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Factbox-Nigeria's election: when is the vote and what's at stake?

Voters in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation, head to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over unprecedented insecurity, industrial-scale oil theft and surging inflation.

Reuters

Nigeria election: Women denounce poor political representation

Half of Nigeria’s population are women but only 4 percent were elected into government in 2019. Will 2023 be different?

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's Buhari grants 60-day extension to turn in old banknotes

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that he had given approval to the central bank to extend the deadline to turn in old banknotes by 60 days until April 10.

Reuters

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Dark arts of politics: how ‘Team Jorge’ and Cambridge Analytica meddled in Nigerian election

Leaked messages show failed plan to discredit Muhammadu Buhari and get Goodluck Jonathan re-elected in 2015

The Guardian - US

U.S. Congress members seek halt to $1 billion Nigeria weapons deal

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria following Reuters reports on an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military.

Reuters

Reuters wins Selden Ring Award for investigation of Nigerian military

A team of Reuters reporters has won the Selden Ring Award, one of the top prizes in investigative journalism, for reports that exposed grave human-rights abuses against women and children by the Nigerian military.

Reuters

Nigeria's election: six dangers of mixing religion with politics

One of the issues that has generated great concern among voters in the run up to the Nigerian presidential elections is religion.

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Nigeria election triggers deluge of ‘fake news’ on social media

Experts and activists say political actors have expanded the scope of misinformation ahead of the general elections.

Al Jazeera

Fashion meets politics at Nigeria election campaign events

Too stylish for political party T-shirts and caps, some fashionistas in Nigeria are donning the colours and faces of their preferred candidates for a presidential election this month on designer outfits.

Reuters

Analysis: Scars of annulled 1993 vote trail Nigeria 2023 election

Parallels are being drawn between the 2023 poll and the annulled 1993 vote, seen as the country’s ‘freest and fairest’.

Al Jazeera

Valentine's warning from gardaí over romance scams amid Nigerian gang fraud fears

Seven in ten victims of romance fraud in Ireland are women

Irish Mirror

Nigeria won't use 240 new polling units due to insecurity - electoral commission

Nigeria's electoral commission head said on Monday that 240 polling centres will not be used in upcoming elections, as no one had chosen them due to insecurity in the surrounding areas.

Reuters

The televangelist who claimed to heal Aids and counted Premier League stars among his followers

TB Joshua – whose church has been linked to missing aristocrat Constance Marten – claimed to have healed thousands, including former Arsenal and Nigeria forward Nwankwo Kanu

The Independent UK

Abuse at the hands of ‘phoney prophet’: Inside cult linked to Constance Marten

Constance Marten’s friends say she wasn’t the same after her time in the cult

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Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

As Nigeria prepares for the 25 February presidential elections, it’s interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting.

Al Jazeera

How Nigerian youth are galvanising for upcoming presidential vote

Over a third of Nigeria’s 93.4 million registered voters are youths who are gearing up to vote in February 25 election.

Daily Record

Calvin Bassey addresses post Rangers doubters as Ajax cynics rinse price tag with 'crazy' Premier League exit theory

The Nigeria international has endured a tough time in the Netherlands following his big money move.

Reuters

Opposition supporters attacked in Nigeria ahead of rally

Nigerian presidential contender Peter Obi of the opposition Labour Party said his supporters were on Saturday attacked and injured ahead of a rally in the commercial capital Lagos, a stronghold of the ruling party.

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The Independent UK

Meet Slawn, the artist designing the new Brit Awards statuette

The Nigerian artist known for collaborations with Skepta, Central Cee and the late Virgil Abloh is a bold choice to create the new Brit Awards trophy. He speaks with Craig McLean about being chased out of his country by the police, the meaning behind his Brits design, and a controversial…

RideApart

Honda Unicorn Debuts In Nigeria For Commercial And Leisurely Use

Honda sends its lightweight, budget-conscious Unicorn model to Nigeria for consumers and commercial customers with a N1,400,000 (~$3,050 USD) MSRP.

The Guardian - UK

Doctor in alleged organ trafficking case suggests Nigerian senator’s family may be paying donor

Dr Peter Dupont, who refused to approve kidney transplant, said ‘wealth disparity’ between alleged victim and accused created cause for concern

France 24

Nigeria tests new voting system

Ahead of Nigeria's elections, voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging. Also, we hear from Hamitraoré, an Ivorian activist trying to hasten FGM's end by bringing discussions about its impact into the open. Finally, Tunisians frustrated by a stagnant economy find new…

France 24

Poisoned and hyperaggressive seals attack Cape Town tourists

The recent introduction of new denominations of naira in Nigeria causes a chaotic rush to get the old notes out of circulation by the end of January. Also, Ivory Coast has raised its minimum wage as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis. And Cape Town tourists are warned not to…

France 24

Nigeria's cash shortage crisis taints election campaign

In tonight's edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria's presidential election, the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency have soured the mood. Also, as daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the economy hard, President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a state of…

Reuters

Ahead of vote, Nigeria's Buhari sets transition to a new leader in motion

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed an executive order setting up a council to facilitate transition to a new president who will emerge after a Feb. 25 election.

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