Tag: Election Results
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INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has released winners of the National Assembly election conducted on Feb. 25 in Rivers. INEC announced the results in a statement issued to newsmen by the commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Mrs.
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National Collation Centre DAY 2: INEC announces presidential election results of three states
As Nigerians continue to express mixed feelings over the conduct of the presidential election that was held across the country on 25th February, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday, announced the result of the poll in Kwara, Ondo and Osun states. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, opened the floor…
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INEC boasts, we’ll announce election results swiftly
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised that the results of Saturday’s general elections will be announced swiftly. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, made this known to journalists in Abuja. He said, “I just want to say that we will ensure that result declaration will be done speedily. I can’t put…
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Ekiti election: INEC uploads election results in viewing portal
The uploading of election results on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) results viewing portal for the governorship election in Ekiti has commenced. The uploading of election results started shortly after the close of voting and sorting of votes in some polling units across the state.
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Why lawmakers voted for, against electronic transmission of election results – Gbajabiamila
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) should work together to conduct credible elections in the country. This is according to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who briefed reporters in Abuja on Tuesday. “INEC is empowered by our laws and the constitution to conduct elections and…
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INEC counters lawmakers: ‘We have capacity for electronic transmission of election results in remote areas’
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday has said it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week. The House was thrown into disarray on Thursday as…
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PDP reacts to Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of election results
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the Senate. The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday. Ologbondiyan said the PDP and indeed majority of Nigerians were shocked over the decision of the…
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2023: Bauchi Senator kicks against electronic transmission of election results
Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Sen. Lawal Gumau, on Friday, kicked against moves to amend the Electoral Act to give room for electronic transmission of results ahead of 2023 General Elections. Gumau who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja said Nigeria was not ripe for electronic transmission of results . Gumau said:…
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Akpabio breaks silence on jailed UNICAL professor who allegedly rigged election in his favour
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied claims that convicted Electoral Officer, Prof Peter Ogban rigged election in his favour and that of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). He described the claim as spurious, unfounded and malicious. Akpabio said he was rather a victim of the fraudulent manipulation of…
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BREAKING: Trump refuses to concede as world rejoice over Biden’s victory, continues war against election results
Unbothered that several networks and news agencies that declared his defeat in the presidential election, Donald Trump has continued to rage against supposed fraud and election meddling in swing states that he claims cost him his victory – citing the US’s “history of election problems” Donald Trump refused to formally concede the US election on…