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Outsider Obi takes key state of Lagos in Nigeria elections

Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has upset the apple cart in Nigeria's tightly contested presidential election, narrowly defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu in his stronghold of Lagos, the country's largest city.

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Nigeria election: early results put ruling party’s Bola Tinubu in strong lead

Tinubu appears on course for victory despite Labour candidate Peter Obi taking Lagos in surprise result

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria’s electoral commission announces early election results

Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission says the release of vote tallies will resume on Monday morning.

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Factbox-Results so far in Nigeria's presidential election

Nigeria's electoral commission has started announcing state-by-state results from Saturday's presidential election.

Reuters

Nigeria election count under way amid some extended polling

Late starts by election officials and technical issues with voter ID technology created delays in some polling centres.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria starts counting votes after mostly peaceful presidential poll

Counting has begun in the wake of Saturday's Nigerian elections. The ballot of 90 million registered voters has been described as broadly smooth and peaceful, despite reports of isolated violence, delays and technical hitches. The electoral authorities have given no date for the announcement of results, but the outcome must…

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria’s presidential election marked by long delays

Election officials cited technical problems and the absence of voter registers as causes of the delays.

Al Jazeera

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Voting starts late across parts of Nigeria in key presidential election

Vote counting started in Nigeria's tightly contested election on Saturday, with three frontrunners vying to govern Africa's most populous democracy after a ballot hit by delays and isolated violence.

France 24

Nigerians vote for new president in tight three-way first round

Nigerians voted on Saturday to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history. Early turnout was reported to be slow in several polling stations in the economic capital Lagos, the southern city of Port…

Radio France Internationale

‘Godfather of Lagos’ is the man to beat in pivotal Nigerian election

Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains frontrunner for president but a new voice has captured the youth vote

The Guardian - UK

Explainer: Key voting blocs ahead of Nigeria election

A close look at the four main voter constituencies and how they could affect Nigeria’s upcoming election results.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian Senate candidate killed during spate of pre-election attacks

A Nigerian senatorial candidate from one opposition party and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in southeastern Enugu State ahead of an election on Saturday, police said on Thursday.

Reuters

Nigeria elections: the surprising influence of Afrobeats music on politics

In the run-up to Nigeria’s February 2023 elections, the country’s younger generation has mobilised to demand change and redefine the political landscape – and music has been pivotal.

The Conversation

Presidential candidates sign peace pact before Nigeria election

Candidates sign second accord ahead of February 25 polls in a bid to prevent electoral unrest.

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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.

The Independent UK

‘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

Radio France Internationale

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.

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.

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Sierra Leone opposition party names runner-up for 2023 presidential vote

Sierra Leone's main opposition party has named Samura Kamara, the runner-up in the last presidential election, as its candidate for the next vote in June 2023.

The Conversation

Economy and security on the ballot in Nigeria – 5 things to watch in presidential election

Voters in Africa’s largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb. 25, 2023, to pick a new president.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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?

The Guardian - US

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

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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’.

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