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The APC candidate warned his followers to be calm and maintain peace, saying Obi’s victory in Lagos should not be a source of provocation. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer, Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 poll says he is bound to accept the outcome of the just-concluded election as a Democrat. The former Lagos State governor also said the victory of his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi in the state shows the beauty of democracy. Tinubu also warned his followers to be calm and maintain peace, saying Obi’s victory in Lagos should not be…

He is the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) A file photo of Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong. Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong who is also the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has lost the bid to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial District slot. He lost to Rtd AVM Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday. While announcing the results, the Returning Officer Professor Meshak Goyit declared that Bali Napoleon of PDP scored a total of 148,844…

Two days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results are now pouring in from several parts of the country.  A presiding officer counts records from the Ikorodu local government area during the collation of the presidential election results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Yaba, in the suburbs of Lagos, in Nigeria, on February 26, 2023. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) Before the exercise, expectations were sky-high in Africa’s most populous nation as millions of citizens elect the country’s next president and lawmakers. In all, 94 million citizens registered for the…

There are high expectations in Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State as voters and residents await the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission failed to upload results from the various polling units across the 23 local government areas of the state. As of 7 to 8 pm on Saturday, elections were still held in some polling units. The Bi-modal Voters Accreditation machines malfunctioned in many areas, including Governor Nyesom Wike’s Ward 9, Unit 7 in Rumuiprikon, Obio/Akpor LHA of the state. The heavy downpour and lightning during the voting hours on…

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has signed into law, the Bill establishing the state Anti-thuggery Agency.This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Jamilu Iliyasu.Switch Nigeria reports that Matawalle had in February 2022 issued an Executive Order setting up a committee to tackle thuggery, drug abuse and related offences in the state.The governor later forwarded a bill to the state House of Assembly for a law to establish the state anti-thuggery agency, which was passed by the lawmakers.The governor said the agency was established by his administration to complement the…

The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machine’s poor network marred voting process in some parts of Rivers State. A heavy rainfall which also began in the afternoon around Polling Unit 7, Ward 9, Rumuepirikom, Port Harcourt, in the state, sent some voters home. While some voted successfully, some voters were seen returning home as they said they were going home because of the poor network of the BVAS machine. A woman, who was seen returning home, said, “They said the network is bad,” when asked why she was leaving. Switch Nigeria earlier reported that the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike,…

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom casting his vote at his polling unit in Gbanjimba, Guma Local Government Area on Saturday.

The governor also expressed the fear that the failure of the machine could mar the election. Wike at his polling unit on Saturday, February 25 Rivers State Governor, Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to his polling unit. Wike arrived at his polling unit 7 in Ward 9 in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area with his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi Wike at about 10:30 am. However, the BVAS could not accredit the Governor ad his wife who were the first voters at the pilling…

Addressing reporters, he said “democracy is here to stay” in Nigeria. All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu (C) arrives to vote at a polling station in Lagos on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP) The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has cast his vote at a polling unit in Bourdillion, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Tinubu voted alongside his wife, Remi, and other party chieftains. Addressing reporters, he said “democracy is here to stay” in Nigeria and that he is “too confident of victory”. He said…

By his statement, the electoral chief ruled out any postponement which had consistently characterised Nigeria’s general elections since 2011 but 12am on Saturday is still a long time for any last-minute development. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election will hold as planned on February 25. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. His assurances come a few hours before the presidential poll slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023. “Generally speaking, the situation is calm in the country as far as our…