Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilisations rising and falling and of different cultures intermingling across the continent. We have now shed more light on some of these societies using the science of genetics, writes Nancy Bird.
During the Lagos state gubernatorial elections, held on on March 18th, 2023, Igbos were targeted in certain parts of Lagos. Some were told they could only vote if they were going to support the governing APC. In other instances, people were not allowed to vote because they “looked Igbo”. Republished here with permission, Feyi Fawehinmi wrote this piece on his Medium in the aftermath of those events.
A reporter’s first hand account finds vote buying and violence during a day of observing national elections at Ika North East.
Individuals from around the world have looked at the iReV portal and found that results given by INEC for Rivers State greatly inflated APC’s figures, while Labour Party votes were undercounted, PDP still third. The system, which is built to be impartial and accurate, already shows discrepancies with INEC’s declared results.
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The last few months have seen social media posts proclaim the viability of candidates based on how big their crowds are. Candidate X brings Lagos to a standstill! Standing room only as Candidate Y fills […]
I trust you all had a safe and uneventful Christmas break, as one can’t imagine there’s anything Nigerians crave more. Like play like play, the elections are no longer next year, but this year. They’re […]
As the year draws to a close, it feels as if we’re now in the business end of election season. Verbal shots have been fired, promises have been made, and outfits have been changed quicker […]
No doubt the event of the week, is bound to be what shall henceforth be known as “the Chatham House Incident. It’s not to be confused with the Bulaba Incident, or any previous yet-to-be-named gaffes […]
