Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote
Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system Nigeria has postponed Saturday’s crucial state elections amid wrangling over...
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Third-party candidate Peter Obi to challenge Nigeria election result
Political outsider says says he will prove he won, after official result awarded victory to ruling party’s Bola Tinubu The third-party candidate Peter Obi said...
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election – electoral commission
Former Lagos governor polled ahead of Abubakar and Obi in Nigeria’s most competitive election since end of military rule in 1999 Nigeria’s ruling party candidate...
Nigeria’s opposition parties call for election to be scrapped
Labour party chairman Julius Abure says vote has been ‘irretrievably compromised’ Nigeria’s main opposition parties have called for the country’s presidential election to be scrapped,...
Nigeria election: early results put ruling party’s Bola Tinubu in strong lead
Tinubu appears on course for victory despite Labour candidate Peter Obi taking Lagos in surprise result Early results in Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections have...
Nigerians face tense wait in presidential election vote count
New polling system hit by significant technical problems with results unlikely to be confirmed on Sunday Nigeria is in the midst of a tense wait...
Nigeria election: millions go to the polls in crucial ‘bellwether’ vote
Tight contest looms in vote regarded by analysts as ‘important barometer’ for Africa Tens of millions of Nigerians head to voting booths on Saturday to...
‘Godfather of Lagos’ is the man to beat in pivotal Nigerian election
Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains frontrunner for president but a new voice has captured the youth vote The posters lining the roads of Lagos show the...
Patients dying as Nigerian cash crisis hits health services before election
Many pregnant and critically ill people unable to pay for health services after botched attempt to replace currency Several people have died and the lives...
Young Nigerians warming to outsider Peter Obi in final race for presidency
Polls put businessman ahead of the two main parties in next weekend’s elections seen as key ‘inflection point’ for African country Polls in Nigeria have...
