Bola Tinubu The Appeal Court in Abuja has granted the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during February 25, 2022, general elections. Details later…
Read More »JUST IN: Court okays INEC request to reconfigure BVAS
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nod to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential election. The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of …
Read More »BVAS data intact, INEC tells court, parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that information in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System used for February 25 presidential poll is intact. The electoral commission lead counsel, Tanimu Inuwa, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, while opposing an application filed by the Labour …
Read More »Traders, drivers refuse old N500, N1000 notes despite S/Court order
Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruling had declared last week that the government’s rollout of newly-designed currency was unconstitutional and that old notes remain in circulation until Dec 31st. The judgment was a result of a lawsuit filed by 16 State Governors asking that the old 200,500 and 1000 naira note be …
Read More »Oshiomhole: How National Assembly will function under Tinubu’s presidency
Senator Elect, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not expecting the National Assembly that will be a rubber stamp of his policies, but a robust one that can help to contribute to knowledge. Oshiomhole, a member of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC said this while …
Read More »ECOWAS to honour Buhari as Democracy Icon
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has made arrangements to honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the sub-region as he prepares to leave office upon the …
Read More »BVAS reconfiguration won’t affect data from presidential, NASS polls – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that no data would be lost while configuring the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. Tanimu Inuwa, counsel to the INEC, spoke on Tuesday while moving an application seeking to vary the orders of the …
Read More »Obi Cancels Governorship Campaign Tour, To Appear In Court Over Inspection Of BVAS Machines
The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential elections, Peter Obi, will on Wednesday appear in court over the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the party inspect materials used during the 25th of February polls. Obi said in a Twitter post on …
Read More »Attempts To Blackmail Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Oladele By Contaminated Obi Virus Uncovered
The attention of media aide to prophet Israel Oladele, Genesis Global has been drawn to plans by some miscreants, whom we refer to as “Obi contaminated virus has been trying to extort and blackmail the global televangelist, easygoing prophet of God, who’s popularly known as ‘Genesis Global’ with spurious allegations, …
Read More »More Trouble For INEC As Situation Room Demands Explanation On How Reconfiguring BVAS Will Not Affect Forensic Audit Of Presidential Results
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 70 election monitoring groups, has warned that reconfiguring BVAS machines used for voter accreditation during the February 25 presidential election will hamper any forensic audit of the outcome. The Situation Room wants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain …
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