The Executive Director of foremost election observer, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo has said that about 200 million ballot papers were wasted in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections because a lot of people did not show up to cast their votes. Itodo said on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Wednesday: “If 72 million ballot papers were issued …

A civil rights organisation, Yiaga Africa has added a new twist to last Saturday’s general election, saying that the results from Imo and Rivers States were inconsistent with its projections for the states. The organisation raised the observation in its post-election statement signed by the Chair, Watching The Vote, and Executive Director, Samson Itodo, obtained on Wednesday night and titled, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure he did not disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa after being declared winner of Saturday’s election. In a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, the foremost Yoruba monarch described …

The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., United States said this while presenting their preliminary report on …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up a committee to reconcile with other presidential candidates who contested last Saturday’s election. Disclosing this, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State said the committees included elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who “would soon begin to meet with co-contestants of the President-elect in a bid to assuage their loss in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to learn the essential lessons from its failure to conduct a seamless and transparent presidential election as outcry by Nigerians persist over the manual upload of results. INEC had failed to transmit results electronically from polling units nationwide in last Saturday’s presidential election despite its assurances ahead of the election day. …

Oil marketers claimed on Tuesday that numerous depots had ceased filling up with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), because of the uncertainty brought on by the compilation of general election results nationwide. While filling stations operated by major marketers and the NNPC Limited were selling petrol between N194 and N200/litre, other outlets operated by independent marketers dispensed the product between N250 …

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has called on the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat by calling to congratulate the APC flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Mr Dele …

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has denied claims that it gave President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was then the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress N500 million new naira notes for funding elections. The denial comes after a viral social media post alleged that the bank gave Tinubu the money on the eve of the presidential and national assembly election. …

Desmond Elliot has shared a video of him and other supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) jubilating in Surulere, Lagos after Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared winner of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The actor-turned-politician could be seen dancing and singing to Buleya Elu’s by Psquare, as well as other songs. He then proceeds …