How Elections Will Be Transmitted, Says INEC How Elections Will Be Transmitted, Says INEC Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said raw election figures will not be transmitted electronically during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Yakubu said Presiding Officers will be required to use the BVAS machine to snap the election results on the results sheet from each polling unit and upload them on INEC Result Viewing Portal for Nigerians to see. Speaking at a meeting with leaders of International Election Observers at the Commission’s head office, the INEC boss said the decision…
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2023: I’ll Be Neutral, Buhari Tells Tinubu, Atiku, Others 2023: I’ll Be Neutral, Buhari Tells Tinubu, Atiku, Others President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the candidates contesting in the February 25 and March 11 general elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the second signing of the National Peace Accord by political parties and presidential candidates of the 2023 general elections, organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC). The President also urged any aggrieved…
JUST IN: 2023: Buhari Sends Strong Warning To Tinubu, Others Two Days To Elections JUST IN: 2023 Elections: Buhari Sends Strong Warning To Tinubu, Others Two Days To Elections RESPECT CHOICE OF VOTERS; ACCEPT OUTCOME OF 2023 ELECTIONS, PRESIDENT BUHARI TO CANDIDATES President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The President, who witnessed the signing of the Second Peace Accord for the 2023 Presidential elections at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, reminded the…
BREAKING: 2023 Election: SDP Presidential Candidate Dumps Party Two Days To Elections, Endorse Other Candidate BREAKING: 2023 Election: SDP Presidential Candidate Dumps Party Two Days To Elections, Endorse Other Candidate Mrs Cesnabmihilo Nuhu-Aken’ova, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nuhu-Aken’ova, who announced her defection at a news conference in Abuja, said she was joining the APC to give support to the party and its presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu. Nuhu-Aken’ova, also the national coordinator of the All-inclusive Movement for Ahmed Tinubu, said she believed Tinubu, by his antecedent,…
Two Days To Elections INEC Sends Strong Warning To Voters Over Phones Two Days To Elections INEC Sends Strong Warning To Voters Over Phones The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned voters against using their mobile phones at the polling booths during Saturday’s election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ogun state, Niyi Ijalaye, gave the warning in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, while addressing journalists shortly after a meeting with heads of security agencies ahead of the Saturday’s election. Ijalaye said voters would not be allowed to make calls or take pictures with their phones when they are casting their…
Presidents In The World Envy Me As Nigeria’s President – Says Buhari Presidents In The World Envy Me As Nigeria’s President – Says Buhari Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is the envy of many presidents in the world because of the support his government gets from the private sector. The President spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration and handover of N12 billion worth of security equipment to the military and the Nigeria Police Force. The items were donated by the Coalition of Private Sector Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) – a group of eminent Nigerian industrialists, including Aliko…
Ignore EFCC’s Forfeiture Joke As Desperate Concoction Of Confused ‘Unintelligent Officials’, Kogi Tells Nigerians Ignore EFCC’s Forfeiture Joke As Desperate Concoction Of Confused ‘Unintelligent Officials’, Kogi Tells Nigerians The Kogi State Government has called the Nigerian public’s attention to what it described as the ridicule the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has made of the fight against corruption in Nigeria with its “disgraceful fixation on the State in the pursuit of desperate political interests of its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa and his godfathers.” The Commissioner for Information and Communications in the state, Kingsley Fanwo, said in a statement on Wednesday that…
Peter Obi In ‘Buga mood’ as NLC endorses him for president 2023: Peter Obi In ‘Buga mood’ as NLC endorses him for president Nigerian workers under the umbrella of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have declared their support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi. This is coming a few days before Saturday’s presidential election. The Labour Union declared its support for the LP flag-bearer during its inaugural meeting held on Wednesday by its National Administrative Council. Delivering his speech, the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said that Mr Obi is among the finest Nigerian and the…
BREAKING: Presidential Poll: Buhari With INEC Chairman, Tells Him What To Do Presidential Poll: Buhari With INEC Chairman, Tells Him What To Do President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday morning, met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President said the unscheduled meeting was at the instance of the INEC chairman, ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. He said it was all part of the efforts to ensure the elections hold successfully. President Buhari hinted of the meeting while explaining his few minutes’ lateness to…
BREAKING: Court Forfeits Multi-billion Naira Lagos, Abuja, Dubai Properties Linked To Yahaya Bello’s Relations Court Forfeits Multi-billion Naira Lagos, Abuja, Dubai Properties Linked To Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s Relations A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja, United Arab Emirates linked to relations of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Nicholas Oweibo granted the order following an ex parte motion filed and argued by EFCC counsel, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo. Oyedepo informed the judge that the properties, including…