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1 – 10 of 20This has intensified political wrangling among potential aspirants in the south-west, the southern geopolitical zone with the largest voting bloc. The former Lagos State governor…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261315
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Six of 29 gubernatorial contests were re-run on March 29 after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the results of their March 9 polls inconclusive. While…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243046
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The results will indicate whether newly re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to dominate at the sub-national level and will give…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242403
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President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressive Congress (APC) retained control over Imo and Kogi, while the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) kept its hold over Bayelsa…
NIGERIA: Kano court defeat may hurt ruling APC party
Buhari’s victory largely replicated the scope of his 2015 win, with high margins in northern states and victories across most of the south-west and parts of the north-central…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242194
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Incumbents and incumbent parties fared well in most states, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 15 states while the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP…
Onnoghen was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari in January after the chief justice's indictment over the alleged non-declaration of assets in an apparently…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243075
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Magu was released from ten days of illegal detention on July 15. An ongoing presidential panel is looking into allegations that he misappropriated NGN329bn (USD849mn) in recovered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254262
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Bio won with 56.2% of the vote, just above the 55% threshold required to win in the first round. The SLPP won 81 of the 135 directly elected parliamentary seats. However…