electoral…
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Off-Cycle Polls: Insecurity Threatens Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Governorship Elections
With a total of 5.41 million eligible voters, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct governorship elections…
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Like Presidential Election, Journalists Suffer Attacks During Nigeria’s Governorship Polls
On Saturday, March 18, while coming out of his home to cover the gubernatorial elections in Lafia, North-central Nigeria, Edwin…
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Thuggery, Voter Apathy Taint Nigeria’s Election For New Governors
Thuggery and low voter turnout trailed the delayed elections conducted on March 18 by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Dozens Of Terrorists Killed During Attack On Election Collation Centre In Northeast Nigeria
Armed terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Mafa town in northeast Nigeria in the early morning…
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#NigeriaDecides: Hate Speech Fuels Lagos Elections
In Lagos, the language being used during the elections has taken a nasty, ethnically-charged turn, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.…
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Nigeria: One In Seven Civilian Deaths In February Due To Election Violence
Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections have come and gone – but not without consequences. According to data gathered by…
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Nigeria Elections 2023: A Look Ahead To The Gubernatorial Polls
Adejumo Kabir, Lagos In Lagos, thugs scattered polling units in areas swinging toward opposition parties, marring the first weekend of…
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