By: Akingbala Esther
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 the third party candidate Peter Obi, who’s threatening to upset the political landscape of Africa’s most populous country.
Nigeria will elect a new president on February 25 to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third-party candidate seeking to upset the established political order. There are 18 candidates on the ballot, but only three are considered the top contenders.
The run-up to a vote is usually a chance for small businesses like Shimatex Prints to cash in on election paraphernalia ranging from hats and flip-flops to tissue boxes and cooking oil labels. But business in Abuja has been slower than usual ahead of the February 25 vote as candidates have hinged more campaigning on social media.
Three top contenders are competing to take over from Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in a battle that pits the old guard against a third-party candidate who is seeking to harness anger among young Nigerians.
Ahead of Nigeria’s elections, voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging.
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With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria’s presidential election, the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency have soured the mood. Also, as daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the economy hard, President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a state of disaster over the crisis.
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In just two weeks, voters in Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation will head to the polls to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing frustration over insecurity, oil theft, and surging inflation.
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When it comes to news, how do you know what’s real and what’s fake? With a flood of information hitting Nigerians ahead of the elections, it can be difficult to know which sources to trust. We look at the role of disinformation and find out how to sift through the myths.
The next presidential election in the United States is still 20 months away, but a second Republican has already thrown her hat in the ring: Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and ex-US ambassador to the United Nations.
Voters in Nigeria will choose new government leaders in a few days. Many Nigerians are concerned about which candidates offer new ways of handling the West African country’s state of insecurity.
Nigerian politicians traditionally give voters cash in return for their votes. New regulations and a cash crunch now means that they are unlikely to have large sums of cash to disburse before the elections. This is the focus of this week’s episode of DW Africa’s The Flip Side series.
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday.
Election Day is this Saturday. It is important that you prepare very well before you head to the polling unit so that your comfort and safety are guaranteed.
When people in Cameroon break a bone or have a skeletal disorder, they mostly turn to traditional masseurs who are also bone setters. Although doctors warn of the dangers of the practice, these masseurs are beloved in Cameroon. DW meets one of them.
Fighter jets like the F-16 or MiG-29 can be war-changing, and Ukraine would certainly like to have some. Find out how the jets work, why they are so important ― and what it feels like to fly one.
High hopes for change carried Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari into office. Eight years later, as his two-term period comes to en end, the West African nation is in tatters. Although it wasn’t all bad.
The devastating floods which hit Pakistan last year raised the pressure on the government to fight climate change. But many climate activists have faced retaliation from the state for speaking out in the past
