The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, performed optimally nationwide during the presidential election. Yakubu stated this while giving an update on Saturday at the National Collation Centre briefing in Abuja. He explained that according to reports reaching the Commission, all went relatively well with its technologies. “There were ballot boxes snatched here and there, but it appears that the target of those who want to undermine the election is the BVAS. We would continue to do everything to protect the process and proceed courageously,” he stated.
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed hope that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will be declared president-elect. El-Rufai spoke at his polling unit while lamenting over the low turnout of voters across the state. The governor also lamented the snatching of ballot boxes and BVAS in Southern Kaduna. El-Rufai said: “This morning, we got a report of one incident in Southern Kaduna where BVAS and ballot boxes were snatched and in Soba where two ballot boxes were also snatched. “And of course in my view, my prayer is that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is…
Voters in Rivers State have expressed their determination and interest in participating in the presidential and National Assembly elections. A cross-section of voters, party agents and unit coordinators who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday expressed their views about today’s elections. A voter, who simply identified herself as Miss Chioma, said that though the cashless policy was biting hard both on the poor and the rich, she foresaw a huge success of the exercise. She said that today was very significant in the life of every Nigerian to come out and exercise their franchise to vote for…
The U.S. announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those targeted in one of the U.S. Treasury Department’s “most significant sanctions actions to date, according to the agency. The action, taken in coordination with Group of Seven allies, seeks to punish 250 people and firms, puts financial blocks on banks, arms dealers and technology companies tied to weapons production, and goes after alleged sanctions evaders in countries from the United…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to seek other options outside Musiliu Akinsanya, popular as MC Oluomo, to distribute 2023 election materials in Lagos State. InfoStride News reports this on Friday in the judgment of Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in a suit filed by Labour Party, its governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Favour and four others. The court had on Monday okayed an interim order on the issue before adjourning to hear the substantive case. A hearing in the substantive case came up on Wednesday, after which the court adjourned for its judgment until…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has assured that its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, would complete the agro-cargo airport in Iperu area of Ogun State. InfoStride News reports that the agro-cargo airport initiated by the Gbenga Daniel administration was revisited by the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun. On Thursday, the airport witnessed its maiden test flight at an occasion graced by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other dignitaries. But, the PDP in a statement by its spokesman in Ogun, Akinloye Bankole, reminded Ogun people that the cargo airport project was actually a brainchild of the PDP administration in Ogun…
A spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, has revealed that he likes the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi because he continues to give respect to whom it is due. Despite lauding Obi’s respectful disposition, Momodu maintained that the Labour Party flag bearer is not in the same league as the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He added that it would be almost impossible for the former Anambra Governor to win the presidential election on Saturday. The veteran journalist spoke while fielding questions on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Thursday. Momodu said, “Peter…
Barely 24 before the 2023 general election, the National Conscience Party, NCP, has endorsed the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Leaders of the party took the decision after its emergency National Coordinating Council meeting in Abuja. A Communique signed by Adebola Lateef, National Secretary; Pastor Peters Omoragbon, NDC South-South; and Comrade Waheed Lawal, Acting National Chairman was issued at the end of the meeting. The party also denied endorsing the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, stressing that its leadership was not consulted by the former chairman of the party, Mallam Tanko Yunusa. “As a result,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has described an audio wherein he purportedly revealed plans by himself, Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to rig Saturday’s election as fake. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the clip in circulation was a confirmation of last week’s alert of plans by opponents to deepen its propaganda. “In this age of artificial intelligence technology, even dead people can be portrayed as delivering speeches. This is nothing new,” Shaibu noted. The aide recalled Atiku contested two presidential elections and has never…
The immediate past Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Joseph Albasu Kunini, has described those going about discouraging eligible voters not to vote for the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), as devil-incarnates. He made the assertion, Friday in Lau local government council of the state while canvassing votes for persons jostling for one position and the other on the platform of the ruling party in the state. The former speaker who contested the governorship ticket of the PDP but did not succeed urged his constituents to vote massively for all the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Barely 24 hours before the presidential election, state chairpersons of the Labour Party, LP, said the party’s candidate Peter Obi was ill-prepared to win the poll. Gombe State LP chairman and coordinating chairman for the 36 states, Sani Abdulsalami, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. Abdulsalami alleged that Obi had neglected the party’s chairpersons in the 36 states. He added that the presidential candidate of LP does not respect the party’s executives in the states but prefers working with his cronies. “As members of the Labour Party National Executive and NWC, it is our opinion and…
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, has said he has no confidence in the police to do their job efficiently during the general election starting tomorrow. He spoke soon after the Assistant Inspector General of Police for Zone Six, Jonathan Towuru, cautioned all political leaders and their supporters in the state ahead of the commencement of the general election to refrain from violence, assuring that the police are ready to provide security. Two days ago, the country home of the PDP chairman in Obudu town was vandalised, riddled with bullets and an…
Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has pledged to pursue 40% affirmative action for women in political appointments. Obi also said he would encourage the same for women in the corporate sector. The former Anambra State governor, who disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, also said he would strive to ensure that Nigerian youths are adequately represented in governance. He wrote: “One of my major policy planks is inclusivity: accordingly striving for gender parity remains a priority. We are presently committed to 40% affirmative action…
A coalition of six senatorial candidates from Kano North senatorial zone declared unwavering support for Senator Barau Jibrin of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The candidates, Aliyu Idris Zakirai of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Sunusi Ahmad Baffa of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Shehu Nuhu Abdullahi of National Rescue Movement (NRM), Muhammad Shuaibu of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Ashiru Ahmed of African Action Congress (AAC) and Abdulkarim Isah Jarma of Action Democratic Party (ADP) made the announcement on Thursday. Sanusi Ahmad Baffa who delivered an address on behalf of others at an emergency press briefing said their decision is a…
Prof. Pat Utomi has insisted that Nigeria has made politics too attractive for criminally minded people. Utomi said this while reacting to the killing of the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr Oyibo Chukwu. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday, the Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, said the Nigerian states had become almost a criminal enterprise. Utomi said: “We have made politics too attractive for criminally minded people, and so the Nigerian states have become almost a criminal enterprise. “The most…
Ukraine’s foreign minister has urged the world’s nations as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears to prove they stand for the United Nations Charter and vote in favour of a UN resolution calling for a peace that ensures his war-ravaged country’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity. Dmytro Kuleba told an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that despite Moscow’s empty calls for negotiations, Russia still wants to destroy Ukraine as a nation. He said the resolution, to be put to a vote Thursday in the 193-member world body, will contribute to our joint efforts to…
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State on Thursday evening fully prepared to perform his civic duty as a voter in the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. According to Garba Shehu, his spokesman: “President Muhammadu Buhari at 5:25 pm arrived in Daura, Katsina State preparatory to the elections on Saturday in which he will participate, not as a candidate as he had done since 2003, but as a voter. “Knowing the importance of every single vote, the President makes sure that all members of his family, members of the entourage, including security, protocol and…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful in Benue South Senatorial District rose from a stakeholders meeting in Otukpo on Thursday to formally endorse the candidature of Atiku Abubakar as the preferred candidate for the plum position in 2023. The meeting was held in the Otukpo country home of former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the former Senate, President, Paul Mumeh, said, the PDP stakeholders resolved to vote for Abubakar on the premise that their interest will be better served under his presidency. They distanced themselves from those campaigning for candidates of…
The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Israel Dayo, has urged Nigerians to discountenance his principal’s weak point and focus more on the great things he has in stock for Nigerians. Dayo spoke on Thursday while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show program. He said disputing Bola Tinubu’s credentials is irrelevant, arguing that his track record speaks for his capacity. He said: “Tinubu was the governor of Lagos [responsible for] transforming the economy, rebuilding the city. [He] turned around Bar Beach and turned it to Eko Atlantic City. “He transformed the Ahmadu Bello Way axis. He built…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has raised the alarm over plans by elements in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cause violence in some states. The former Vice President said the plot is to force the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone Saturday’s election. Atiku added that the alternative plan was to hold a staggered election whereby elections would not be held simultaneously across the country. A statement Thursday night by Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu warned that failure to hold elections on the same day nationwide “be an invitation to…