2023 Election: No one should upset peace, pulpit not for politics – former Oyo guber candidate
According to him, “we must all be grateful to God for the recently concluded Presidential Election. “All political parties and candidates must understand that Rome was not built in a day. I am quite disturbed by the utterances of some elders, the allegations of the candidates and the parties who have lost the election. “To the religious leaders, the pulpit is not for politics on a Friday afternoon or Sunday morning. This does not stop anyone from participating in political debates or aspiring to be a candidate but I believe the pulpit is not for preaching politics or casting aspersions on elected leaders,” he emphasised.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
March 05, 2023 15:33 UTC
NGO revitalises toilet, water facilities in Ibadan public school
By Rukiyat OgunwadeIn a bid to improve hygiene and reduce open defecation in public schools, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Akande Tunde Movement, (ATM) has revitalized toilet and water facilities in Community Primary School Araromi, Lasokun, Ibadan. Dr. Akande noted that the project was put into consideration because it plays a key role in creating safe and healthy school environments where children can focus on learning. Meanwhile, the philanthropist also stated that the well water was also meant to serve as succour to the members of the community where the school is located. He said the water will eradicate the problems of sourcing water that the residents of the community have been facing for a long time. The management of the school and residents of the community in their separate remarks appreciated the philanthropist for his kind gesture.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
March 05, 2023 08:51 UTC
NigeriaElections2023: Ohanaeze warns against manipulation of election results
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, against the manipulation of the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections to favour a particular candidate against the wishes of the electorate. Ohanaeze gave the warning in a statement on Sunday, saying that the manipulation of election results is an invitation for anarchy as Nigerians would not accept anything less than to ensure that their votes count. Ohanaeze said, “Professor Yakubu is reminded that Nigerians went into this election based on his assurances that the deployment of BVAS by INEC was a perfect antidote to electoral malpractices in Nigeria. “It will therefore be very unfortunate if what is going on across Nigeria is allowed to continue. “It is most regrettable that some agents of darkness are bent on using INEC to test the will of Nigerians.
Source:Punch
February 27, 2023 01:25 UTC
#ElectionsResult: APC polls highest votes in 28 out of 33 LGAs in Oyo presidential election – Tribune Online
By Wale AkinselureIn the presidential election results in Oyo declared thus far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the highest number of votes in 25 local government areas. APC has a total of 367,830, PDP polled a sum of 146,844, and LP gained a total of 79,050A cumulative count of the votes from the 25 local government areas shows that the APC has 312,449 votes; the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has 130,970 votes; and the Labour Party, has 68,302 votes. The APC won in Ibadan North-West, Kajola, Atisbo, Lagelu, Afijio, Atiba, Oyo East, Oyo West, Iseyin, Ibarapa East, Saki East, Ibarapa North, Ibarapa Central, Iwajowa, Ido, Itesiwaju, Ogbomoso South, Ogbomoso North, Olorunsogo, Oorelope, Irepo, Oriire, Oluyole, Akinyele, Ibadan North, Ona Ara, Saki West and Egbeda.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 27, 2023 01:21 UTC
#ElectionResult: INEC uploads blurry results sheets on portal
By: Taoheed AdegbiteAs the result of Saturday’s presidential and National assembly elections continue trickling in, there has been growing concern over uploading of blurry result sheets on the INEC portal. Checks by our reporter observed that figures in some of the result sheets uploaded as of the time of filing this report are not visible. Tribune Online earlier reported that the President of INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, while meeting with foreign observers on Wednesday, had explained that raw election figures will not be transmitted electronically. According to him, the presiding officers would be required to use the BVAS to snap the election results on the results sheet from each polling unit, and upload them on INEC Result Viewing Portal for Nigerians to see. He added that the decision was taken to avoid hacking as raw figures were more susceptible to hacking.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 27, 2023 01:09 UTC
#NigeriaElections2023: Activists slam Buhari for displaying his ballot after voting
), for publicly displaying his ballot paper after voting in Daura, during the presidential and National Assembly elections. We also frown at those candidates who come with their aides to polling units. But you see a lot of them and what happens is as soon as they get to the polling unit, they disrupt it. “Although, INEC proposed commencement of accreditation is for 8:30am, on average, polling officials and materials did not arrive the polling units before 10:30am. As a result of the late arrival of INEC officials and voting materials, the commencement of voter accreditation and voting started after the 8.30 am.
Source:Punch
February 27, 2023 01:03 UTC
INEC orders re-election in nine Kogi polling units
Read audioThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered for re-election in nine polling units at Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi. The Head of Voters Education and Publicity, of the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, Haliru Haruna Sule, said “The order became imperative as elections couldn’t hold in those units due some logistic problems.”Sule said that election materials and the officials have been redeployed to the area on Sunday morning for the election. He added: “We had some challenges holding the presidential and National Assembly elections in Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government on Saturday because of some logistic problems. “We tried to see how it could hold that day but we couldn’t, so we have to shift it to today, Sunday.
Source:Punch
February 26, 2023 23:55 UTC
Nigeria awaits first results after tight election
Nigerians waited anxiously for first results on Sunday after a tight presidential election among three frontrunners that has energised Africa’s most populous nation, where many long for change. The voting was carried out mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and long delays. Spread over more than 176,000 polling stations, voters also cast their ballot on Saturday for Nigeria’s two houses of parliament, the House of Representatives and Senate. On Sunday morning, people gathered at a newspaper stand in the Falomo area of Lagos, eager for results to come in. The competitive race has some analysts forecasting an unprecedented runoff between the two frontrunners if no candidate meets election requirements.
Source:The Guardian
February 26, 2023 19:53 UTC
#NigeriaDecides2023: Oba of Benin warns against election violence
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned politicians and other stakeholders in Nigeria against election violence. Oba Ewuare II gave the advice when the delegation of European Union Mission Long Term Observers monitoring the general elections paid him a visit in his palace on Sunday in Benin City, Edo. So, we are optimistic.’Addressing the Oba earlier, the Team Lead of the Mission, Jeroen De Vries, commended him for the privilege of receiving the European Union delegation in his palace. He was accompanied by two other members of the European Union, Mashu Poulsen and Menyeneabasi Chuks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential and National Assembly elections were held nationwide on Saturday.
Source:The Guardian
February 26, 2023 16:47 UTC
Ballot boxes were taken away and the voting process was disrupted in Surulere.
The voting process was disrupted and vote boxes were carted away from various polling places in Surulere Local Council of Lagos State yesterday, according to a report in the Guardian Nigeria daily. Around 10 am, some political thugs broke into voting places on Karounwin, Soyinka, and Jimoh Ojoku streets in the Surulere neighborhood of Itire. The same thing happened in the communities of Muyiwa Opaleye and Aguda, where voting was halted but resumed once security personnel restored order. Along with trying to steal some thumb-printed voting papers, they tore the voter list that was pasted on the walls by the polling places. It was noted that several voting places had no security staff present, which provided an opportunity for criminals to commit violence.
Source:The Guardian
February 26, 2023 15:04 UTC
#NigeriaElections2023: LASU denies shutting gate against voters
The Lagos State University, Ojo, has said it did not shut its gate against voters on Saturday during the presidential and National Assembly elections as reported in social media and some news platforms. 2023 and only the pedestrian gates are open to allow people with genuine business on the campus entry. It noted that this explanation was made to those at the gate at the time. It added, “The INEC officials did not arrive until around 10am, after which they decided on the location of the polling unit. It was apparently during this period that several videos were taken and made to go viral.
Source:Punch
February 26, 2023 11:04 UTC
#NigeriaElections2023: Soldiers retrieve two ballot boxes from thugs in Gombe
Soldiers in Gombe State recovered two ballot boxes from thugs who snatched them from the Government Science Secondary School in the Jekadafari area of the state. The thugs appeared with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons when the counting for the House of Representatives election was underway, aiming to snatch ballot boxes, papers and other relevant materials. Out of the four boxes snatched, security personnel retrieved two. He added, “They made away with four boxes, but the security operatives retrieved two from them. It took the intervention of the military to retrieve just two boxes from the four carried by the hoodlums.”
Source:Punch
February 26, 2023 10:08 UTC
How to monitor 2023 election results on your phone
Israel ArogbonloAs results of 2023 general elections start coming in, here are step-by-step ways to monitor the process using mobile phone at the comfort of your home. Step 1: Visit the INEC Result Viewing Portal websiteTo create an account, first-time users need to visit the INEC Result Viewing Portal website at http://inecelectionresults.ng. Step 2: Click on “Create Account”To create an account, simply click on the “Create Account” button located on the homepage of the website. Step 5: Enter Verification CodeReturn to the INEC Result Viewing Portal website and enter the verification code you received in your email. NB: With these simple steps, users can create an account on the INEC Result Viewing Portal and gain access to election results in real-time.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 26, 2023 07:50 UTC
Metro - #NigeriaElections2023: Thugs burn ballot boxes, voting materials in Benin - Punch Newspaper
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Source:Punch
February 26, 2023 06:55 UTC
#NigeriaDecides2023: Soldiers intercept N2m cash being moved for politician in Gombe
By: Taoheed AdegbiteOne Hassan Ahmad, who was in possession of cash, both old and new notes, amounting to two million naira was arrested on Friday, by the troops of 33 Artillery Brigade Operation Safe Conduct deployed to Alkaleri in Bauchi State. The suspect was said to have been handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bauchi State Office. According to the ICPC, Ahmad confessed the funds, conveyed in a tinted black Hilux vehicle with registration number JMA 85 AZ, was being moved to Gombe for a politician. The agency disclosed that the suspect was in possession of N900,000 cash in new naira notes and N1.1 million in old naira notes. The funds, which were packed in a “Ghana Must Go” bag, comprise six bundles of one thousand naira new notes of N600,000; six bundles of five hundred naira new notes of N300,000, and old two hundred naira notes of N1.1 million.”Further investigations by the Commission are ongoing.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 25, 2023 21:34 UTC