Tag: BVAS
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INEC tenders Tinubu’s biodata form, BVAS report for 36 states, FCT
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood has tendered documents before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in respect of the petition of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The documents were tendered on Thursday through Mrs Morenikeji Tairu, Deputy Director,
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As the electoral proceedings snowball – By Lawrence Alle
The 2023 presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria have come and gone (although some would dispute that it is hardly over yet) with much hue and cry. The pre-elections have also had its own share of finger-pointing, accusations and counter accusations by supporters of both the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress, and the opposition…
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BVAS is a welcome development, it has come to stay – Atiku
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the introduction of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), as a welcome development, saying it has come to stay. BVAS an instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria was introduced to aid smooth process of transmission of election…
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BVAS has come to stay – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria.
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What Nigeria’s election cannot teach does not exist – By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could emerge president. Until the last presidential election.
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Supreme Court in the eye of the storm – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
I could hear the approaching thunder and the low rumblings of the thick black cloud as I lay by the mouth of a grave, in my trepidation, while the shining lights of black, white, red, and green candles danced in the wild wind amid the rising storm. The storm tossed us up and down, and…
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Elections 2023: Bruised political parties and crushed Nigerians – By Magnus Onyibe
During the run up to the 18 March elections, there were palpable concerns on whether there would be a domino effect of the party that won at the presidential and National Assembly, NASS levels on 25 February also triumphing at the subnational stage.
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Gov Election: See governorship winners of 12 States, 16 more to be declared by INEC
As Nigerians remain desperate to know the winners of the March 18 elections held throughout the nation, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has, so far, released the governorship election results of 12 States and 16 more are yet to be declared by the commission. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the governorship election was held in…
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2023 Polls: “Investigate and bring perpetrators of electoral violence to book” -Gbajabiamila tells security agencies
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the authorities to investigate and bring perpetrators of electoral violence to book. In his words: “It’s unfortunate! We just have to continue to educate ourselves and encourage people to go out and exercise their franchise. “There’s freedom of movement, freedom of expression…
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Lai Mohammed describes 2023 polls as one of the most transparent elections in Nigeria –
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the 2023 elections as the most transparent and credible ever held in the country. The minister said this on Saturday, March 18 in his hometown, Oro, Ilorin area of Kwara State. Mohammed said the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, helped tackle the…