Month: February 2023

#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu leads in Southwest, Northwest, North-Central as Peter Obi takes Southeast

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There are indications that the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is comfortably leading in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States, while the Labour Party’s Peter Obi was dominant in the South East as the results of the Presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday, February 25, 2023, are coming in.   Peter Obi also made some inroads in Lagos State and former strongholds of the PDP in Edo and Delta.   As at last night, the Labour…

Labour Party takes early lead in FCT

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The Labour Party has taken an early lead as the results for the presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives were counted at six major polling units in the NYSC Camp Ward, Kubwa, Bwari Local Government Area in Abuja. It was observed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; the senatorial candidate, Ireti Kingibe and the House of the Representatives candidates garnered a majority of the votes at polling units 004, 036, 037, 038, 039 and 040 leaving the ruling All Progressive Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, African…

Don’t allow this Election to be rigged- ADC Chair warns INEC

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  The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralphs Okey Nwosu has called on the management of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] to follow the path of honour by maintaining their policy of continuous improvement of the nation’s electoral systems and process which they have done so well and committed so much resources build. “They must not at this time collude with unpatriotic elements and self-serving politicians to compromise the integrity of the commission and our democracy. The scandalous flirtation between some of its ad-hoc staff…

NUJ FCT Council condemns arrest, detention of Editor, Reporter by Police In Abuja ….. Demands unconditional release

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has condemned the arrest and subsequent detention of the editor and a reporter of an online newspaper, ‘TheNewsGuru.com’ Mr. Ediri Oyibo and Paul Utebor by the Nigeria Police Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, described the arrest as unwarranted, absurd and unacceptable. Oyibo and Utebor were invited and eventually detained on Wednesday February 22, through a letter dated February 18, 2023 for an interview with the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Zonal…

Nigerian Presidents From Independence Till Date

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Below are the chronologies of past Nigerian presidents and Heads of State since her independence in 1960 to the present day. The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government.   From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general. Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth under…

Tinubu wins Gov Seyi Makinde Polling Unit

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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu won the polls at the polling unit of the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde.   Tinubu polled 104 votes while Peter Obi of Labor Party came close second with 82 votes and Atiku Abubakar had 27 votes.   Action Democratic Party and All Progressives Grand Alliance recorded two votes each while Action Alliance had one vote.   There was a total number of 17 void votes.   The State Governor, Seyi Makinde earlier voted in the day at the…

Thugs attacked polling units, carted away five BVAS machines,says INEC

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Thugs attacked three polling units and carted away five Bimodal Voter Authentication System, the Independent National Electoral Commission revealed on Saturday.   The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this while briefing journalists on the situation report in Abuja   Mahmood gave reasons why the opening of polling units was delayed by election officials.   He noted that insecurity in some states led to the delay as well as logistics issues.   The INEC chairman, who said that polling units in Niger, Delta and Katsina states were attacked by thugs…

Bola Tinubu wins polling unit

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The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos.   He defeated the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi in his polling unit.   Tinubu voted at Ward 3, Polling Unit 85, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, around 10:20am.   The total number of accredited voters is 43, while the polling unit had 324 registered voters.  

EFCC intercepts Woman with 18 Voter Cards in Kaduna, another in Kano, FCT

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early hours of today, February 25, 2023 intercepted a woman with 18 voter cards in a sting operation at Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State. The woman, one Maryam Mamman Alhaji, who is a member of the support group of one of the leading political parties, also had in her possession, a 17-page list containing names of eligible voters, their bank details and phone numbers as accredited under Badarwa/Malali Ward 01 and 08, Kaduna North Local Government Area of…

#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu casts his vote in Lagos, says he is confident of winning the election

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The All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu alongside his wife, Remi have cast their votes in Lagos state.   Tinubu voted at Unit 085, Ward 03, Kaffi Street, Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State.   Tinubu is contesting for the position of Nigeria President with other seventeen candidates.   Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote, Tinubu commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting a peaceful election so far.   He noted that he is confident and hopeful that he will emerge the winner…