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2023 Polls Court Blocks INEC From Ending Voter Registration

2023 Polls: Court Blocks INEC From Ending Voter Registration

June 21, 2022 6:09 am

The Federal High Court in Abuja has blocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022.

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.

SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early this month filed the lawsuit against INEC asking the court to ‘declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible Nigerians to exercise their rights.’

In the …

2023 Elections ‘No One Can Buy Our Integrity’ — INEC REC

2023 Elections: ‘No One Can Buy Our Integrity’ — INEC REC

June 21, 2022 5:51 am

Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kwara, has stated his intention to deliver the best elections in the state’s history in 2023, stressing that ‘nobody can buy his Integrity.’

At a news conference in Ilorin on Monday, Attahiru-Madami declared this in the wake of an allegation levelled against him by the state’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Prince Tunji Morounfoye.

According to reports, Morounfoye claimed in a public statement that the REC had been compromised and that he was in a secret meeting with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Read Also: 2023: Thousands Of Northern Youths Pledge To Support

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Segun Oni Pledges To Challenge Oyebanji's Victory In Court

Segun Oni Pledges To Challenge Oyebanji’s Victory In Court

June 20, 2022 10:00 am

Chief Segun Oni, who is the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has completely rejected the results of Saturday’s governorship election, while reiterating that the outcome will be challenged at the tribunal.

The SDP candidate said that the results, as declared by INEC, did not actually reflect the true decision of the people, lamenting that the process was allegedly marred by financial inducement. Oni made this known on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, through Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, his state collation agent.

Read Also: INEC Announces APC’s Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Guber Election

While speaking with newsmen on the outcome

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'The Ancestors Are With You' - Oba Of Lagos Blesses Tinubu

‘The Ancestors Are With You’ – Oba Of Lagos Blesses Tinubu

June 20, 2022 9:59 am

As things gear up for the 2023 general elections, Rilwan Akiolu who is the Oba of Lagos, has given an open assurance for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the ancestors of Yoruba land would ensure his victory come 2023.

The Oba of Lagos gave the blessings on Sunday when the Asiwaju of Lagos had paid him a visit on his return to the State after he had clinched the APC ticket earlier in the month.

According to the monarch, Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 presidential election would have made the Yoruba land a …

2023 Thousands Of Northern Youths Pledge To Support Peter Obi

2023: Thousands Of Northern Youths Pledge To Support Peter Obi

June 20, 2022 7:12 am

More than 15,000 young men and women in the northern Nigerian state of Nasarawa have pledged their support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election.

Victor Laka, the State Southern Zonal Chairman of the Peter Obi Candidacy Movement, told reporters in Lafia on Sunday that the youths chose to back the former Anambra State governor because of his leadership abilities.

Laka further said that the group, with members from across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, was tired of politicians from other political parties who kept lying to the masses of …

APC Ticket I Almost Got Fed Up, But Prayers Saved Me –Tinubu

APC Ticket: I Almost Got Fed Up, But Prayers Saved Me –Tinubu

June 20, 2022 7:04 am

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has recounted the struggle he went through to emerge as the flagbearer of the ruling party ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Recalling that his victory at the party’s presidential primary did not come on the platter of gold, he said he fought a hard battle to clinch the ticket.

Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, relived his experience on Sunday when he paid a visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, at his palace to receive royal blessings shortly after he returned to the state.

‘There …

Atiku Gushes Over Okowa Describes Him As Asset To Nigerians

Atiku Gushes Over Okowa, Describes Him As Asset To Nigerians

June 20, 2022 7:00 am

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Candidate for 2023, has described Ifeanyi Okowa as a valuable asset to all Nigerians.

In a message to Nigerians which he delivered on Sunday in Abuja, Abubakar stated that the position of the president, in particular, needed the holder of that office to have clarity of mind when making decisions.

According to Abubakar, the decision to choose a running mate, as well as how it was made in countries with more democratic acculturation experience, provided a glimpse into their readiness for the job that awaited them.

He said that in …

2023: Kwankwaso Will Not Be Peter Obi’s Running Mate – NNPP

2023: Kwankwaso Will Not Be Peter Obi’s Running Mate – NNPP

June 20, 2022 6:24 am

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has denied media reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has agreed to run for the 2023 presidential election as a running mate of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi in next year’s general elections.

National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, Dr Agbo Major, who made this known in Abuja on Sunday, said contrary to reports, there was never a time such a discussion or negotiation was held between Kwankwaso and Obi.

Agbo Major, however, pointed out that there is an alliance talk with the Labour Party on how to rescue the country’s democracy …

NATO Chief Reveals How Long Ukraine War Is Expected To Last

NATO Chief Reveals How Long Ukraine War Is Expected To Last

June 19, 2022 9:06 pm

Jens Stoltenberg who is the NATO chief has warned in an interview published Sunday by German daily newspaper Bild that the war in Ukraine could last “for years”, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv.

“We must be prepared for this to last for years,” the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.

“We must not weaken in our support of Ukraine, even if the costs are high — not only in terms of military support but also because of rising energy and food prices.”

He had mentioned that the food and fuel

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INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

Extortion: INEC Queries, Fires 2 PVC Registration Staff

June 19, 2022 8:58 pm

As a result of the rising spate of reports against the commission’s agents about extortion and bribery, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Benue State on Sunday has announced that it has issued queries to two of its staff for allegedly extorting PVC registrants in Oju Local Government Area.

INEC also announced that the commission will be completely withdrawing the two officers from the ongoing voters’ registration process in the community.

Shehu Abdulwahab who is the the administrative secretary of INEC in Benue made this announcement in a  statement signed by him.

He said the two staff were said …

Human Rights Lawyer Faults Replacement Of Machina With Lawan

Human Rights Lawyer Faults Replacement Of Machina With Lawan

June 19, 2022 8:55 pm

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer who has been identified as Pelumi Olajengbesi, has described the controversial replacement of the name of Bashir Machina, who is the Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) with that of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan in the recently conducted voting process, as  quite unconstitutional and fraudulent.

Pelumi Olajengbesi who issued a statement on Sunday had unequivocally stated that Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman, was actually hellbent on foisting Lawan on members of the party as “consensus candidate” during the buildup to APC presidential primary, announcing the Senate President against …

INEC Finally Releases Tinubu's Credentials, University Certificates

Bola Tinubu Draws Massive Crowd As He Touches Down Lagos

June 19, 2022 12:49 pm

The turn-up was mammoth as thousands of APC supporters and some other political leaders on Sunday had stormed the presidential wing of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, to welcome and celebrate Senator Bola Tinubu, who is the party’s presidential candidate.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who has been identified as a former governor of Lagos State was returning to his home state for the first time after he clinched the APC presidential ticket. He had defeated 13 other aspirants, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to clinch the APC ticket for the 2023 presidential election in a very dramatic Presidential primary.…

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