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Mar

09

2023

I announced the results under duress… INEC Officer begs for forgiveness

NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#Beseige, #Duress, election, INEC

I announced the results under duress... INEC Officer begs for forgiveness According to VanguardNews, Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai of Bayero University in Kano State has spoken out against the Feb.25 election result announced by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mahmood. The professor, who served as Election Officer for the 2023 Tudun Wada/Doguwa House of Representatives election, testified that the result he announced on February 26, 2023, was under pressure for fear of his life and other INEC officials who were with him to lose. In a letter, he stated that his gathering…

Mar

09

2023

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2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: NPF Condemns Use Of Dogs, Criminals At Polling Units

POLITICS, SECURITY#2023GeneralEection, #ElectoralProcess, #NigeriaPolice

By Charity Uwakwe, Abia 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: NPF Condemns Use Of Dogs, Criminals At Polling Units The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended. The provision of Section 126 (1) of the Electoral Act. 2022, explains clearly those actions exhibited by electorates that constitute electoral breaches and are punishable under the law, and paragraph (f) mentions possession of weapons calculated to intimidate voters and electoral officers.…

Mar

09

2023

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Alphonsus Igbeke Is Innocent, Nsugbe Community Cries Out

METRO#AlphonsusObiIgbeke, #Defamation, #Nsugbe

Alphonsus Igbeke Is Innocent, Nsugbe Community Cries Out Nsugbe community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State has cried out over the hell bent defamation and character assassination of thier illustrious son, Distinguished Senator Alphonsus Obi Igbeke (Ubanese) former senator representing Anambra North who was wrongly accused of kidnapping 8 persons over 20 years ago. According to the 78-year-old Sir Augustine Mgbataogu, who was the Acting President General of the community when the said event took place, He stated that the fake, defamatory and misleading news report which was aimed at tarnishing the image of the distinguished Senator was…

Mar

09

2023

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Exp0sed: Labour Party releases original result of presidential election

POLITICS#APC, #LabourParty, #Pdp, #PeterObi, INEC

Exp0sed: Labour Party releases original result of presidential election A new update has emerged following the just concluded 2023 general election that saw INEC announce APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner after defeating close opponents Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party to become the next president of Nigeria. Also it should be recalled that both Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar rejected Tinubu’s victory, querying the election process and the performance of the INEC, thereby resulting in going to court. However, Akin Osuntokun, DG, Labour Party Presidential…

Mar

08

2023

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Breaking: INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections *See fresh date

POLITICSINEC, Postponement

Breaking: INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections *See fresh date Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, Famousreporters.com can authoritatively report. INEC’s decision is coming about three days before the March 11 date earlier scheduled for the state elections. A reliable source in INEC informed that the postponement is due to the inability of the commission to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to…

Mar

08

2023

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Abiadecides: We shall create jobs through tourism, APP’s Mascot Kalu pledges *Speaks on reviving Azumini blue river, others

POLITICS#APP, #AzuminiBlueRiver, #JobOpportunities, #MascotUzorKalu

Abiadecides: We shall create jobs through tourism, APP's Mascot Kalu pledges *Speaks on reviving Azumini blue river, others By Charity Uwakwe As the long awaited March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections crawl in, in a fraction of three days, the guber candidate of Action People's Party, APP, Chief (Sir) Mascot Uzor Kalu has reassured that his administration will create the extant suffering of the masses through massive job creation. The frontline candidate told newsmen, during an interface that his government would ensure the revitalisation of the famous Azumini blue river and other tourist sites in…

Mar

08

2023

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Breaking: Court grants INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

POLITICS#BimodaVoterAccreditationSystem, #BVAS, #Configuration, INEC

Breaking: Court grants INEC's request to reconfigure BVAS The Presidential Election Petiton Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja has today, Wednesday, conceded to the demands of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential election. The Court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, held that stopping the electoral body from reconfiguring the BVAS would adversely affect the impending Governorship and State Assembly elections. It dismissed objections that the Labour Party, LP, and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, raised against…

Mar

07

2023

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Orji Kalu receives certificate of return (See Photos)

POLITICS#OrjiUzorKalu, INEC

Orji Kalu receives certificate of return (See Photos) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificate of return to the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The certificate was presented on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. Kalu was declared the winner of the Abia North Senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he defeated his closest rival, Mr. Nnamdi Iroh Orji of the Labour Party. Kalu, a two-term Governor of Abia state polled a total of 30,805 votes to defeat Iroh who polled 27,540 votes and another opponent, Senator…

Mar

07

2023

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MARCH 11: Why Umuahia North Needs ADC’s Rev. Amalambu *See Verifiable Past and present Records

POLITICS#ADC, #NAVC, #Rev.BlessedAmalambu, #UmuahiaNorthConstituency, ICPC, Integrity

MARCH 11: Why Umuahia North Needs ADC's Rev. Amalambu *See Verifiable Past and present Records By Charity Uwakwe Revd. Dr. Blessed Uchechukwu Amalambu, the State House of Assembly candidate for Umuahia North Constituency is a man with impeccable record, who stands most qualified among all of his counterparts. He is currently the coordinator of National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC), of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) and already has his name written in gold. Having served and still serves in different capacities, the ADC's Candidate has proven to be a man of reputation, whose integrity is evidently…

Mar

07

2023

By Famous Reporters

IPOB crisis deepens as Nnamdi Kanu’s family fight over Money, control of Bank Accounts

IPOB, NEWS#Disclaimer, #Dss, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, conflict, Repatriation

IPOB crisis deepens as Nnamdi Kanu’s family fight over Money, control of Bank Accounts By Desmond Ayo, Lagos The crisis rocking the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken a more dramatic dimension as close relations of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are at loggerheads over foreign bank accounts operated by the group, POLITICS NIGERIA can report authoritatively. This newspaper, in the previous weeks, reported the multiple divisive crises that struck the group following the arrest and continued detention of Kanu. One of the problems facing the group is the issuing of unauthorised statements by members of Kanu’s family, which…