….as Obi, LP apply to conduct a physical inspection The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has slated Wednesday to consider the merit of the application the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, filed to be allowed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the just concluded presidential election. A three-member panel of…
A customer who came to patronize me this morning paid with old #500note.I majorly deals in transfer,than physical cash. I was reluctant at first to collect it from him,but the condition I saw the man,I was forced to accept it,and secondly because I don’t know if the persons I buy from would agree to collect…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decision to approach the Court of Appeal in Abuja, for an order varying the permission the court had previously granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) to inspect materials used by the commission in the conduct of the February 25 presidential election has elicited questions about the…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has scheduled ruling for 2pm on Wednesday on the motions by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for leave to inspect materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for last presidential election.A three-member panel, presided over by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, chose the…
Senator Ireti Kingibe presents her Certificate of Return to Peter Obi.Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge as the winner while Philip Aduda of the PDP came second with 100,544 votes. Angulu Dobi of the APC placed third with 78,905 votes.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) as…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party on Tuesday described as untrue reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressive Congress. The NNPP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Agbo Major, said the presidential election was “grossly flawed, contentious and disputed.” He said, “The report that Engr. Kwankwaso congratulated…
The Lagos State Government has commenced releasing impounded vehicles to their owners free of charge without payment of fines. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made this known in Lagos on Tuesday. He said the exercise commenced last Saturday and is still ongoing, noting that the state government made the decision as a measure to…
Muhammad Abubakar, managing director of Galaxy Backbone (GBB), says the federal government blocked over 200 cyberattacks during the presidential and national assembly elections. Galaxy Backbone is an information and communications technology services provider, owned by the federal government. Abubakar spoke on Tuesday at the opening session of a two-day ministerial training for GBB’s board members…
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, on Tuesday, kicked against the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential election. The Situation Room, which is a coalition of 70 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, working in support of credible and transparent elections in…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finalised arrangements to honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the subregion. ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Sissoco Embalo, made this known on Tuesday at a bilateral meeting…