27 incidents on record
What went wrong, and where.
Incidents during Nigerian elections since 1999: violence, ballot snatching, vote buying, missing materials, technology failures and court rulings. Each entry says where it happened and links to the reporting it is based on.
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Court & tribunal
· 2024
Supreme Court restores Kano governor Abba Kabir Yusuf
After the tribunal and the Court of Appeal removed him, the Supreme Court restored the election of NNPP governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Kano State · 12 Jan 2024
Voter intimidation
· 2019
Kano governorship rerun in Gama ward
Observers and journalists reported thugs attacking voters and reporters during the supplementary governorship election in Gama ward.
Gama ward, Nasarawa LGA, Kano State · 23 Mar 2019
This archive records what reliable media, observer groups and courts reported. Inclusion is not a finding of guilt against any person or party. Corrections: solitech@elect.ng