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
In southeast Nigeria, election revives Igbo hopes | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Similar attacks have been carried out elsewhere in the southeast of Africa’s most populous country as Nigerians prepare for a February 25 presidential election. The region is still traumatised by a 1967-1970 civil war triggered by a declaration of independence for a Biafra Republic by ethnic Igbo army officers which left a million dead. Many in southeast Nigeria feel alienated from the federal government in Abuja after years of underinvestment. With former Anambra State governor Peter Obi among the frontrunners, some voters in the region are finally ready to believe in change. In his native state, Obi appears smiling on campaign posters dotted around town and country.
Source:The Guardian
February 25, 2023 21:29 UTC
Politics - #NigeriaElections2023: Obi floors Atiku in Adamawa polling unit - Punch Newspaper
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Source:Punch
February 25, 2023 21:08 UTC
Nigeria to choose president amid national bank note crisis
Internet connectivity issues at one polling station in the north east made it impossible for election officials to verify voters’ identities. Out of the field of 18 presidential candidates, three front-runners have emerged in recent weeks: the ruling party candidate, the main opposition party candidate and a third party challenger who has drawn strong support from younger voters. Still, Bola Tinubu has the strong support of the ruling All Progressives Congress party as an important backer of the incumbent president. After officials in November announced the decision to redesign Nigeria’s currency, the naira, new bills have been slow to circulate. At the same time, older bank notes stopped being accepted, creating a shortage in a country where many use cash for daily transactions.
Source:The Guardian
February 25, 2023 16:34 UTC
Nigeria heads to polls hoping for better economic times
Tinubu and Atiku, as he is known in Nigeria, are both political heavyweights with decades of networking behind them and bulging campaign coffers. Both Muslims, Tinubu is an ethnic Yoruba from the southwest and Atiku is a Fulani from the northeast.
Source:The Guardian
February 25, 2023 03:46 UTC
Nigerian poll anything but predictable
The last Nigerian president to leave his successor something tangible to build on was Olusegun Obasanjo, who left office in 2007. Umaru Yar’Adua ruled from his sickbed, almost sparking a constitutional crisis, and he eventually died in office. He lost every time but has grown a power base that cuts across Nigeria’s traditional geographical, religious and ethnic divides. He is one of the only governors in Nigerian history to have left state coffers in better shape than he found them. Whether he (there are no women in the highest echelons of Nigerian politics) will attain great heights and build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
Source:The Guardian
February 25, 2023 03:25 UTC
ATM 2023 witnesses 20% year-on-year increase in exhibitors from India
By ’Wale OlapadeTHE Indian tourism sector will represent a key focus during Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, which will return to Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for its 30th edition from May 1 to 4. This makes India well-positioned to become one of the world’s most important outbound tourism markets and support growth in the Middle East’s tourism sector following the challenges of the global pandemic. Airfares to the Gulf from India are also far lower than for other destinations due to the short distance, further underscoring the convenience and popularity of leisure or business travel. Last year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) hosted several high-profile exhibitors from India, including Goa Tourism and Uttar Pradesh Tourism. ATM 2023 will explore the future of sustainable travel in line with its theme of ‘Working Towards Net Zero.’ Having officially initiated its journey to net zero, the conference programme will explore how innovative sustainable travel trends will likely evolve.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 24, 2023 16:26 UTC
Banks not shutting down services for elections – ACAMB
Nchetachi ChukwuajahThe Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), the umbrella body of corporate and marketing communications professionals working in Nigeria’s banking sector, has debunked rumours trending on social media that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will shutdown banking services for five days between February 23 and 27 because of the general elections. In a statement signed on Wednesday by its president, the association said that no Deposit Money Bank (DMB) or other institutions providing financial services in the country has received such a directive from the CBN. “Customers who wish to carry out transfers or use electronic banking services will have unhindered access to these services before, during, and after the elections. “ACAMB urges Nigerians not to panic and to also avoid uncontrolled spending as a result of the fake news about the alleged plan to shut down bank branches and all digital banking channels. “ACAMB calls on Nigerians to be peaceful and orderly during the elections and wishes the nation successful conduct of free, fair and credible elections,” he added.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 23, 2023 09:54 UTC