NIGERIA DAILY: How Election Disputes Are Redefining Nigeria’s Democracy

Download Here Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, elections have become routine, but so have disputes over their outcomes, with more politicians increasingly turning to the courts. Election petition cases have risen sharply, from about 400 after the 1999 polls to more than 1,200 following the 2023 general elections, raising concerns about the […]

NIGERIA DAILY: How Election Disputes Are Redefining Nigeria’s Democracy

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Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, elections have become routine, but so have disputes over their outcomes, with more politicians increasingly turning to the courts.

Election petition cases have risen sharply, from about 400 after the 1999 polls to more than 1,200 following the 2023 general elections, raising concerns about the credibility of the process.

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NIGERIA DAILY: The Great Political Fallouts That Reshape Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

On Nigeria Daily today, we examine whether the courts have become a parallel route to power and what this trend means for Nigeria’s Fourth Republic.