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By Halimah Olamide CLAIM: A claim has gone viral that former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, said the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Prof Mahmud Yakubu sneaked into Lagos on the night of Saturday February 25 for an unknown reason. The claim, which has gone viral on social media, quoted George as asking Nigerians to demand from the INEC boss what was his mission in Lagos on Saturday. FINDINGS: NPO Reports contacted George for his reaction over the claims. He was angry that the viral message has created undue tension. “Do…
By Halimah Olamide The Labour Party on Sunday said it is going to challenge the outcome of the Saturday’s presidential election in Court. It said its members were disenfranchised in many parts of the country. The party in a statement on Sunday issued by the National of Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim said while the party made inroads with high votes in most parts of Northern Nigeria, LP members were deliberately prevented from voting, chased away violently from polling units, or had ballot papers and boxes destroyed and burnt in others. While asking members to be calm and not take…
By Kamil Opeyemi The campaign council of the All Progressive Congress on Sunday warned the spokesmen of the opponents to stop their comments on the outcome of the Saturday’s presidential election. Festus Keyamo, Director of Public Communication, said in a statement made available to the NPO Reports that spokesmen of the notably the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) have been making comments on what he called “the yet-to-be-announced results of the elections.” “Some of them have threatened fire and brimstone if their own version of some concocted results are not announced in a bid to be…
Police command in Lagos State says 23 persons suspected to be involved in electoral violence and other crimes were arrested during the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin noted that the figure of arrest might increase as the command was still collating the number of suspects arrested in different divisons during the Saturday exercise. “Collation of suspects arrested ongoing. 23 suspects at last count,” he said. NAN reports that hoodlums and unknown gunmen allegedly attacked some polling units…
By Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a woman with 18 voter cards in an operation at the Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State. According to the EFCC, the woman, whose name was given as Maryam Mamman Alhaji, is said to be a member of the support group of one of the leading political parties. “She is currently being grilled by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, with a view to unravelling other members of her syndicate whom she claimed are also collecting voters’ cards and paying monies through PoS…
By Halimah Olamide Upsetting results of the presidential election and that of the National Assembly held on Saturday nationwide have started trickling in creating anxieties and and hopes among leaders and followers of political parties across the country. After counting and sorting of the ballots, results have been concluded in some polling units and winners known. The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adamu Abdulahi, lost in his polling unit in Nasarawa State while the Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council, James Faleke could not deliver his polling unit for his presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Reports seen by the…
After about three hours of the commencement of the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, there are indications that Nigerians have turned out in their large numbers. Observations by our correspondent in Abuja, Lagos, Osun, Kaduna, PortHarcourt showed that many Nigerians have come out in spite of the lack of cash which was part of the electoral process before now. NPO Reported earlier that party leaders lamented lack of cash for the usual vote buying. Details later…
Millions of Nigerians are out today to elect a new President and members of the National Legislature in what is considered a very tight race especially among three of the 18 candidates jostling to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Reports By Kamil Opeyemi, Daniel Fayemi, Bukola Afeni, Safiu Kehinde, Halimah Olamide UPDATES: More voters seen coming out in numbers to cast their votes at olowo area of iju ishaga. Electorates still coming out in Numbers to exercise their civic rights in Arowolo street Abule Egba Lagos state. Voters Resort to Makeshift Booth as INEC Polling Booth Collapse in Ikorodu Safiu…
By Halimah Olamide The Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed a new Director for its Corporate Communications. He is Isa Abdulmumin who would be in acting capacity. His appointment followed the retirement of the Director of Corporate Communications Department, Osita Nwanisobi, on Friday. According to available information as at press time. Nwasinobi bowed out of the services of the apex bank on Friday (today). Abdulmumin has been in the same department.
•Report by Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have intercepted the sum of N32, 400,000( Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement released via its website on Friday. According to the statement, the suspect (name withheld) involved had been taken into custody for further questioning. “The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has implored all personnel of the Commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous persons to undermine the integrity…