* Uhuru Kenyatta, Ernest Koroma caution Nigerians against disinformation Kazeem Akolawole The African Union (AU), and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Missions deployed to the Nigerian general elections have charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on credible conclusions of the electoral process. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya,…
Kazeem Akolawole The US Mission has announced the extension of tourist visa validity effective from March 1, 2023, from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the US temporarily for business and/or tourism. A statement obtained by African Health Report, AHR, on Monday said the visa validity extension allows Nigerians…
By Gom Mirian Some concerned Abuja residents have expressed displeasure over explanations given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the delay in uploading polling unit results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election results on glitches in its Result Viewing Portal (IRev). INEC’s Commissioner for Voters Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement…
By Juliet Jacob The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite…
[ad_1] A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. As reported by Science Daily, the peer-reviewed findings, published in the journal Environmental Health, show that just two hours of exposure…
• Overtakes Tinubu in Nigeria’s Capital City • Wins three out of Abuja’s six LGAs By Louis Achi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has been declared winner of presidential election in Nigeria’s most populous state, Lagos. Lagos has the political reputation of being the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju…
[ad_1] A former chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Saliu Mustapha, has been declared the winner of the senatorial election in Kwara Central. Announcing the results at the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ilorin, venue of the collation centre,, the returning officer, Prof Abdullahi Solih Abubakar,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. He said Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has admitted to having challenges with its Results Viewing Portal. The commission, in a statement on Sunday, February 26, and signed by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner and chairman of Voter Education Committee, and Publicity, stated that “Unlike in offseason elections where the portal…
[ad_1] From Tosin Tope, Akure. A member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, Akinlabi Akinnaso, has been shot dead. Akinnaso, best known as “Oluomo” was killed on Sunday reportedly by a soldier deployed to maintain security at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Centre, Owena/Ayetoro…
