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Election Observers from the European Union (EU) have praised election officials and ad hoc staff from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for successfully coordinating the 2023 election. Mr. Deleen Michel, Team Leader of one of the EU observers, gave the commendation in an interview with journalists on Sunday at the INEC collation Centre in Surulere, Lagos. “I congratulate Independent National Electoral Commission officials. They have effectively managed the polling stations. “The young Nigerians who ran the polling stations were friendly. “They did an excellent job,” he said. Michel also led his team to Lagos’ Oworonshoki neighborhood on Saturday before…

Imeh Bishop Umoh, often known as Okon Lagos, a well-known Nigerian comedy actor, and comedian, has cautioned politicians against rigging the current general election on February 25. Okon cautioned that there is a fine line between sanity and insanity in a post on his Instagram page. He claimed that interfering with the collective fates of angry Nigerians would be extremely foolish. ”Obviously, there is huge intimidation and rigging, but please, in all we do, let us not rig this election with impunity in such a way that it reflects the total opposite of the general will of already frustrated Nigerians.…

Yiaga Africa has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to safeguard the transparency of the results collation process by allowing accredited observers and party representatives free access to the collation centers. This was stated by Yiaga Africa at the Watching The Vote (WTV) Situational Press Release on the Saturday Presidential Election, which was jointly signed by Samson Itodo, Executive Director, and Hussaini Abdu, Chairperson, of WTV Working Group. Abdu read the document and urged INEC to make it clear which areas did not hold the general election and to make sure the process was complete in those areas before…

During the Kogi presidential and NASS elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) threatened to void the results in crisis-stricken districts. In response to the problems that broke out in various Local Government Areas, Dr. Hale Longpet, Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), issued the caution while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja. There have been complaints of thugs interfering with some polling places in Anyigba, Dekina, and Mopa in the Kogi East, Kogi West, and some locations in the Kogi Central, where voting supplies have allegedly been taken by thugs. “You know the electoral Law says that where there are disruptions…

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…