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Election history

Bayelsa governorship elections since 1999: from Alamieyeseigha and Jonathan to a Supreme Court reversal

Bayelsa produced a President, lost a governor to a money-laundering scandal, had a 2007 result annulled, and in 2020 saw the Supreme Court remove its governor-elect a day before his swearing-in. Every result since 1999.

21 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Explainers

Why eight Nigerian states elect governors at different times

Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun hold governorship elections off the national calendar. Court rulings and changes of power explain why.

16 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Courts & tribunals

Election court cases that changed Nigeria: from Amaechi to the 2023 presidential petition

Since 1999, judges have removed governors, installed candidates who never appeared on the ballot and handed whole states to another party. These are the rulings that mattered most.

16 Oct 2026 · 3 min read