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Africa’s largest oil producer and the most populous black nation holds important presidential, state and parliamentary elections in 2019 and the world is watching. What happens in Nigeria never stays in Nigeria; it resonates across the African continent. African Liberty’s team of contributors and fellows analyze every decisive factor in the days leading to the presidential election until March 2019.
The outcome of elections in Nigeria is easy to predict. Around this time next week, Nigerians will be 48 hours from electing state governors and the main political parties should be preparing for legal battles to challenge the results of …
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Earlier this week, Nigeria’s president, Muhamadu Buhari gave a stern warning to any individual or groups that may have plans to disrupt election proceedings in the country. He warned that such individuals will only be doing that at the expense …
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The embarrassing postponement of Nigeria’s elections might have come as a shock to many in light of the billions of dollars the country is expected to lose in the coming days. What is perhaps the most shocking embarrassment, happened a …
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Yesterday, Atiku Abubakar posted a picture of himself having a phone conversation with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo in what appears to be a ‘shut-up’ response to claims by the ruling APC that he is under US sanctions.
But …
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Nigeria’s presidential election is days away and the political landscape is getting quite interesting and absurd. In light of the many irregularities trailing the election even before a single vote is cast, Nigerians and election observers are not convinced the …
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In the afternoon of last Tuesday, the office of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, southeast Nigeria, was engulfed in fire. The incident adds to a series of fire outbreaks across INEC offices in the …
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