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Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: how it all works

Nigerians are set to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen as the most wide open since Africa's most populous nation switched from military rule to democracy in 1999.

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Nigeria's uncertain election: Can third party candidate force presidential run-off?

Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent…

France 24

Nigerian states sue over withdrawal of old banknotes before elections

Sixteen states in Nigeria on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to force the central bank to extend by six months the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circulation has caused cash shortages and angered citizens ahead of weekend elections.

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Nigeria heads to the polls: 5 essential reads about the elections

Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president, vice-president, 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the Federal House of Representatives. Eighteen political parties have presented candidates for the various offices and over 93.5 million adult Nigerians are registered to vote.

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Peter Obi could be the force that topples Nigeria's two main political parties

Obi-dient is the word in town for the Nigerians who support Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. To them, Obi is the best candidate for the country’s presidency.

The Conversation

Bola Tinubu: Nigeria's kingmaker who wants to be king

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, holds two traditional titles: Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of the Borgu kingdom in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The titles have similar meanings: leader and leader of warriors.

The Conversation

‘Now or never’: Young Nigerians pin hopes on key election

As Nigeria prepares for its presidential election this weekend, younger voters are mobilizing in record numbers to take part

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Presidential elections in Nigeria: alarm over violence and security likely to drive vote

With Nigeria’s presidential elections slated for Saturday 25 February, the country’s independent electoral commission’s offices have suffered several attacks in recent weeks. Concerns over security have been such that its head, Mahmood Yakubu, expressed doubts on 9 January whether the elections could take place.

The Conversation

Tight fiscal leash awaits winner of Nigeria presidential election

Ahead of the election, Africa’s largest economy is in a precarious position due to rising debt and low revenue.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

Reuters

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.

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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.

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

Suspected rebels kill 8 police officers ahead of Nigeria election

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

France 24

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…

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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.

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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 Independent 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 Conversation

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.

Reuters

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.

Daily Record

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

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