Who we are
RigAndDie.com is run by Organisation name, a nonprofit registered in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC number CAC number).
Our team is made up of researchers, lawyers, journalists and volunteers across Nigeria. Our mission is to end electoral malpractice through data, law and transparency. We help citizens report wrongdoing safely, check what is true, and follow cases until they are settled.
"Election Rigging Must Die" is a call to end rigging as a practice. It is not a threat against any person.
Our nonpartisan promise
- We do not support or oppose any political party or candidate.
- We report wrongdoing by anyone, no matter who it helps or hurts.
- Our staff may not hold office in a political party. Volunteers must tell us about any party role, and do not work on reports that involve their party.
- We do not use party colours, slogans or nicknames in our own writing.
How we are funded
We do not accept money from political parties, candidates, campaign groups or government bodies.
Our funders: List of funders.
We list every funder on this page and publish a yearly report on how the money was spent. Funders have no say in what we publish.
Editorial policy
Accuracy before speed
We would rather publish late than publish something wrong. Nothing goes public until it has been checked.
Evidence, not opinion
Every published report, verdict and case is backed by evidence we can show: photos, video, documents, official records, or more than one independent witness.
Fairness
When a report concerns an institution or public official, we give them a chance to respond before we publish where we can, and we include their answer.
Names and privacy
- We do not name private citizens in incident reports.
- We name public officials only where an official record or strong evidence supports it.
- We blur the faces of bystanders and children before publishing photos or video.
- We never publish home addresses, phone numbers or family details.
Innocent until proven guilty
An arrest or charge is not a conviction. Our Accountability Tracker says clearly what stage each case is at.
Calm language
We do not publish content that stirs up violence, hatred or panic. We write plainly and stick to what the evidence shows.
How we verify a report
- Held for review. Every report, claim and upload goes into a private review queue. Nothing is public at this stage.
- Checked by two people. Two trained reviewers look at each report separately.
- Matched against evidence. We check the time and place a photo or video was taken, compare it with other reports from the same polling unit, and with the result uploaded to INEC's IReV portal.
- Cleaned. We remove names, faces of bystanders, and hidden data such as GPS location from anything we publish.
- Labelled and published. The report goes on the map with a clear label. Fake uploads, threats and personal attacks are never published.
What our labels mean
- !Verified
- Our team has checked it against evidence and is confident it happened. It is not a court finding.
- !Under Review
- We have received it and are checking it.
- !Unverified
- We could not confirm it yet. Counts only, no details are published.
- Resolved
- The problem was fixed on the day, or the matter has been settled by the right authority.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it quickly and add a note at the bottom of the item saying what changed and when. To ask for a correction, email corrections email.
Contact
Email: contact email
Address: Office address
To report an incident, use the report form. Please do not send evidence by email.