Month: February 2023

2023 ELECTIONS: NHRC deploys over 800 Election Observers

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The National Human Rights Commission has deployed over 800 Election Observers to monitor the general conduct of the 2023 Elections with specific focus on the conduct of the security personnel.   The Executive Secretary made this disclosure on the eve of the commencement of the general elections saying the commitment of security personnel to discharge their statutory mandated effectively before, during, and after the elections will determine the peaceful outcome of the elections.   It could be recalled that in preparation for the general election, the Commission embarked on several…

2023 ELECTIONS: NHRC launches Human Rights Situation Room

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The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu has on Friday launched a Human Rights Situation Room to address cases of human rights violations and other forms of electoral infractions that may occur before during, and after the 2023 general elections.   According to the human rights Commission’s Boss, the Human Rights Situation Room is a hub inside the Commission which will enable the Commission to monitor the conduct of elections across the 36 States of the Federation.   The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said the focused of…

Mobilize and Cast Your Votes Peacefully- Gov Adeleke urges Osun Residents

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The Osun state Governor,Senator Ademola Adeleke has called on the people of Osun state to mobilize and troop out peacefully to elect leaders of their choice at Saturday’s general elections. In a pre-election statement he personally signed, Governor Adeleke described the Saturday election as “a critical milestone in national democratic development of Nigeria in which all eligible citizens must actively participate to decide the future of the nation. “My good people of Osun state, the general election is here and we have a patriotic duty to actively join the electioneering…

Gov Sani Bello applauds FG ,ADFD for signing agreement to co-finance Minna-Bida road dualization

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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has commended the Abu Dhabi Fund Development (ADFD) for signing an agreement with the Nigeria government to support the reconstruction of Minna-Bida Road. Governor Sani Bello in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,Mary Noel-Berje described the development as a “cheering news”. He said the support will in no small measure compliment the state government’s efforts in the reconstruction work. The Governor observed that the road is a gateway, connecting the north and the southern part hence, completing the project will definitely engender…

Disregard report on Withdrawal of over 100 Corps Members as ad-hoc staff for 2023 Elections – NYSC

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The Management of National Youth Service Corps has described as misleading information trending online that Corps Members have been withdrawn from participating as adhoc officers in three Local Government Areas of Imo State during tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.   NYSC statement signed by Eddy Megwa,Director, Press and Public Relations read in part:   “For the avoidance of doubt, the existing Memorandum of Understanding between NYSC and INEC on a seamless conduct of elections in Nigeria is still on course.   “NYSC Scheme is in total support of the…

Breaking: INEC cancels Enugu Senate election over assassination of LP candidate

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cancelled the Enugu East Senatorial election earlier scheduled for tomorrow Saturday February 25, 2023. The cancellation was sequel to Wednesday murder of the Labour Party candidate for the election Barr. Oyibo Chukwu who was shot and set ablaze alongside five others with him. Fielding questions from newsmen in his office Enugu State Labour Party Chairman Hon Casmir Agbo described the death of the candidate as shocking. He explained that following the death of Oyibo Chukwu, the party wrote the national body. “INEC advised…

2023; APC, Kogi Govt renders major Roads in Okehi LGA inaccessible with Excavation

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       Less than 48hrs to the 2023 General Elections, people of Okehi LGA of Kogi State,home to Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan,the Kogi Central PDP Senatorial Candidate woke up to excavation across major roads leading in and out of the Local Government ostensibly cutting off communities in the local government from accessing INEC electoral materials and Voters from accessing their polling units on Saturday 25th February,2025. This dangerous design may also be to entrap PDP candidates and supporters from escaping from attacks by the APC thugs who…

2023 Elections: Pantami Inaugurates Committee for Cyberspace and ICT Infrastructure Protection

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday 23rd February,2023 in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks especially during the 2023 General Elections.   The Minister, who represented President Mohammadu Buhari, announced that constitution of the Committee was on the directive of Mr. President that he put in place, a committee that…

Ignore fraudulent messages on Network shut down – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted messages circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. NCC described the messages as fraudulent and misleading information, urged Nigerians, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network. “These malicious and subversive messages originated and are being…

2023 Elections: 87.2m Nigerians to determine Tinubu, Atiku and Peter Obi’s fate

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 87,209, 007 voters will determine who becomes the next Nigeria president among Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP); Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and others.   INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced the development on Thursday, February 23, 2023, during a media briefing at the national collation centre in Abuja.   According to him, out of the country’s 93,469,008 registered voters, 87,209, 007 have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)…