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Author: Idayat Hassan

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Idayat Hassan is director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), an Abuja-based policy advocacy and research organization with focus on deepening democracy and development in West Africa.

  • Insecurity ahead of Nigeria's 2023 elections has left no geopolitical zone unaffected. Credit: Atiku Abubakar.
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story
    By Idayat Hassan
    December 21, 2022
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    The insecurity ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections is unprecedented

    What will this mean for the running and credibility of the polls? Nigeria’s elections in 2023 will mark 24 years of unbroken democracy, the longest stretch ...
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  • The main presidential candidates in Nigeria 2023: Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Kwankwaso, Peter Obi (clockwise from top left).
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story
    By Idayat Hassan
    August 31, 2022
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    Old faces, new hopes: Meet the candidates in Nigeria’s 2023 elections

    Four men lead the race to be Nigeria’s next president. Who are they and what do they stand for? When Nigeria goes to the polls on ...
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  • Voters cast their ballots in Nigeria's 2019 elections. Credit: Commonwealth Secretariat.
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story
    By Idayat Hassan
    June 9, 2022
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    Nigeria elections 2023: And so the countdown begins

    Two familiar candidates will compete for the presidency amid some familiar problems but under a new electoral framework. Now that Nigeria knows the dates of its ...
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    Covid-19NigeriaSociety
    By Idayat Hassan
    March 26, 2020
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    The other COVID-19 pandemic: Fake news

    False information in Nigeria is undermining medical advice, proffering fake cures, inciting panic and being used for political point-scoring. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The global ...
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  • President Muhammadu Buhari at a campaign rally brandishing a broom to "sweep away corruption". Credit: Muhammadu Buhari campaign.
    NigeriaSociety
    By Idayat Hassan
    February 12, 2019
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    Mr Clean vs. Mr Not-So-Clean? Corruption in Nigeria’s elections

    Can voters trust either the disappointing President Buhari or widely-accused challenger Atiku to tackle corruption if elected? In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari swept to power at the ...
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  • Examples of fake news around Nigeria's 2019 election.
    NigeriaPolitics
    By Idayat Hassan
    January 31, 2019
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    How fake news spreads, sowing distrust ahead of Nigeria’s elections

    From party officials’ half-truths, to wild conspiracy theories, to fabricated news articles, fake news has spread far and wide.  Fake news is not new to Nigeria. In the ...
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  • Nigeria insecurity map ahead of the 2019 elections.
    NigeriaPolitics
    By Idayat Hassan
    December 18, 2018
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    From Boko to Biafra: How insecurity will affect Nigeria’s elections

    On 16 February 2019, up to 84 million go to the polls in Nigeria to vote for their president and members of the National Assembly. Two ...
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  • Nigeria 2019: Nigeria's presidential race looks set to be a two-horse race between President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Credit: Presidence du Benin/LSE Africa Summit.
    NigeriaPolitics
    By Idayat Hassan
    November 1, 2018
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    Nigeria 2019: The issues and electoral maths that will decide the race

    What concerns will sway voters? Which regions will decide Nigeria’s next president? Election season is in full swing in Nigeria. In the presidential contest, we now ...
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  • Campaigning in the Nigeria elections in 2015. Credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.
    NigeriaPolitics
    By Idayat Hassan
    March 26, 2018
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    Nigeria’s 2019 elections: The preparations, people and prospects

    With less than a year to go, how are preparations going? Who is running? What will be the key issues? It is now less than a ...
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  • Nigerian military forces on international duty. Credit: AU-UN ST PHOTO / STUART PRICE
    NigeriaPolitics
    By Idayat Hassan
    May 23, 2017
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    Nigeria: Coup rumours reflect rising distrust in Buhari’s absence

    Coup? Don’t even dare. Last week, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, issued a stern warning to soldiers to stay out of politics, raising alarm ...
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