Tag Archives: 2023

Attacks on INEC facilities will affect 2023 poll- Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, haa warned  that the spate of attacks on the organisation’s facilities in parts of the country, if not checked, could compromise next year’s elections. Police Inspector General, Alkali Usman, warned that secessionist groups were working towards disrupting the polls. The various political parties are anxiously expecting INEC’s changes on the list ...

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Illiteracy and poverty will have effect on outcome of 2023 poll- Moghalu

Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu, has said illiteracy and poverty will have an influence on the outcome of the forthcoming general elections in 2023. Moghalu also said the number of people vulnerable to poverty and illiteracy is still more than those who are not. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, ...

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2023 Poll: All Christians leaders in Nigeria must stand firm- Cleric

As all stakeholders are preparing for the  2023 elections, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in 19 Northern States and the FCT, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam has said that the interest of the Northern Christians is the unity and peaceful co-existence of the region. The cleric made this statement  during a three-day Prayer Summit organized by CAN ...

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2023 Presidency: Olubadan denies endorsing Peter Obi

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has debunked the widespread report that he endorsed Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as his preferred presidential candidate. Refuting the claim, the top rated monarch  described the claim as false and misleading in a report in a statement he released on Tuesday. According to the statement, “the ...

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2023: INEC accuses politicians of buying PVCs to rig

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented that politicians now purchase Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to rig and mar the credibility of the exercise. This disclosure is coming as voters across the 774 local government areas across the country troop out to collect their PVCs. This process commenced on 12th December and is expected to end ...

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2023: I am not planning to merge with any presidential candidate- Kwankwaso

The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Musa Kwankwaso, has denied any planned merger of the party with other political parties ahead of next year’s election, saying some failed politicians are behind such rumour. He spoke with newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after he addressed NNPP members at the party secretariat in the capital. Kwankwaso ...

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Some people want to use me to make money, but I said no- Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described himself as a marketable individual. The former Governor of Lagos between 1999 to 2007 said that he will  give loans to students in various institutions, if elected in the forthcoming 2023 election. He made these remarks  at the Chatham House programme titled, ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: ...

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2023: A voice told me to pray naked for Tinubu- Olaiya Igwe

Popular Nollywood Actor, Lukmon Ebun Oloyede, Popularly known as Olaiya Igwe has explained why he decided to pray naked at the beach for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu. It will be recalled that the veteran actorr became a trending topic online after posting a naked video of himself at a beach praying for the emergence ...

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Obasanjo declares support for power shift to south

Ahead of the upcoming general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared his support for power shift from the North to South. He also admonished the nation’s electorate to look beyond ethnicity, religion or other emotional attachments while casting their votes to elect public office holders in 2023 general election. Obasanjo specifically said elections in 2023 must mark a turning ...

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Tinubu slams Arise TV, says attending debate not compulsory

The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the upcoming presidential election, Bola Tinubu has berated Arise.TV over its constant broadcast of an advertisement about its scheduled town hall meeting. It will be recalled that on  November 25, Arise TB announced that its presidential town hall will hold on December 4, with four presidential candidates expected to attend on ...

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