2023 general elections
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Appeal Court dismisses Obi’s request to stop INEC from reconfiguring BVAS machines
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to reconfigure the BVAS machines used for the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. The Appeal Court, in the process, turned down the request of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi seeking to stop INEC from reconfiguring the BVAS Machines. INEC…
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INEC presents Certificates of Return to senators-elect in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented Certificates of Return to elected senators in the February 25 National Assembly elections. The presentation was done by INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu at the International Conference Centre, Abuja used as the commission’s National Collation Centre. Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed majority seats in the senate with 57 members, while…
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APC appoints 13 SANs to defend Tinubu’s victory
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, in Abuja, assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. According to a statement by APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuq, the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation. He said the legal team, consisting…
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INEC prays court to vary order on inspection of election materials
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Court of Appeal to vary the ex parte order made in favour of Labour Party and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), with regards to inspection of materials used for the presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the appellate court had on March 3, granted leave to Atiku…
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Keyamo to Atiku; Stop being delusional, you can’t win election with fragmented party
The Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has told Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he could not have won Saturday, February 25 presidential election with his party in crisis. Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson of the Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, in a statement on Thursday also said that Atiku breached the North-South agreement…
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2023 presidential election worst since 1999, says Atiku, heads to court
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday rejected the results of Saturday’s election, saying it was not free and fair. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Atiku described the election as the worst ever conducted since the return to democratic rule inn 1999. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had the opportunity to…
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We will meet in court, APC tells Obi, says LP candidate can’t win election anchored on ethnicity, religion
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi had no pathway to win the 2023 presidential election. APC PCC Director, Media & Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement to counter Obi’s claim that he won Saturday, February 25 election said election in Nigeria cannot be won…
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I’ll prove I won presidential election – Obi
…promises to approach court for redress PresidentialcCandidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has vowed to contest the results of Saturday’s presidential election in court. Obi who addressed the press in Abuja on Thursday insisted that he won the presidential election and was ready to prove it. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) had declared presidential candidate of the All Progressives…
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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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Celebration in Osun over Tinubu’s victory as Oyetola congratulates President-elect
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo It was celebration galore in some parts of Osun State on Wednesday following the declaration of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the winner of Saturday’s presidential election. Residents of Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government, the hometown of the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola had…
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