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  2. Corruption in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Corruption is an anti-social attitude awarding improper privileges contrary to legal and moral norms and impairs the authorities' capacity to secure the welfare of all citizens. [1] Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence.

  3. Elections in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Elections in Nigeria involve choosing representatives to the federal government of Nigeria and the various states in the fourth republic Nigeria. Elections in Nigeria began in 1959 with a number of political parties. It's a method of choosing leaders where the citizens have the right to vote and to be voted for.

  4. Mohammed Umar Bago - Wikipedia

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    Mohammed Umaru Bago (born 22 February 1974) is a Nigerian banker and politician who is the current governor of Niger State since 29 May 2023. He was born in Minna, Niger State, to a Nupe family. [1] He was a member of the House of Representative representating Chanchaga Federal Constituency. [2] [3] Mohammed Bago emerged the winner of the 2023 ...

  5. Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) - Wikipedia

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    The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria ( SDP) is a centre-left political party in Nigeria. It was created alongside the National Republican Convention by former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as part of a democracy project meant to form two detribalized political parties – one slightly to the left and one to the right.

  6. Politics of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigerian statutes as sources of Nigerian law. Nigerian legislation may be classified as follows: The colonial era until 1960, post-independence legislation 1960–1966, the military era 1966–1999. Post-independence legislation 1960–1966. The grant of independence to Nigeria was a milestone in the political history of the country. This ...

  7. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq - Wikipedia

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    AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (born 5 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician, who has served as governor of Kwara State since 2019. [1] [2] He was previously the CEO of First Fuels Limited. [3] He contested unsuccessfully for the governor of Kwara State in 2003, 2007 and 2011 respectively under the Congress for Progressive Change political party and ...

  8. Muslim–Muslim ticket - Wikipedia

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    Politics of Nigeria. The Muslim–Muslim ticket is a term used to describe the Nigerian political arrangement where both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of a major party are Muslims. Such political tickets are a distinctive and controversial issue in the politics of Nigeria, a country with a roughly equal population of Muslims ...

  9. Olusegun Adeniyi - Wikipedia

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    Nationality. Nigerian. Education. Obafemi Awolowo University. University of Lagos. Harvard University. Occupation. Journalist. Olusegun Adeniyi (born 6 November 1965) is a Nigerian journalist, current chair of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers and a former presidential spokesman to the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.