Centre for Democracy and Development
18 Mar
About 109 deaths recorded across the country from January 1 to March 10, 2023, have been linked to the conduct of the 2023 general election, a pro-democracy organisation, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has said.
10 Mar
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1 Mar
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has deplored poor conduct of last weekend’s Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), particularly in areas of operations, communications violence, voter intimidation and vote buying.
16 Feb
With less than 10 days to the general elections, a new report by frontline pro-democracy think tank, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), yesterday, revealed how top presidential candidates employ the services of social media influencers to spread falsehood about their opponents.
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