The elect.ng newsroom · 75 stories · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Every election since 1999, explained in plain language: who ran, who won, what went wrong and what changed. Clear, sourced reporting from the elect.ng Editorial Desk.
Every state's governorship history in one place: who has governed since 1999, which states vote off-cycle, how a governor is elected, and where the 2027 races stand after the wave of defections to the APC.
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From the return to democracy in 1999 to today.
New and updated reporting from the elect.ng Editorial Desk.
The APC presidential campaign flags off in Kaduna State on 24 October, with Port Harcourt and Maiduguri next, campaign director-general Abdulaziz Yari has said.
President Tinubu, NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and Kano Governor Abba Yusuf paid tribute to Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, now Obi's running mate, as he turned 70 on 21 October.
Six opposition parties agreed at an August summit to draft five unity documents and a route to a single presidential candidate. Their coordinator says progress has been made, but the ADC and NDC are openly at odds.
The PRP national chairman, a former adviser to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, told Channels Television that Nigerians have yet to feel the benefits of the government's policies and that insecurity could keep northern voters at home.
The Oyo governor and APM presidential candidate accused the federal government of holding back NLNG dividends due to the states. Bayo Onanuga replied that the claim would require more than $25 billion in a single payout.
A day after Nyesom Wike led Assembly members and all 23 council chairmen to Governor Siminalayi Fubara's home, the Amaewhule-led House reversed the 2024 decision that declared three Fubara loyalists' seats vacant.
Mourners who gathered to lay wreaths for victims of the October 2020 shooting were dispersed before the ceremony began. Lagos governorship candidates Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Funso Doherty were among those caught in the teargas.
How every election since 1999 unfolded: candidates, results and turning points.
Every state's governorship history in one place: who has governed since 1999, which states vote off-cycle, how a governor is elected, and where the 2027 races stand after the wave of defections to the APC.
Anambra has had a governor installed by the Court of Appeal, Nigeria's first female governor, a governor removed by the Supreme Court after 17 days, and two decades of APGA rule. Every governorship result since 1999.
Imo has voted out a sitting governor, elected an APGA governor, and in January 2020 saw the Supreme Court remove Emeka Ihedioha and install Hope Uzodimma, who had finished fourth. Every governorship result since 1999.
Enugu gave the PDP some of its biggest wins anywhere for 20 years, then nearly lost to the Labour Party in 2023. In 2025 Governor Peter Mbah took the state into the APC. Every governorship result since 1999.
Results, turnout and what the numbers mean.
President Tinubu faces Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Seyi Makinde and 14 others on 16 January 2027. Here is who they are, how they won their tickets and who is running with them.
Governor Charles Soludo of APGA won a second term on 8 November 2025 with 422,664 votes, more than four times the APC's total, in an election marked by low turnout and claims of vote buying.
Biodun Oyebanji won Ekiti by a landslide in June, and Ademola Adeleke held Osun in August on a new party platform, in the last off-cycle elections before 2027.
Campaigns, parties and politicians, past and present, on the road to the 2027 elections.
After its Bauchi governorship candidate resigned, the Nigeria Democratic Congress said the APC was luring its candidates with money and appointments and promised to replace anyone who leaves.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress postponed the inauguration of its presidential campaign council from 20 to 26 October because Peter Obi had an important engagement abroad.
The FCT minister, who coordinates the APC presidential campaign in the capital, promised logistics to PDP members who campaign for Tinubu. The PDP's interim leadership said true party members will not support the ruling party.
President Tinubu likened calls to restore the petrol subsidy to asking Moses to lead the Israelites back to Egypt. Atiku Abubakar turned the comparison against him and repeated his plan for limited support for locally refined fuel.
Violence, vote buying, intimidation and failures on election day.
From hundreds killed in 2007 and 2011 to attacks on INEC offices before 2023, election violence has followed every cycle. Here is what happened, and where.
Election incidents since 1999
Where violence, vote buying and failures happened, with sources.
Nigeria's leaders since 1999
Presidents, governors and chairmen, with their record in office.
Results and history
Past results by state, and live results on election day.
