Election Security
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Jihadists Trying To Disrupt 2023 Elections In Nigeria’s Northwest
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, faces multiple threats. One of them is an Al-Qaeda-linked…
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Misinformation May Aggravate Tension As General Elections Approach In Nigeria
There was outrage on Nigerian social media on Thursday, June 23, after a video went viral. The person who recorded…
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Nigeria’s Deadly History Of Electoral Violence In Five Charts
Nearly all of Nigeria’s general elections since independence have been tainted with the brush strokes of violence. The outrage that…
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The Role Of Insecurity, Militarisation In Fostering Voter Apathy
Nigeria’s elections have been characterised by voter apathy since the return of democracy in 1999. A small percentage of the…
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Thuggery Hurting Political Activities Ahead Of Nigeria’s General Elections
On May 26, Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada, a gubernatorial aspirant and outspoken critic of Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, went…
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Violence During Party Primaries And What It Means For Nigeria’s Next General Elections
Nigeria is preparing for its general elections, which happen every four years. But already, events suggest that they will likely…
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IPOB Attacks On INEC Facilities Depriving Residents Of Voter Registration Opportunities
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on April 14, suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise in the Ihitte-Uboma Local…
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Electoral Violence: How Attacks On Journalists Weaken Poll Credibility In Nigeria
The 2023 general elections in Nigeria are fast approaching, seeing as the various political parties have concluded their primary elections…
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Over 820 Killed, Kidnapped In Nigeria In May, Electoral Violence On The Rise
Analysis of data collected by the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) for May 2022 shows that at least 594 people were…
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DR Congo Police Warn Trouble Makers As Governorship Elections Hold Friday
The Congolese national police have warned trouble makers to behave themselves as the governorship elections in 14 of the 26…
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