This article assesses the manifestations of violence in Nigeria's 2019 general elections,
focusing on trend and spatial dimensions. The article also engages three methodological …

This paper argues that money has become the deciding factor in Nigerian politics. It has
served the purposes of consolidating elite rule as well as the political exclusion of the non …

Most scholars of electoral politics regard elections as the institutionalised means of mass
political participation by citizen of the country and a basic means by which the people of a …

Campaign funding laws have failed to stem the phenomenon of money politics in
postcolonial Nigeria. The predominant narrative in extant literature attributes this failure to …

Até alguns meses para as eleições gerais de 2015, muitos partidos políticos que
hibernaram convenientemente por uma boa parte da sua existência, talvez devido à falta de …

Since Nigeria's return to competitive multiparty democracy elections have been held
regularly. However, the costs of conducting the elections have been increasing such that …

While it can be argued that elections are not enough for the consolidation of democracy,
elections are fast emerging as a significant component of democratization. Not least …

The 2015 general election in Nigeria was unique for engendering alternation of power. This
unprecedented feat has been generally eulogised as possibly signaling the final arrival of …

An electoral management body in any democratic polity is a key variable in democratic
transition and consolidation. Election administration in Nigeria, particularly in the Fourth …

The major challenges connected to Nigeria's political party politics includes ideology,
corruption, money politics, ethno religious fragmentations, violence and a dominant ruling …