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Politics
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You can’t abort this election like 1993, APC tells PDP, LP
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) to desist from pushing for the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential election. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media, Public Affairs and Strategic Communications of the PCC, Dele Alake. He said the opposition…
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FG to Obasanjo: Don’t truncate electoral process
The Federal Government has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the elections. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said what the former President cunningly framed as an ‘appeal for caution and rectification’ is nothing but a…
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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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Abiru wins Lagos East senatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Lagos East Senatorial election held on Saturday. The results declared by the INEC Returning Officer for the Lagos East Senatorial election, Prof. Simeon Adebayo Oladipo, showed that Abiru polled 178,646 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Election observers laud INEC, security agencies for presidential election
Election Observers, Center For Policy Advocacy and Leadership development (CPALD) and ten other election observer monitors on Monday, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting what it termed as a much-improved Presidential and National Assemby election in Nigeria. The CSO’s, further commended the professionalism and conduct of the security agencies deployed for election duty. In a statement by…
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APC asks security operatives to restrain Melaye, Momodu, Enenche, says Tinubu coasting to victory
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has called the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force to restrain Dino Melaye and Dele Momodu of the Peoples Democratic Party and Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre Abuja Paul Enenche. The APC PCC made this call in a statement by by the Special Adviser on Media Dele…
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CSO calls for Enenche’s arrest for incitement
A civil society organization Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER) has called for the arrest of the presiding pastor of Dunamis Christian Ministry Pastor Paul Enenche for his inciting messages over the collation of the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections results which is a threat to national peace and security. In a press statement issued in Lagos today…
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Opposition parties’ attempt to discredit election will fail, says APC
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress says any attempt by the opposition to discredit Saturday’s elections will fail. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC PCC Bayo Onanuga. He urged the opposition parties to stop inciting Nigerians and let the Independent National Electoral Commission do its work of…
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Low voter turnout at Lagos Mainland Local Govt
There was low voter turn out in some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government area of Lagos State as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials came early for the exercise. At about 8:30am, voters were scanty at polling unit 30 on Kano Street, Ebute Metta. Also, at Ward E polling unit 011 where the Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Olowo…
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Democrat Union of Africa congratulates PDP, Atiku on stellar campaign run
The Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar for leading an incredible campaign in the mission to recover Nigeria from the economic, security and governance woes brought about by the outgoing administration. Nigerians will be heading to the polls on Saturday to elect a new President, Senators, and members…
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