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In protest over the non-conduct of elections in a majority of the council, around 100 people, including voters, party agents, politicians, and supporters, have gathered at the INEC secretariat in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Dr. Michael Tidi, the head of the council, and representatives from the parties have just had a meeting with Kingsley Ogboe, the electoral officer, to discuss how to carry out the exercise in areas where elections were not held. Ogboe has not yet granted the press an audience. The INEC office is still processing and distributing documents, though. The Nation learned…

Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Ekiti Central District, has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for proceeding with the 2023 general elections despite initial challenges. Bamidele remarked during an interview with the media on Saturday, after voting at Polling Unit 003 of Ward 13, Ibedoyin Ward, Iyin Ekiti. According to news reports, the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters arrived at the polling unit around noon and voted by 12:27 p.m. While describing the process of his accreditation and voting as smooth, he said INEC deserved…

Oba Saheed Elegushi of the Ikate Kingdom in Lagos State has praised the Police and other security agencies for maintaining peace and order during Saturday’s general election in the state’s Ikate-Elegushi area. Elegushi stated this while briefing reporters following his civic duty at Polling Unit 008 within the Ikate-Elegushi Palace in Lagos. “Everything is fine; I was out earlier to exercise my civic rights as a Nigerian citizen. I voted for my preferred candidate and am now back in my palace. “The Army Commander and the Police just visited me. They informed me of the incident and that the matter…

Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz, was reportedly assaulted at his polling place. Thugs in Ikate, Lagos, attacked the singer and other voters, according to the information we obtained. The singer’s phone allegedly went missing, according to reports. The local boys are tearing apart and dispersing the ballot papers, according to a Twitter story that is floating around. The rapper’s phone was reportedly removed, along with that of other voters who were told to leave the polls. Social media influencer Pamilerin had previously claimed that Falz was attacked and his phone vanished after thugs stormed his voting…

Around 2:00 PM, a peculiar windy heavy rainstorm began in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, interfering with the election, especially in Port Harcourt, the state capital. INEC stamp shortage halts voting in FCT polling units Several voters who were unable to vote were compelled to return home by the rain and thunder. The Bimodal Voter Verification System’s already subpar performance was made worse by the rain, and the voters lamented their inability to cast their ballots (BIVAS).

The political pressure group Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate believes the 2023 elections will be a watershed moment for the ruling APC in the nation’s capital. Mr. Seyi Adesina, the group’s Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, shortly after some of its key members monitored elections in some polling units across the territory. Adesina also expressed confidence that the ruling party would be victorious in the FCT for the first time. “We are very happy with the conduct of the elections in the FCT, and for the reports so far, the ruling All Progressives Congress…

In several polling places in Aleyita in Kabusa ward, Abuja Area Council of the FCT, voting in the ongoing presidential and national assembly elections has been halted due to an INEC stamp shortage. Voting had not yet started when reporters arrived at polling place 107 at the Aleyita Health Centre. Because they had not arrived at the unit with an INEC stamp to certify the ballot papers, the Presiding Officer, Caleb Yashim, informed the newsmen that they could not begin the voting process. Yashim stated that getting the stamp was a priority and that it contributed to their delayed arrival…

After chaos brought on by gunshots allegedly fired by some disgruntled youths, the voting process was interrupted at the GSS polling unit in Ofoni, the hometown of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in the Sagbama Local Government Area. It was stated that two women had been shot, but they were not in serious condition. Two of the three angry adolescents, on the other hand, were reportedly taken into custody by a mob and given to security personnel. No voting in Imo, INEC officials and voting materials absent   Nonetheless, voting resumed after everything returned to normal, and at around…

When the INEC ad-hoc staff failed to report for election duty, some voters in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Anambra, volunteered as ad-hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Saturday, volunteers took the place of ad hoc staff to ensure that voting took place at Uruokwe Central School’s polling units 006, 007, and 008 in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo LGA. According to reports, some corps members who had previously been trained and deployed for election duties at polling units did not show up on Saturday. Because only the presiding officers who were not corps members reported to duty, some…

Voters in Imo’s Owerri West and North Local Government Areas have expressed concern about the absence of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and voting materials at the state’s polling stations. Although there was a large turnout of voters at the various polling units visited, voting could not begin at 8:30 a.m., as scheduled by INEC. Some voters interviewed at polling places expressed frustration and disappointment with the outcome. They criticized INEC for failing to ensure the timely distribution of materials in order for the elections to begin on time. At Orie Uratta polling unit, a voter, Mrs Onyinyechi Iwunze,…