Nigeria election: Gunmen destroy ballot boxes : NPR
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 800 ballot boxes were destroyed by armed gunmen, who attacked an office of the electoral commission in southeast Nigeria on Wednesday.
The Nigerian Electoral System | Electoral Systems and Processes
WEBUnder the secret ballot system, the voter goes alone into the ballot booth to vote for their chosen candidate and drops his ballot paper into the ballot box. The secret ballot is introduced in order to protect the voter from possible persecution and intimidation.
ANALYSIS: Nigeria's 2023 election, from the ballot box to the …
WEBMay 11, 2023 · ANALYSIS: Nigeria's 2023 election, from the ballot box to the courtroom. The dust has not quite settled on the country's general election, as tribunals set up to resolve disputes over the vote have begun their work. We look at …
WEBMay 21, 2020 · Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) herein referred to as “the Commission” issues the following regulations and guidelines for the conduct of Elections (General Elections, Off-Cycle Elections, Bye-elections, Re-run Elections and Supplementary Elections).
Nigeria election 2023: Early results arriving - BBC News
WEBFeb 26, 2023 · Saturday's voting was marred by long delays at polling stations, as well as scattered reports of ballot-box snatching and attacks by armed men, especially in southern areas, where Mr Obi has...
Opinion | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: After Nigeria’s Election, a ...
WEBFeb 28, 2023 · Nigerian elections have a history of being rigged, of cooked-up numbers and stolen ballot boxes. This time, though, Nigerians were asked to place their faith in a new electronic voting system...
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku ... - BBC
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show.
Nigeria election 2023: Delays in tightest-ever poll - BBC
WEBFeb 25, 2023 · Voting has officially closed in Nigeria's most competitive presidential election since military rule ended, but long queues remain at polling stations as millions wait to cast their ballots.
Nigeria elections 2023: What you need to know - BBC News
WEBFeb 26, 2023 · Voters in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, have cast their ballots to select their next president amid mounting unhappiness in the country due to worsening insecurity and economic...
Nigeria election 2023: Voting day as it happened - BBC News
WEBFeb 25, 2023 · “They stole the Inec officials’ phones and took the three ballot boxes, now elections have been disrupted and discontinued,” he alleged.