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2023 election: Tinubu 36.6 percent votes, lowest since 1999
Hikmah Tiamiyu In the early morning of March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced the former governor of Lagos state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who contested under the flagship of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress as the winner in the just concluded presidential elections amidst closely contested results. The election despite having 18…
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Only 3 of 92 female candidates win senate bid
Kowiyat Adepoju Following the results of senate election announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 49 seats, maintaining its majority in the Senate. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 28 seats, the Labour Party won six, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Social Democratic…
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In Nigeria electoral violence, low turnout is now a trend
Quadri Yahya In the early hours of Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, Christopher Elehu was murdered in his hometown in Imo State. The politician was contesting to represent his people in Onuimo local government area state constituency in the National Assembly. His death is one in a hundred in Nigeria. Persons in the local area suspected…
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Voters’ Apathy persists among Govt Workforce who is to blame?
By Abdullahi Ridhwan Adetutu Lukman Abdullahi, 47, is a level 12 Ogun state government civil servant, but he will not be taking part in the election tomorrow. “I did the revalidation around June last year. The previous one I used in 2019 was damaged. But the time I was told to come for the new…
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Rising electoral violence: Nigerian youth focused on casting ballot at polls
Quadri Yahya Two days before Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary polls, Abdulrosheed Fadipe was just departing from a political meeting in Boluwaduro, a local area in Osun State when his campaign team received a distress call that some political thugs attacked the party’s members in another area called Ajagunla. It was 12.42 AM. But Fadipe…
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NigeriaDecides2023: Insecurity, cash crunch, unavailability of PVC will increase voters’ apathy among youths and new voters
Ridwan Abdullahi Ayomide Tella, 23, is one of the youths enthusiastic to participate in the elections on Saturday although she got fed up of her unending visits to the INEC office to collect her PVC but her hope was dashed last Monday getting a response that her card isn’t available yet. Ibrahim Danjuma, a third…
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#NigeriaDecides2023: Nigerians’ Dangling Confidence In INEC’s Technology For 2023 Polls
Quadri Yahya All eyes are fixed on Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Nigerians have high hopes that their votes will count against what’s been perceived in the past; critical election stakeholders are anticipating free and fair elections across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory and international bodies are watching the Independent National Electoral Commission closely. …
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Thousands Displaced In DRC As M23 Rebels Launch New Attacks
The M23 rebels have relaunched their war with the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the country’s volatile eastern region, leading to the displacement of thousands of people. According to reports from the army spokesman, Guillaume Ndjike, clashes picked up again in North Kivu province on Friday, ending about a week of relative…
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19 People Confirmed Dead After Herder-Farmer Clash In Chad
The death toll in southern Chad has risen to 19 after a clash between herders and farmers earlier this month, according to a new toll released on Tuesday by the local prosecutor’s office. Tensions between the semi-nomadic Arab herders and sedentary farming folk frequently arise in central and southern Chad, where many inhabitants are armed.…
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Profiling All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu
With over 29 years of experience decorating his political career, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, popularly known as Jagaban, would be lifting the All Progressives Congress’ flag to contend for the presidential seat in the coming elections. Bola Tinubu was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to the illustrious Tinubu Family. He attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya,…