- 2023 general elections
Nigerian elections 2023: False claims and viral videos debunked
False claims about Nigeria’s electoral commission sparked concern as voters cast their ballots on Saturday. Videos containing old and misleading footage filmed in previous polls were also circulating. While Nigerians await the official election results we have looked into some of these claims. Social media in Nigeria, especially Twitter, has played a huge role in the dissemination of credible election-related…
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Asiwaju is here, so are we! By Dare Babarinsa
History was made yesterday morning when Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State, was declared the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The coalition he husbanded so meticulously in 2014 has endured and produced its second President within eight years. Despite the predictions of chaos and violent divorce that haunted the recent campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari of…
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Tinubu sets up reconciliation committees to meet Atiku, Obi, others – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said the outcome of last Saturday’s Presidential election was a reflection of the wishes of the electorate. The governor described the election as the freest ever held in the country. He spoke to newsmen in Abuja at the International Conference Centre, venue of the presentation of Certificate of Return to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…
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UK, US, France send congratulatory messages to Tinubu
The governments of the United Kingdom, United States and France have congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu after his victory in Saturday’s presidential election. Posting on his Twitter page, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak in his congratulatory message, said he was looking forward to growing Nigeria’s ties with the UK. He said: “Congratulations to @officialABAT on his victory in Nigeria.…
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Israeli minister’s call to ‘erase’ Palestinian village an incitement to violence, US says
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for a Palestinian village to be “erased” amounted to incitement to violence and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must publicly disavow it, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. An ultranationalist in Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, Smotrich made the comments at a conference on Wednesday amid a spate of deadly Palestinian attacks and Israeli settler violence…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu, Shettima in Daura, present Certificate of Return to Buhari
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his vice, Senator Kashim Shettima on Wednesday travelled to Daura, home town of President Muhammadu Buhari to present to him their certificate of return. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu as the President-elect exactly 4.10am on Wednesday and presented the Certificate of Return to him and Shettima at a ceremony attended by governors,…
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A chance to consolidate, By Ebenezer Obadare
The just concluded Nigerian election will not pass the test of purity. It was marked by numerous irregularities, including the late arrival of polling material at polling stations, frustrating technical hitches, and scattered incidents of violence, among them numerous cases of voter intimidation by party agents and random miscreants. Evidence suggests that these logistical hiccups and scattered acts of lawlessness…
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New dawn has come for Nigeria – IBB congratulates President-elect, Tinubu
Nigeria’s former military President, General (rtd.) Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Tinubu over his election as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued by his media office, IBB commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for midwifing an election, which he said would lead to a new Nigeria. Babangida commended…
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Osinbajo joins Tinubu, Shettima at presentation of INEC’s Certificates of Return
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said: “I warmly congratulate the flagbearer of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the 2023 Presidential Elections, and his declaration as President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “I also congratulate…
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Explainer: Nigeria election: what to expect from president-elect Bola Tinubu
Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has promised to tackle a litany of problems, including escalating violence, double-digit inflation and industrial-scale oil theft. His supporters portray him as an effective administrator who improved roads, trash collection and other services in the chaotic city of Lagos during his tenure as governor from 1999 to 2007. Opponents are sceptical: many of Nigeria’s problems worsened…
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