Out of 419 candidates who contested for the position of governor in the just concluded governorship election, only 25 were female, which amounted to just 5.9 per cent; 94.1 per cent were male. Females make up about 49 per cent of Nigeria’s population; and according to...
The 2023 general elections, unlike previous elections, witnessed improved participation of young people, who make up the largest share of the country’s population. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, there were 93,469,008 registered voters in the 2023 general election; 37,060,399 or 39.65 per cent of...
Various adjectives have been used to qualify and describe Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. It was an unprecedented three-horse race, at least in the current democratic dispensation; it has the lowest turnout in the history of elections in Nigeria; and it was one fraught with irregularities...
The Presidential Election Presidential Court (PEPC) began sitting in Abuja on Monday, May 8, even as plans for the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, continue. Upon resuming sitting, the Court of Appeal unveiled the list of judges who would be presiding over the various...
Elections in Nigeria are never devoid of theatrics, controversies, allegations and counter-allegations. We are in an election season again and the post-election ritual of challenging the winners at tribunals has begun. The recently concluded general elections, like previous elections, were characterized by irregularities, violence, manipulations,...
As our democracy matures, Nigerian females continue to take the back seat in political participation and representation in the country. In the just concluded 2023 general elections, female politicians performed poorly, even more than in previous elections. Orodata published an article highlighting the performance of...
Roused by the socio-economic indices which show that President Muhamadu Buhari's administration failed in many areas, ordinary Nigerians are the loudest critics of this administration. From multiple protests to immense vituperation on social media, one might have been tempted to predict that it was time...
Even though Nigeria is one of the top 20 countries with the youngest populations in the world, there is a depressing dearth of young people in political positions across the country. Youths below the age of 30, account for 70 per cent of Nigeria’s population,...
Five petitions have been submitted so far to the Presidential Election Tribunal, against the victory of the All Progressive Congress at the February 25 presidential election. The election which is still a subject of controversy was characterized by such irregularities as intimidation, voter suppression, deliberate disenfranchisement,...
Activities ahead of the 2023 presidential election, which held on February 25, 2023, had given an indication that it was going to be a historic one. Tension heightened, awareness was intensified, social engagements soared, and political apathy was never identified as an issue that could...