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Third presidential candidate upsets traditional party politics in Nigeria

Nigerians are getting ready to vote for a new president Saturday in an unprecedented race between three frontrunners, including - for the first time - a candidate who is not from one of the two main parties.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian elections are crowded with candidates: use this new tool to decide who to vote for in your area

Eighteen political parties are contesting for Nigeria’s presidential elections scheduled for 25 February. Yes, 18 parties. But that’s not the highest number of parties in Nigeria’s election history. The record was in February 2019, when 73 political parties presented presidential candidates.

The Conversation

Nigeria presidential election to test dominant parties

Nigerians will vote on Saturday in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended nearly a quarter of a century ago - and the first in which a presidential candidate who is not from one of the two main parties stands a chance.

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Nigeria presidential elections: Interview with Atiku Abubakar's spokesperson

As Nigeria deals with economic woes and worsening insecurity, Fraser Jackson speaks to a representative of the main opposition, the People's Democratic Party, ahead of Saturday's presidential elections. Also in this edition: Cyclone Freddy makes landfall in Madagascar, and an unusual school bus in Liberia teaches schoolchildren IT skills.

France 24

Last rallies held in Lagos ahead of Nigeria presidential election

Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday’s deadline to end campaigns approaches.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria 2023 election: All you need to know

There are 93.4 million eligible voters for February 25 polls, the sixth since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's natural resources are under threat - urgent steps a new president must take

By the end of May 2023 Nigeria will have a new president following February’s elections.

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Suspected rebels kill 8 police officers ahead of Nigeria election

Police blamed the Indigenous People of Biafra, which seeks the independence of southeast Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria presidential elections: FRANCE 24 speaks to Peter Obi

Presidential elections in Nigeria are usually a two-horse race between the two main political parties. Ahead of this Saturday's polls, our Africa Editor, Georja Calvin-Smith, caught up with Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, the third man who's threatening to upset the political landscape of Africa's most populous country. Also in…

France 24

Can Nigeria’s Peter Obi ride his newfound momentum all the way to presidency?

The rise of Peter Obi in the campaign for Nigeria's presidential election on February 25 has shaken up the country's politics, hitherto dominated by two major parties since the end of military rule in 1999. But analysts say that Obi still faces an uphill struggle.

France 24

I was told to lie at organ transplant meeting, alleged victim tells UK court

Man says he was instructed to falsely claim he was cousin of Nigerian politician’s daughter

The Guardian - UK

Alleged organ-harvest plot victim travelled to the UK to ‘work’, court told

The man was allegedly brought to the UK to donate a kidney to the sick daughter of a wealthy Nigerian politician.

The Independent UK

Islamist terrorism is rising in the Sahel, but not in Chad – what's different?

Since the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the emergence of Islamist-Salafist groups in northern Mali in 2013, the Sahel has increasingly been caught in the maelstrom of Islamist terrorism.

The Conversation

How Nigeria's presidential election is galvanizing young voters

First-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties.

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Calvin Bassey Ajax struggles are Rangers fault says John Heitinga as boss issues loaded 'different way' claim

The Nigeria international has struggled for game time since Heitinga took over from Alfred Schreuder.

The Independent UK

Nigeria's presidential frontrunners in final push for votes

The leading contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election have made their last push for support as the campaign period nears its end

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow

The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations nearly a year into Russia's invasion

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Gender equality in Nigeria: Three reasons why women aren't represented in politics

In March 2022, Nigerian women suffered backlash in their pursuit of gender equity. Five gender bills presented to the National Assembly were thrown out.

Reuters

Nigeria's Atiku promises unity, economic bounce in final campaign rally

Nigeria's presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar on Saturday said he would bring peace and unity to the country and improve its economic fortunes as he made his final campaign stop.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria’s 2015 election

Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan’s team

The Independent UK

Nigerian cash crisis brings pain: ‘Everything is just tough'

Like many people in Nigeria, Godgift Inemesit’s savings are trapped in a bank

Reuters

Nigerian police say protesters who attack banks, ATMs to be treated as robbers

Nigerian police on Friday said some citizens frustrated by cash shortages in the country were attacking banks and vandalising cash-dispensing machines, and warned that they would be treated as armed robbers.

The Independent UK

Nigeria police deploy for security before presidential vote

Nigeria’s top police official says at least 400,000 security forces are being deployed to ramp up safety across the West African nation ahead of its Feb. 25 presidential election

France 24

Nigeria: Protests at banks and ATMs amid ‘cash scarcity’ concerns

Destroying ATMs, breaking into banks and setting up blockades in the street: angry protests erupted on February 15 in several cities across Nigeria as people struggle to get their hands on newly designed banknotes. Frustration is mounting as some citizens can’t purchase basic necessities amid widespread shortages of the new…

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