Nigeria Elections 2011 · Global Voices

2011 is presidential election year in Nigeria. Image by Flickr user ComSec (CC BY-NC 2.0).
The 2011 Presidential, National Assembly, Gubernatorial, and State Assembly elections in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, took place in April 2011, against a backdrop of increasing local ethnic and religious tension.
The presidential election was held on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011 due to various logistical and administrative problems. The election sparked controversy given the tradition of rotating the top office between the religions, after Umaru Yar'Adua (a Muslim) died and Goodluck Jonathan (a Christian) assumed the interim presidency in 2010. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner on 19 April, 2011.
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2012
11 Jan – Nigeria 2011: A Year of Small Victories and Great Challenges
May 2011
04 May – Nigeria: Social Media and the 2011 Elections
April 2011
22 Apr - Nigeria: Tweeps Report And Discuss Post-Election Violence
17 Apr – Nigeria Votes 2011: Opinions from the Polls
16 Apr – #PlessYaHand and #NigeriaDecides Trending
09 Apr – Nigeria: Tweeting Parliamentary Election 2011
07 Apr – Nigeria: Will Technology Impact 2011 Elections?
04 Apr – Nigeria: Bloggers React to Parliamentary Non-Polls
03 Apr – Nigeria: Tweeps to follow during Nigeria Elections 2011
01 Apr – Attahiru Jega: Nigeria's Electoral Captain or Captor?
March 2011
29 Mar – Nigeria: What Are Nigerian Bloggers Saying About the 2011 Elections?
25 Mar – Nigeria: Blogger Arrested for Allegedly Blackmailing a Politician
21 Mar – Nigeria's Golden Opportunity for a Social Revolution Through the Ballot Box
19 Mar – Nigeria: Ruckus Over Presidential Debate
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