Thursday, February 21, 2019

Video - Campaigning resumes ahead of Saturday elections in Nigeria



Well, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, has assured citizens and the international community that the election on Saturday will be smooth. Political parties have also been allowed to resume campaigns in the remaining days, as stipulated by the electoral act.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Video - Will voters punish Buhari for not tackling Nigeria's oil spills?



Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari came to power with a promise to clean up the Niger Delta. But as he seeks re-election, it is still a mess of oil spills, causing sickness in surrounding villages and destroying people's livelihoods.

Video - Media outlets seek to retain objectivity after polls postponement in Nigeria



It's been a hectic week for Nigeria's media. Carefully laid out plans to cover elections in Africa's largest democracy were scuttled at the eleventh hour after polls were postponed by a week. And while some of the coverage has come into sharp focus for its objectivity or lack of it, the media has made huge strides in recent years.

Video - Businesses suffer as voters stay in rural homes for Saturday polls in Nigeria



Still in Nigeria...Businesses in major cities are making steep loses, as most Nigerians retreat to rural areas to vote in the Saturday election. Most businesses closed shop over the weekend. But the few that opened struggled to get customers.

Video - Female candidates seek victory in the re-scheduled elections in Nigeria



In Nigeria, dozens of first-time female candidates are seeking victory in the re-scheduled election. The women have gone as far as creating a Whatsapp group where they are urging and encouraging each other to stay focused. The country's percentage of women in parliament is one of the lowest in the world. But this group of female politicians are eager to prove that they can make equally good leaders.