Tag: 2023 general election
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We reject European Union’s Conclusions on 2023 General Elections – Dele Alake
Sometimes in May, we alerted the nation, through a press statement, to the plan by a continental multi-lateral institution to discredit the 2023 general elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The main target was the presidential election, clearly and fairly won by the then candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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2023 General election audit indicts NBC of bias against opposition
An investigation by the Consortium of Nigerian Communication Scholars (CONCE) has indicted some government regulatory bodies, including the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), of undue bias against some media organisations before and during the just concluded Nigeria general elections. According to a statement released by the CONCE, undue interferences from the government, particularly in states where…
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FACT-CHECK: Did the Nigeria police gun down ballot snatchers during Saturday’s polls?
A video has gone viral showing gunmen arriving at a polling unit on motorbikes to cause disruption to ongoing election. The masked men scared everyone away as they brandished their riffles and went on to destroy the mounter polling booths and election materials. Moments afterwards, gunshots were heard as a team of policemen closed in…
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Intimidation, violence mar election in Lagos state
There have been reports of voter intimidation and ethnic discrimination in some Polling Units across Lagos state by some persons supporting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), despite the presence of security officials. Voting has largely been peaceful in the state but some videos have emerged showing pro-APC supporters insisting on the party or tribe…
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2023 elections: How experts rate campaigns by political parties
As the 2023 general election draws near and political tensity in the country leaves the electorates and politicians in an anticipatory mood, Stakeholders in Communications have cautioned politicians of the hazard of using offensive language and public figure attacks in the course of a campaign.
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APC, PDP exceeded N1 bn campaign spending limit in last election, INEC says
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accused both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of running afoul of the Electoral Act by spending beyond the N1 billion ceiling. To this end, INEC said it has prepared forms that would make the process easier to track expenditures and had also…
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Reps hopeful criticises INEC’s old election data, says its fraught with rigging
Politicians and election stakeholders have been told to discountenance the previous election data from 1999 to 2019 as they are fraught with rigging through the use incident forms and other methods of manipulation by political par One of the National Assembly candidates for 2023, Chief Peter Ameh started this on Monday during a Media Parley…
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2023: INEC charges media on neutrality
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has charged the media to continuously maintain good reputation and remain unbiased ahead of the 2023 general elections. Professor Yakubu gave the charge in a message to a Two-Day Capacity Building Workshop on the commission’s Processes, Innovations, Preparations For The 2023 General Election…
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2023: Court confirms Shittu Ikorodu PDP NASS candidate
The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared Abdul-Kareem Shittu as the PDP House of Representatives candidate for Ikorodu Federal Constituency in 2023. Justice Daniel Osiagor made the declaration on Friday, saying Shittu won the party’s Reps primary election conducted May 24, 2022 by a simple majority. Justice Osiagor ordered the PDP to submit Shittu’s…
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INEC announces recruitment for 2023 General Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the recruitment exercise to engage ad-hoc staff for the 2023 General Election.