Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation has come out with a report that showed that out of the 93.47 million citizens that registered for the 2023 General Elections, only 24.9 million voted, amounting to 26.72 per cent. The report was put together by the organisation to identify key...
2023 general election
A Federal High Court has denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The court, however, said it nullified the election of the candidates for Kano Labour Party(LP) that contested during the 2023 General Election and. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a plaintiff, Mr...
Real losers of 2023 Nigerian general elections are not the electorate who were deprived of their rights to freely choose candidates of their choice nor the first-timer youth who were disappointed by the Nigerian state nor the candidates who lost or won as declared by the Independent National Electoral...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is almost 90 per cent ready for the conduct of the 2023 general election. Mr Auwal Mashi, the Kaduna INEC Administrative Secretary said this on Thursday at a stakeholders meeting in Mellinium Hope, Kaduna. Mashi said that the commission held a...
Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Information and Voter Education Committee says the commission is gradually getting set for 2023 general election. Okoye said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, saying that Saturday’s mock accreditation...
Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the 2023 general election is about the quality of candidates and not their political parties. Dalung, also Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency, stated this on Tuesday in Jos when he interacted with newsmen....
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), has appointed Mrs Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi as the Deputy Director-General of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for 2023 general election. Olu Agunloye, National Secretary, SDP, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the appointment of Okunnu-Lamidi alongside other PCC members was...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the duo of Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti and Ex-Gov. Kayode Fayemi have called for support for the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. They made the call on Tuesday during APC leaders and stakeholders’ annual Christmas get-together hosted by Fayemi at his...
The Lagos State Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP Governorship running mate candidate Mrs Funke Akindele, on Sunday presented her ambition to God for a successful election in the forthcoming 2023 general election. Akindele, also known as Jennifer (stage name), who embarked on Imeko pilgrimage on Saturday was in the early...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State undergoing renovation was attacked on Thursday. INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Participants at a two day training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations in the North East Zone have called on media practitioners to shun fake news and enhance their conflict sensitive reportage of the 2023 general elections. The participants made their resolved known...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians women to deliver their polling units for PDP in the 2023 general election. Abubakar, at the inauguration of the party’s Women Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday in Abuja, said that with full support and participation...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, says its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will win the 2023 general election in the state. The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Fatai Adams, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Adams...
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Monday, nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries that produced Mr Akanimo Udofia as Akwa Ibom candidate of the party for 2023 general election. The Presiding Judge, Justice Agatha Okeke, in her judgement, ordered that a fresh primary election be...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen, Farouk Yahaya, has said that the Nigerian military will continue to create conducive environment for a free, fair and credible general election in 2023 to sustain the nascent democracy in the country. He also commended the...
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has lauded the planned redesign of naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) saying it will help curb money politics in 2023 general election. Mr Malik Ado-Ibrahim, Presidential Candidate, YPP said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Ado-Ibrahim said...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Hajiya Munawwarah Yazid says the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections will be a game changer for Nigeria. Yazid told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)in Sokoto on Saturday that the combination of Tinubu and his...
Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD) has urged the Federal Government to ensure timely release of funds to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 2023 general election. The Chairman, Council of the Wise, SCDDD, retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, made the appeal at a news conference on...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to provide the necessary security assistance to ensure the successful conduct of the 2023 general elections. COAS Yahaya gave the assurance at the opening of the Third Quarter COAS Conference 2022 on Tuesday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says about 21, 352 of 34,242 newly printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for new registrants are still uncollected in Lagos State, four months after release. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this at the State Level CSO...