Young Nigerians rallying to support Labour candidate Peter Obi consider themselves part of the ‘Obi-dient’ movement.
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An expert on Nigerian political history explains why the 2023 elections are unique and critical.
Atiku Abubakar.
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There are hurdles in the way of Nigeria’s major opposition party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections.
Women waiting to vote in Nigeria’s 2019 elections.
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While the 2019 presidential election wasn’t perfect, it showed that democracy is gradually being entrenched in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during a campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State.
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In the end, Buhari possibly won simply because the Peoples Democratic Party wasn’t offering a viable alternative.
Muhammadu Buhari: staying put at Aso Rock.
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Investors favoured Muhammadu Buhari’s opponent, Atiku Abubakar. So what are the Nigerian president’s economic priorities?
Voters in the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria.
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The electorate monitored political parties very closely, an indication that democracy in Nigeria is taking root.
Presidential Candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his running mate, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (R) attend a campaign rally.
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Buhari’s handling of the economy has been somewhere between poor and appalling. But the same could be said of past administrations.
A hawker sells clocks on a roadside in Nigeria’s oil rich Bayelsa state.
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Most of the things Nigerians complained about in 2015 are still unresolved – unemployment, poverty and economic disempowerment.
Nigerian soldiers clearing a Boko Haram camp in Borno State in 2015.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is hoping to be reelected but he’s fallen short on the country’s security challenges.
Atiku Abubakar and incumbent Muhammadu Buhari (right) are the two frontrunners in Nigeria’s presidential race.
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Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria’s 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented.