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25 Feb
The voting exercise has been temporarily suspended in government college unit 30 B and 30 C of Bakin Rijiya in Lafia local government in Nasarawa State over the failure of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). The BVAS, according to the polling officer stop functioning after accrediting about 58 voters. The polling officer explained that…
25 Feb
One of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) at the Gwarangah polling in Bogoro LGA where the Speaker of the 8th Assembly, Yakubu Dogara will be voting has failed to function. Dogara, while commenting said that: "This is 12:20 my wife and I are unable to vote because INEC deployed only two BVAS with just…
25 Feb
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday disclosed that he voted for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu at the polls. Buhari said his desired successor when he leaves office on May 29, 2023 remains Tinubu, who governed Lagos State for eight years. “I am very impressed because I have seen how…
25 Feb
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has faulted the presence of military personnel in the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, saying it does not identify with the tenets of democracy. Gbajabiamila, stated this at his Polling Unit 014, Ward 08, Fowler Memorial International School, Masha, Surulere, Lagos, after casting his vote.…
25 Feb
Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello voted in polling uni 011 in Agassa in Okene Local Government Area at about 10.10 am The Governor commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), for the early arrival of materials and polling officials, saying that this was a good development in the history of Nigeria. He also commended the…
25 Feb
Director-general of the World Trade Organization Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has arrived at her polling unit in Umuda Isingwu village, Umuahia, Abia state. Okonjo-Iweala complained officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were not present when she arrived at the polling place. She added that she has been waiting for an hour alongside other electorates,…
25 Feb
The three front-runners of the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the Labor Party, and Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (APC), have all cast their ballots at their respective polling places. Tinubu, Peter Obi, and Atiku are vying to succeed President Muhammad Buhari, whose…
25 Feb
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has cast his vote at a polling unit in Bourdillion, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Tinubu voted alongside his wife, Remi, and other party chieftains. “Democracy is here to stay”, Tinubu said and expressed optimism that he is “too confident of victory”. He said the voting…
25 Feb
Suspected hoodlums have attacked a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in the Tudun Wada area of Gombe State, robbing ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suspected thugs robbed the victims of their phones and injured some of the electoral officials who passed the night at a school, a few hours before…
25 Feb
The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, asserts that he is certain of winning the election. Atiku told journalists that he would win the presidency and succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, whose two terms end on May 29, 2023, after he cast his vote alongside his wife, Titi, at Polling Unit 012, Ajiya Ward…
25 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had a slow start in the conduct of the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ogun State, as election materials and personnel got to some polling units late. In some of the polling units in Abeokuta, the state capital, security personnel and electorate were seen waiting for the…
25 Feb
President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have voted at Kofar Baru ll Gidan Niyam Sarkin Yara A in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari was sworn into Office as the President on the platform of the ll Progressives Congress (APC) on May 29, 2015 and he was re-elected after winning his reelection bid, defeating his closest…

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