Despite 2022 Electoral Reforms, INEC Performed Below Expectation — U.S Cries Out Despite 2022 Electoral Reforms, INEC Performed Below Expectation — Says U.S The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) has said that despite the 2022 electoral reforms, the 2023 election has so far fallen short of citizens’ expectations. The Joint Election Observation Mission, which was led by the former president of Malawi, Dr Joyce Banda, said logistic challenges and multiple incidents of political violence overshadowed the electoral process. Dr Banda said: “Despite large crowds in some polling stations and long waits,…
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Election Results: Obasanjo Under Fire Over His Letter To Buhari Election Results: Obasanjo Under Fire Over His Letter To Buhari The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for calling for the cancellation of already conducted elections. Obasanjo had in a letter urged President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel the presidential and National Assembly elections for not passing the credibility and transparency test. He further urged President Buhari to reschedule such cancelled election along with areas where elections were disrupted for next Saturday, March 4, 2023 Obasanjo argued that the BVAS and server officials for the elections…
Police Sends Strong Warning To Politicians Over Result Collation Police Sends Strong Warning To Politicians Over Result Collation The Nigeria Police Force yesterday warned politicians to desist from mounting unnecessary pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission. It said noted that all hands were on deck to speedily conclude the collation of the Saturday’s general elections’ results and declare the winner. Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, warned politicians against heating up the polity. It urged all the presidential candidates in the Saturday’s elections to caution their supporters against inciting comments. He said the police would not welcome and…
JUST IN: INEC Cancels Abuja Result INEC Cancels Abuja Result The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) FCT has cancelled the Abaji Area Council senatorial election results due to overvoting. Sanni Saka, the Collation and Returning Officer for Abaji, said this while announcing the results on Monday in Abuja. Mr Saka announced the results after objections by some party agents because the numbers were not tallying. Earlier, Mr Saka announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 9,542 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had 9,547 votes. The Labour Party had 1,789 votes, while the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)…
BREAKING: Tension In Kano As Gunmen Burn People Alive, Invade INEC Collation Centre Tension In Kano As Gunmen Burn People Alive, Invade INEC Collation Centre Some persons have been burnt alive in the wave of violence that hit Kano during the parliamentary and presidential elections. The campaign office of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State has also been burnt down. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who confirmed the incidents, said an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was attacked in Takai Local Government…
BREAKING: El-Rufai Loses LGA In Kaduna Information reaching Ibom Focus says that El-Rufai Loses LGA In Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has failed to deliver his Local Government Area to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Presidential election. In Zaria Local Government where he and Uba Sani, the APC Governorship candidate in the March election hail from, Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won. While Atiku polled, 62,260 votes. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC, garnered 41,432 votes while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) came third with…
BREAKING: Labour Party Rejects Collation Of Results Of Presidential Election The Labour Party, one of Nigeria’s main opposition parties in the 2023 elections, has rejected the results of the 2023 presidential election. The party Monday said it was doing so because INEC failed to publish all the results from polling units on its iREV server. The opposition party thus questioned the integrity of the collation and announcement exercise at the national collation centre in Abuja. The Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, is one of the four presidential candidates that have won at least one state in the elections. Details later…
Police Officers Arrested For Stealing Ballot Boxes Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Police Officers Arrested For Stealing Ballot Boxes Police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, said they have arrested three of their personnel for alleged electoral malpractice in the state. The police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the arrest followed a viral video of the alleged malpractice. There have been reports of police officers and other security officials colluding with politicians in Rivers to manipulate the polls in the state. Rivers State was trending on Twitter on Sunday because of…
Gunmen Abduct Presiding Officers, Kill Agent Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Abduct Presiding Officers, Kill Agent An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party was killed during Saturday’s elections in Kogi State, SaharaReporters has gathered. The deceased was killed in Okene, Okene Local Government Area of the state by political thugs suspected to be members of the All Progressives Congress. According to a source, five presiding officers were also abducted on Sunday by the hoodlums. Also reported were cases of violence in most parts of the council area. “Five presiding officers kidnapped by APC thugs in Kogi on Sunday.…
BREAKING: Soldiers Take Over Lagos Island To Protect Igbos After Peter Obi Defeated Tinubu In The State