Election: Six States Drag Federal Government Before Supreme Court

Six states have approached the Supreme Court challenging the outcome of presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on February 25, 2023. The states that dragged the Federal Government before the court are Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto. Attorneys General of the six states jointly sues the Attorney General of the Federation as the sole respondent. According to the plaintiffs in the suit filed by their lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN that the agents and...

Supplementary Elections to Hold after Gubernatorial, Assembly Polls, Says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct supplementary polls after the governorship and state house of assembly elections. Guber and assembly elections will take place next weekend, two weeks after the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly polls. “The Commission is aware that in some Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies, Declarations and Returns were not made. The Commission is compiling the list of the affected constituencies,” INEC’s National Commissioner Festus Okoye...

Postpone the March 11 election, if BVAS won’t work, Bode George to INEC

The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has told the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to postpone the governorship and House of Assembly elections taking place in March 11th pending when the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the server will start working to ensure electronic transmission of election results The PDP chieftain spoke on Arise TV on Thursday and carpeted INEC...

‘Don’t die for any politician’, Mr. Macaroni advises youths

Adebowale Adedayo, the activist and actor better known as Mr. Macaroni, has spoken on the need for young Nigerians to remain United despite the outcome of the just concluded presidential election. In a video shared on his Instagram page, he advised young Nigerians not to engage in tribal wars and allow politicians to use them as a tool of destruction. Mr Macaroni urged youths to remain united and not trigger intertribal chaos over politicians who...

Wizkid postpones ‘More Love Less Ego’ tour

Ayodeji Balogun, the Nigerian singer professionally known as Wizkid, has announced the postponement of his much anticipated ‘More Love, Less Ego (MLLE)’ tour. In a post on his social media pages on Wednesday, Wizkid said the development was due to logistical issues. Although he did not give details on the new dates, the singer said already purchased tickets remain valid for the new dates at the respective venues. He wrote, “Due to unforeseen logistical circumstances...

‘Obi is a boy, I’m smarter than him’, MC Oluomo’s son ridicules Peter Obi

King West, the son of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, MC Oluomo, has taunted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) over his defeat at the presidential polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday morning declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the presidential election after polling the highest number of votes to defeat his strong rivals from the Peoples...

Presidential Election: Tinubu will not be sworn in as Nigeria’s president – Ezeife

Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the former Governor of Anambra State, has warned that there will be doom if Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections and the president – elect in the just concluded presidential election is sworn in as Nigeria’s president, even as he insists that the former Lagos State Governor will not be sworn. The former Anambra State Governor spoke on Arise TV on Thursday, where...

Presidential Election: YIAGA Africa Berates INEC, alleges contrasting records  in Imo, Rivers

YIAGA Africa berates the Independent National Electoral Commis­sion’s (INEC), stressing that announcement of the presidential election in Rivers and Imo States is in sharp contrast with its own records from the polls. Speaking at a press conference at­tended by officials of the United Nations, European Union and civil society groups, Dr. Aisha Abdulahi, board member of YIAGA Africa  said, “The state level presidential results for Imo and Rivers states are inconsistent with the YIAGA Africa...

Presidential Election Result: Labour Party vows to reclaim stolen mandate

The Labour Party has vowed to reclaim mandate delivered to it by Nigerians in the just concluded presidential election. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), noted that the just concluded 2023 presidential election is an anathe­ma to the doctrine of democracy. The Labour Party vice presidential candidate at a press confer­ence, maintained that the Labour Party won the just concluded election but was rigged and the party would ensure...

National Identity: NSCDC Will Use Address Verification System To Prevent Fake Address

To halt the acquisition of driver’s license National Identity Cards and other documents with the use of fake addresses, the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) will deploy a technology, called ‘Address Verification System (AVS) for the exercise which would be executed in collaboration with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant-General of the Corps, stated this on Wednesday at a special parade to commemorate the World Civil Defence Day celebration. “The...

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