Despite the peaceful atmosphere that characterised the 8 November governorship election in Anambra State, multiple cases of vote buying and voter inducement were observed across polling units, a recurring electoral malpractice that undermines the credibility of Nigeria’s democracy.
The post ANALYSIS: Anambra 2025: Vote buying turns election into transactional exercise appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Monday 15 December 2025
premiumtimesng - 27 days ago
ANALYSIS: Anambra 2025: Vote buying turns election into transactional exercise
Latest News
Unlicensed gold mining, trade leave northern Ghana exposed to JNIM terrorists — Report
- premiumtimesng NDLEA arrests suspected bandits’ drug supplier in Niger, seizes codeine, skunk nationwide
- premiumtimesng Experts discuss challenges, opportunities in small river hydropower development in Nigeria
- premiumtimesng Big tech vs. the press: Google’s UK “experiment” and the global threat to media freedom, By Shuaib S. Agaka
- premiumtimesng Nigeria can no longer pretend online violence against women is invisible, By Farida Adamu
- premiumtimesng SERAP threatens contempt suit against AGF Fagbemi over ‘failure’ to enforce NDDC judgment
- premiumtimesng Mali conflict survivors recount sexual violence and killings blamed on Russia’s Africa Corps
- Africanews Building The Path To Modernisation Together, Composing New Chapter In China-Africa Cooperation
- leadership Palm Wine Scarcity (2): Declining number of tappers contributes to shortage, rising costs
- premiumtimesng Nostalgia, celebration as Qua Iboe Church Secondary School alumni return to give back
- premiumtimesng Nostalgia, celebration as Qua Iboe Church Secondary School alumni return to give back
- premiumtimesng Increasing inequality in the Nigerian polity as a disincentive for investment, By Dipo Baruwa
- premiumtimesng Harpic partners Fed, Lagos govts to champion access to safe toilets and end open defecation
- premiumtimesng International Breweries Plc elevates its premium portfolio with the grand unveiling of Budweiser Royale
- premiumtimesng TRENDING: How Ooni removed over 19 shrines obstructing my factory construction – Aliko Dangote
- premiumtimesng THX22 Foundation, Lagos Food Bank Initiative partner, feed 200 families in outreach
- premiumtimesng Donald Trump: The contradiction at the heart of a divided America, By Kayode Adebiyi
- premiumtimesng OPay reaffirms regulatory compliance as core business priority during courtesy visit to EFCC
- premiumtimesng
Bandits collect N5m from Kano community for 16 kidnapped persons, but release only two
- premiumtimesngNigeria: Afreximbank African Trade Centre (Abuja) Achieves Leed Platinum Certification, the Highest Level in Green Building Certification
- allafricaEat’n’Go Nigeria launches environmental sustainability initiative with Akada, recycles over 1000kg of waste
- premiumtimesngFEATURE: How a conversation with Fr. Ehusani exposed a national problem and how the minister of interior acted
- premiumtimesngNigeria: Nigeria Breaks New Ground As Vestergaard, Harvestfield Launch 1st Mosquito Net Manufacturing Plant
- allafricaNorthern States Governors’ Forum Appoints Ezekiel Gomos As Director-General To Strengthen Regional Coordination
- leadershipGombe Deputy Governor Seeks Stronger Partnership With Rotary International on Snakebite, Polio, Maternal Health
- leadershipConsumer Credit: Federal Government expands CREDICORP’s “YouthCred” programme to all employed youth nationwide
- premiumtimesngFriday Sermon: Marriage in Islam and according teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), By Murtadha Gusau
- premiumtimesngPresco Plc strengthens market leadership with 10,000-hectare acquisition of Nsadop and Boki plantations
- premiumtimesngAmbassadorial Appointment: Senate panel screens ex-INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu, Fani-Kayode, Omokri, ex-governors, others
- premiumtimesngN1.38 trillion, $53.84 billion, £1 million allegedly stolen in 100 high-profile corruption cases – HEDA report
- premiumtimesng‘Cubana Protecting Our interest’, Amakaeze Siblings Disown Brother’s Claims On Disputed Abuja Property
- leadershipUzee Usman Honoured Globally As Nollywood Star Deepens Commitment To Peace, Culture, Youth Empowerment
- leadership‘Hold Tinubu responsible if any lawmaker gets attacked,’ Reps member faults police withdrawal directive
- premiumtimesngAfrica: Mauritius and Corporate Council on Africa Announce Dates for the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit
- allafricaFederal High Court reverses order granting AMCON enforcement of receivership over General Hydrocarbons
- premiumtimesngInside 2Baba’s Escalating Crisis: Family feud, IGP petitions, controversial marriage to Natasha Osawaru
- premiumtimesngInternational Breweries Plc elevates its premium portfolio with the grand unveiling of Budweiser Royale
- premiumtimesngAfrica: AFRAA Marks New Era of African Aviation As Free Route Airspace Takes Flight in West and Central Africa
- allafrica
Presco Plc strengthens market leadership with 10,000-hectare acquisition of Nsadop and Boki plantations
- premiumtimesng Minister Adelabu Petitions DSS Over Primate Ayodele’s Alleged N150m ‘Spiritual Intercession’ Demand
- leadership Spiritual Intercession: ‘Adelabu Said He’d Give Anything For Power’, Says Primate Ayodele
- leadership Communities of slave descendants in Brazil demand recognition of territories and livelihood
- Africanews ‘Cubana Protecting Our interest’, Amakaeze Siblings Disown Brother’s Claims On Disputed Abuja Property
- leadership Adelabu Rejects Cleric’s N150m ‘Spiritual Intercession’ Demand, Files Petition For Blackmail
- leadership Supreme Court affirms death sentence for Maryam Sanda, after Tinubu nearly freed her by pardon
- premiumtimesng Consumer Credit: Federal Government expands CREDICORP’s “YouthCred” programme to all employed youth nationwide
- premiumtimesng Idoma youths protest exclusion as US Congress delegation visits only Tiv communities in Benue
- premiumtimesng Katsina man kills nursing mother, 10-month-old baby over paternity dispute – Police
- premiumtimesng Court Orders EFCC To Apologise, Pay Kano Businessman N5m Damages For Wrongful ‘Wanted’ Declaration
- leadership ‘Hold Tinubu responsible if any lawmaker gets attacked,’ Reps member faults police withdrawal directive
- premiumtimesng Sources