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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that the Results Viewing Portal (IReV), was not under attack in any way. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement issued on Sunday said the commission takes full responsibility for the problems and regretted the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate. He also admitted that the Commission was aware of challenges with the IReV, but assured that the challenges the commission was encountering were not due to intrusion on its system. The commission regretted the setback, especially because of…

Following announcement of reschedule of election in 141 polling units in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has conducted the rescheduled presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections The exercise lasted from 10am to 4pm. Worthy of note is the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced that the election could not hold yesterday February 25, as earlier scheduled in the affected areas because the process was disrupted. It was maintained that voting process was marred by voter’s apathy, hence hindering the exercise which started at about 11am. Amarata Primary School field for…

Media aide of the All Progressives Congress presidential flag bearer, APC, AbdulAziz AbdulAziz, has said that reports trickling in from across the country indicate that his candidate is winning the elections. AbdulAziz said it is yet too soon to project what exactly would happen, but according to him, results coming from various angles of the country shows that the APC presidential candidate is ahead of others. The media aide, who congratulated Nigerians for their maturity and sense of belonging through the massive turnout to cast their votes also commended INEC for excellent preparations. AbdulAziz voted in his Fagge Ward of…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has maintained that Nigerians would reward his hard work by voting for him to be the country’s next president. The former Lagos State Governor stated this while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote at the polling unit 085, ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos. Tinubu said, “I’m very confident. I traversed the country sometimes four times and attended town hall meetings and various interest groups. “I’ve attended to their request and I’ve worked harder than any other candidate in this country. I believe Nigeria will reward me,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that all Nigerians in queues at polling units in the country before 02:30pm will exercise their franchise.  INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made known at a real-time election briefing with press men in Abuja on Saturday, noted that no Nigerian will be disenfranchised. The electoral chief also said the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS), has been “functioning optimally” in all parts of the country. Accreditation and voting were meant to start at 08:30am till 02:30pm but a few of the 176,606 polling units across Nigeria weren’t open on time due to logistics and…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that officials of the Commission are patrolling different polling units where the presidential and National Assembly elections are taking place on Saturday to forestall vote buying. This was dsiclosed in an interview with Channels on earleir. “This impression out there, you see there is a mandate of prevention, there is a mandate of enforcement. The mere fact that our men are there will tend to prevent a lot of things that ordinarily could have happened if we were not there,” Bawa said. He said officials of the Commission have…

Voting in Unit 1 ward 10, Ikot Ebom primary school, Itu LGA in Akwa Ibom State has been halted following a fracas that erupted among party agents. Voters were seen scampering for safety amid the fight as the corp members parked the election materials and stood in a corner waiting for the next line of action. The police official attached to the unit overwhelmed by the pandemonium entered a motorcycle and left the voters to their fate. It was gathered that trouble started when agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the unit only made way for PDP supporters…

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, bail request has been denied by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja Division on Friday. The court refused to reverse an earlier ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court refusing his request for bail. In a unanimous judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Stephen Adah dismissed the application because it lacked merit. The court held that given the nature of the charges pending against him and the other defendants before the High Court, such bail requests needed to be handled with caution. Justice Adah held that Justice Emeka Nwite, who earlier rejected…

The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Timothy Osadolor, has warned leaders of the All Progressives Congress to be mindful of their utterances over the naira redesign policy being implemented by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). This is even as Osadolor warned APC chieftains to ensure that nothing untoward befalls the commander-in-chief. He stated this in Benin City, the Edo State capital, late Sunday night at a townhall meeting organised for students and youth leaders to drum support for the presidential aspiration of Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP. “The call…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the weekend met with the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The two met at the first Stakeholders’ meeting of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-Nigeria Business Council held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja at the weekend. At the meeting, Obasanjo, who is the Council Patron, “commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his foresight in creating the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria Business Council.” The Special Assistant on Media to Obasanjo, Kehinde Akinyemi stated that the meeting was held at the Sheraton Hotel at the weekend. El-Rufai, who…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba will not be retiring midway into the 2023 general elections that will commence on February 25, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi stated this while addressing reporters after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Police Act 2020 gives the IGP a four-year tenure which cannot be interrupted by retirement age. “By the provision of the Police Act 2020, the IG is now supposed to have a kind of four-year period and Mr. President has already given him letter…

Despite the magnitude of the layoffs, they will affect less than 5% of the software giant’s total employee base. Microsoft said Wednesday it would cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid a slowing global economy. In a blog post, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella said the company was seeking to align its cost structure with projected revenues and where customer demand remained the strongest. “As we saw customers accelerate their digital spend during the pandemic, we’re now seeing them optimize their digital spend to do more with less,” he wrote. “We’re also seeing organizations in every industry and geography exercise caution as some…