How well did Hope Uzodinma of Imo State perform in his first term?
On a per capita basis, Imo State has a GDP of N1.4 million, ranking as the fourth state in Nigeria with the highest GDP per capita, only below Lagos, Bayelsa, and Akwa-Ibom States.
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How well did Douye Diri of Bayelsa State perform in his first term?
In this article, Dataphyte examines some of the socio-economic indicators in the state and how they fared under the Douye Diri administration.
Below 50% voter turnout expected as Imo people head to polls in November
In the past governorship elections, mainly the last three, the voter turnout has been consistently below 50%. That is, the percentage of the registered voters who cast their vote on the election day.
Obi vs Tinubu: What constitution says about disqualification
“Obi has to prove that his allegations against the disqualification of Tinubu is valid before the court, presenting legal documents to back it up. This is how his claim can be valid, else, it is just an allegation without substantial evidence,” he said.
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Dashed Hope: The dilemma of evolving electoral system
Despite INEC’s efforts to organise a hitch-free general election, several flaws manifested on the election day. First, was the late arrival of electoral officials in some polling units, insufficiency of election materials, inability of some electoral officials to operate the BVAS machine, to mention but a few, were visible.
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Threats by separatists fail as South-East holds peaceful elections
The dissident groups had stated that elections would not occur in the region and threatened to deal with anyone who attempted to flout this rule by voting.
Monitoring Spirits and Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Feats, Faiths, and Fates
The organisation deployed its Election Portal, Dataphyte Election Portal (DEP) to report live election incidents and results from the country’s 174 local governments.
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Low voter turnout dots governorship elections across states
Low voter turnout has been witnessed across Nigeria as 28 states conduct their 2023 governorship and state house of assembly elections today.
Governorship: APC, NNPP in fight to the finish in Kano
Kano State citizens go to the polls on March 18 to elect a new governor as the outgoing Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s second term ends on May 29.
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Nigeria emerges largest African democracy with lowest voter turnout
…Only three out of 10 people turned out to vote.
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How Labour, SDP caused major upsets in February 25 elections
The February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections threw up major upsets that will be studied in institutions of higher learning in years to come.
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#NigeriaDecides: Obi clinches victory in Lagos
Trailing Tinubu is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who got 75,750 votes. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Adewole Adebayo of Social Democratic Party (SDP) garnered 8,442 and 772 votes, respectively.
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#NigeriaDecides: In a worrying trend, journalists, INEC officials suffer attacks
Reports and field evidence seen by Dataphyte show that in different locations, INEC officials were reportedly attacked by suspected thugs.
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#NigeriaDecides: Postponement, poor logistics dent Saturday elections
There have been widespread late arrival of INEC materials and observers across different polling units in the country, a development that has marred the process.
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#NigeriaDecides: Nigerians keep vigil as INEC commences local government collation
INEC has failed to live up to its promise of uploading results on its paortal, fuelling suspicion of election rigging, which the new technology was mwant to fix.