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2024 elections in Nigeria

Everything about the 2024 elections in Nigeria: candidates, results, key moments, incidents and what changed afterwards.

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Election history

Edo governorship elections since 1999: Oshiomhole's court victory, Obaseki's switch and Okpebholo's win

Edo voted off-cycle after a court installed Adams Oshiomhole in 2008. Since then a sitting governor has been denied his party's ticket, won anyway on another, and the APC has taken the state back. Every result since 1999.

21 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Election history

Ondo governorship elections since 1999: Mimiko's court victory, Akeredolu's death and Aiyedatiwa's landslide

Ondo has voted out a sitting governor, seen a court hand the governorship to the runner-up, elected a Labour Party governor twice and, after Rotimi Akeredolu's death in office, given his deputy a 72% landslide.

21 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Incidents during the 2024 elections

Recorded from reliable reporting, by place.

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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 Result irregularities · 2024 Edo 2024: disputed collation of the governorship result Observers raised concerns that some collated results in the 2024 Edo governorship election did not match the polling unit sheets on IReV. Edo State · 21 Sep 2024 Vote buying · 2024 Ondo 2024: vote buying and the lowest turnout since 1999 Civil society groups reported widespread vote buying in the 2024 Ondo governorship election, which also recorded the state's lowest turnout since 1999. Ondo State · 16 Nov 2024