The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and its fact-checking subsidiary, DUBAWA, have deployed a team of fact-checkers, observers, and open source intelligence (OSINT) analysts to Ghana ahead of its 2024 general election. The general election to elect a new president and members of parliament is expected to be held today, Dec. 7. According …
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Today, Nov. 16, a total of 1,793,914 electorates who collected their Permanent Voter Cards from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are expected to either retain Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the governor of Ondo or elect a new leader to govern the affairs of the Nigerian southwestern state for the next four years. Although 17 political …
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Residents of Edo, South-South Nigeria, are slated, on Sept. 21, to vote for a new governor to take over the affairs of the state from Godwin Obaseki, who is expected to complete his second term tenure on Nov. 11, 2024. Although there are 17 political parties and candidates contesting, the people have their attention on …
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Before Nigeria’s presidential elections last year, legislator Alhassan Doguwa told raucous supporters what would happen to those who did not vote for his dominant All Progressives Congress party. “To God who made me, on election day, you must vote for APC or we will deal with you,” he warned to cheers captured on video. “I’m …
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Before elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states last weekend, Nov. 11, there were already many signs of impending violence. But Nigeria’s security forces promised to make sure there was a maintenance of law and order during the process. Kayode Egbedokun, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, said the force has “a large pool …
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Blessing Ubodo was happy to work as an ad-hoc staff for Nigeria’s elections body known as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She was undergoing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme at the time, which all university graduates are required to do. She had also been forewarned that election duties in Kogi State in …
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With a total of 5.41 million eligible voters, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. While there are 1,056,862 registered voters in Bayelsa, Imo has 2,419,922 registered voters and 1,932,654 people are expected to vote in Kogi. Speaking on …
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On Saturday, March 18, while coming out of his home to cover the gubernatorial elections in Lafia, North-central Nigeria, Edwin Philip, a dedicated and committed journalist, knew there might be some attacks on journalists. Edwin, who heads the news and current affairs department of Breeze 99.9 FM, a private radio station in Nasarawa state ended …
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Thuggery and low voter turnout trailed the delayed elections conducted on March 18 by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 993 state house assembly and 28 governorship seats. During the elections, there were reports of thugs carrying out attacks to intimidate voters and suppress the voting process in some locations, particularly in the southwestern …
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Armed terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Mafa town in northeast Nigeria in the early morning hours of March 19 as election officials and party agents were collating the results from Saturday’s polls. The rest of the populace, deep asleep in their respective homes and camps, were jolted awake by the …
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In Lagos, the language being used during the elections has taken a nasty, ethnically-charged turn, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty. It has already led to bullying and harassment in the street and at work, and residents are concerned about safety. Prior to Feb. 25, when the Presidential and National Assembly elections were held across the …
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Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections have come and gone – but not without consequences. According to data gathered by the Council on Foreign Relations, 38 people were reported killed across Nigeria last month owing to election-related violence. The election-related fatalities represent 15.4 per cent of the total civilian death toll of 247 recorded for …
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