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•How the Obi phenomenon caused massive upheavals in Nigeria’s political landscape   By Monday, February 27, 2023, when the final results for the 2023 presidential election in Lagos State were collated and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the entire country was agog. As soon as Peter Obi’s Labour Party was declared the winner of the election in …

Bola Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates to win Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Nigerians have elected a new leader to assume the office of the president on May 29. Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential election Wednesday, extending the APC’s rule in Africa’s largest democracy. As he thanked his supporters, …

Tinubu’s reconciliatory moves welcome, but won’t stop court case The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared its resolve to go the full hog with the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in his bid to retrieve the mandate given to him by Nigerians at the February 25 election. This is as the apex Igbo body saluted the people …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has admitted that there were glitches in the Saturday February 25th Presidential and National Assembly elections.     But, the Commission has assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will be used in the forthcoming governorship and state legislature elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave this assurance on Saturday in a meeting …

The PDP states says through their lawyer that the legal challenge of Tinubu’s victory will now shift to the election petition court. Seven state governments under the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have discontinued their suit seeking a review of the results of 25 February election by the Supreme Court. The state governments – Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, …

While Mr Yakubu stated that the BVAS will be deployed for next Saturday’s gubernatorial elections, he avoided the mention of whether the results will immediately be transmitted to the INEC elections viewing (IReV) portal before collation of results. Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has acknowledged challenges that dented last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, …

“Such restriction on an owner’s right to freely use his or her property is illegal unless provided for by a law,” Emmanuel Agim, a member of the court’s panel who read the lead judgement, held. The Supreme Court has adjudged the cash withdrawal limits imposed by banks as a result of scarcity of currency notes in circulation as a violation …

Abdullahi Abacha, one of the sons of the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha is dead. The wife of Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Mrs. Abacha-Buni announced this on Saturday via Instagram. Abdullahi died at the age of 36. According to reports, he died on Saturday at the family’s Nelson Mandela Street residence in Abuja, his sister …

“The complaint over electronic transmission of election results is not supported by law.” The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says there is no law making it mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results electronically. Special Adviser on Media and Communications at the PCC, Dele Alake, made the declaration in Abuja on Friday when he spoke at a …

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has pleaded with the electorate of the state to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the upcoming March 11 State House of Assembly poll. Soludo made the plea through his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, who spoke to reporters on Saturday in Awka. He said voting for APGA candidates during …