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Of the four main Imo governorship contestants, three were in the APC up till last year.

There are 21 candidates cleared to contest the Plateau governorship election.

INTERVIEW: How we’re handling challenges of conducting violence-free elections – Rivers REC

From PREMIUM TIMES’ observation of Nigeria’s most recent election, here are ten possible ways politicians have rigged and could rig elections in the country.

The outcome of the elections may not only determine the next governor, but also the fate of the major actors in Kano politics.

A virulent ‘ghost’ seems prepared to strip the incumbent governor of his political future. But he has vowed to do whatever it takes to exorcise the belligerent spirit.

The Zimbabwean government recently shutdown the internet by ordering mobile companies to withhold mobile data.

It appears that Abia and Ebonyi States are the two Southeast states where the denomination of politicians is not critical to their electoral success.

All four students were among the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014.

The contest in Lagos is expected to be between the leading parties.

Analysts opine that the APC may now have all it takes to edge out the PDP and produce a governor in the state that defied the Buhari “Tsunami” in 2015.

About 29 political parties have fielded candidates to vie for the office of the governor in Abia.

Lagos and two other southern states recorded less than 20 per cent voters turnout in the presidential election this year.

Mr Amosun is embroiled in a bitter power tussle with the factional leadership of the APC in the state.

The race will be a straight fight between the two major political parties.

Jimi Agbaje of the PDP also speaks on whether he would probe past administrations if elected president.

The race is expected to be between APC’s Nasir El-Rufai and PDP’s Isa Ashiru.

For Mr Tambuwal to return as governor, he must appeal to the “gods” of the seat of the Caliphate and deploy an uncommon political savvy, even if it offers a narrow escape.

Globacom says its mandate remains the building of Africa’s biggest and best telecommunications network.

As a research professor of history at the State University of New York at Purchase, Jean Herskovits taught and published in academic journals.

Women’s concerns are typically regarded as non-consequential to party and electoral politics in Nigeria.

Without prejudice to allegations of electoral manipulation that will be decided by the Supreme Court if the PDP makes true its threat, here are some factors that helped Mr Buhari to victory.