All Progressive Congress
Incumbent president Buhari wins election; opposition challenges result
The voter turnout of 35.7% is less than the 44% in 2015; incumbent president doubles his electoral support in five states in southeastern Nigeria
Nigeria decides: “The election doesn’t hold out much by way of alternatives to the neoliberal challenges”
To understand what this election means for labor rights, women rights and healthcare in the country, Peoples Dispatch interviewed Nnimmo Bassey, a Nigerian author, poet and environmental activist.
Nigerian elections postponed hours before voting
The outcome of the election, now scheduled on February 23, has a lot on stakes, including the state’s control over Nigeria’s oil.
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