2023 general elections
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The electoral process cannot be truncated, INEC chairman replies PDP, LP, ADC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday described the call for his resignation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Labour Party and the African Democratic Party (ADC) as misplaced.The three parties, at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday had called for the cancellation of Tuesday’s presidential and National Assembly elections and the resignation…
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PDP, LP, ADC call for cancellation of Saturday’s election results, resignation of INEC chairman
Three political parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday demanded the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. They also called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the elections. The parties, at a joint press conference in Abuja, attended by…
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You’re an interloper and a danger to Nigeria’s democracy, Akinrinade tells Obasanjo
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Alani Akinrinade on Tuesday described former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as an interloper and a danger to the present democracy Akinrinade was reacting to a statement by Obasanjo calling for the cancellation of last Saturday’s presidential election. According to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Obasanjo’s intervention in the ongoing democratic process should be…
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National Peace Committee asks INEC to investigate election infractions, iReV failures
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has asked in Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate cases of election infractions and failure of the INEC Result Viewing Portals (IReV) in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections across the country. The NPC Chairman, General Abdulsalami Abubakar said this in a statement on Monday. He commended Nigerians for coming out to vote during…
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Despite Ortom’s endorsement, Tinubu beats Peter Obi in Benue
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been declared wthe inner of the presidential election in Benue State. Tinubu, according to the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Faruk Kuta, in Makurdi, scored 310,468 votes. Peter Obi of the Labour Party polled 308,372 votes to come second. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples…
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PDP, LP planning to stop election results announcement through court order, APC alleges
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has uncovered plots by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party to throw the country into constitutional crises by surreptitiously obtaining exparte court orders stopping the announcement of the presidential election results which they fear have gone against them. This was contained in a statement…
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APC to challenge Saturday’s presidential, NASS elections in Osun
…says poll held under siege By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has that last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections were held under a siege in the state. Addressing a press conference at the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Office, Osogbo, on Monday, state acting Chairman of the party, Tajudeen Lawal stated that APC was denied level playing ground…
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Obasanjo asks Buhari, INEC to cancel election results not uploaded on server
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has alleged that Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections conducted nationwide were compromised. In a letter he wrote on Monday, the former president said despite the huge money spent by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to ensure transmission of results to INEC’s server, workers of the commission failed…
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APC wins NASS elections in Lagos, clears three senatorial, 20 House of Reps seats
Candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) have been declared winners of the three senatorial seats in Lagos State, recording landslide victories across the National Assembly slots. Former Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, won the Lagos West senatorial election, polling 361,296 votes to defeat her main challenger, Segun Adewale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 248,653 votes. The Independent…
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Tinubu wins Niger State presidential election
All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Niger State. The party won 21 out of the 25 local government areas in the state, securing 375,183 votes in the process. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which came second got 284,898 votes, Labour Party secured 80,452 votes and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), 21,836. The Niger State Collation Officer,…
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