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Results on INEC portal reveal that Peter Obi won in Rivers, not Tinubu.

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In Rivers, Mr. Tinubu was declared as the winner. Peter Obi came in third, followed by Atiku.

According to results posted on the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV), Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), won the 25 February presidential election in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria.
Contrary to what INEC declared, Mr. Obi’s vote total in the region suggests that he, not Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the presidential election in Rivers.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a candidate for the APC presidency.
incoming president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to the INEC-released results for the Obio/Akpor council area, Mr. Tinubu received 80, 239 votes, while Mr. Obi received 3,829 votes.
According to this newspaper, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received 368 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party received 161.
Later, Mr. Tinubu was announced as the election’s winner. Mr. Obi came in third, followed by Atiku.
However, we found a significant discrepancy between the results as reported by INEC and the results from the various polling units of the 17 wards in the Obio/Akpor LGA as uploaded on IReV.
But winning Rivers does not guarantee Mr. Obi would have won in the general election. As required by the Nigerian constitution, he still wouldn’t have received enough votes to win the most votes nationwide or garner 25% of the vote in at least 24 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Methodology
Given that Mr. Tinubu was declared winner in Obio/Akpor, the analysis in this newspaper concentrated on the outcomes of the votes obtained by the APC and LP there.
According to our count, the LP received 73,311 votes, compared to 17,158 votes for the APC.
There are 1,211 polling locations throughout Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

Senator Abbo: INEC can’t void an election that’s been announced

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The Electoral Act 2022 prohibits the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from declaring the collated results of the Adamawa State governorship election null and unlawful, according to Senator Ishaku Abbo of the Adamawa North Senatorial District.

Speaking on the Channels Television morning program “Sunrise Daily” on Monday, he said that the Electoral Act of 2022’s provisions rendered the electoral body’s announcement irrelevant.
“INEC does not have the authority to void an election that has already been called,”

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Election results are official; they are now beyond their control. The REC has released the outcome. In addition to section 149, section 65 also applies.

The Electoral Act of 2022’s Section 149 states that, “Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any defect or error arising from any actions taken by a Commission official with respect to any notice, form, or document made or given or other things done by the official in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution or of this Act, or any rules made thereunder, shall remain valid, unless otherwise challenged and declared invalid by a competent court of law or

While accusing the state’s ruling party of electoral violations, Senator Abbo also claimed that it was pointless to contest a vote count that had already been declared.
You are unable to examine a result that was disclosed because it has already been announced. They said that since Fufore was announced, they were unable to review it.

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“The previous elections were contentious; we prepared for a free and fair election, but PDP did not prepare for a free and fair election; instead, they prepared to bypass the elections and to compromise some specific officials,” he said.

First Indigenous sportswoman to represent Australia passes away at age 90

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After passing away on Monday at the age of 90, the first Aboriginal athlete to represent Australia was remembered for her “groundbreaking contribution” to cricket.

According to Cricket Australia, Faith Thomas stepped out against England in 1958 in Melbourne to become the first Indigenous woman to play a Test match for Australia and the first to appear for any Australian sports team.

Before discovering that women played organised cricket, the fearsome fast bowler completed her nursing training. Her career got started when a coworker asked her to play in an Adelaide club match.
Thomas was chosen to play for South Australia after just three games, and the following year, she took part in her first Test.

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Thomas was selected to tour England and New Zealand, but the thought of a protracted sea voyage discouraged her. She instead committed herself to nursing, becoming one of the first Aboriginal nurses to be employed.
Nick Hockley, the head of Cricket Australia, praised her “wonderful and groundbreaking contribution to cricket and the community” after she passed away on Saturday.

“This is a very sad day for all those fortunate to have known her or who were touched by her many accomplishments,” he continued.

Faith was an inspiration to those who came after her and left an enduring imprint on the game as the first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in Test cricket.

Jason Gillespie is the most successful Aboriginal cricketer to have ever played in a Test match. Scott Boland and Ashleigh Gardner are among the others.

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In 2009, Thomas received the Order of Australia in recognition of his exceptional service or accomplishments.

In her honour, the Adelaide Strikers compete for the Faith Thomas Trophy in the Women’s Big Bash League each year.

APC Group Examines Competence For NASS Leadership, CoS Position

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Support organisations for the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to put competence first when selecting his chief of staff because that position is crucial to his administration’s success.

The groups added that the North West should be taken into consideration for the Senate president position while also highlighting the need for the National Assembly leadership to emerge based on competence.

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The position of Chief of Staff to the President is extremely important to the success of the incoming administration and must be exclusively reserved for the best possible hand, according to the support groups that held a national joint press conference in Abuja over the weekend.

“The chief of staff who will be responsible for the management of the daily activities of the president and also responsible for the coordination of all the presidential aides has to be someone who is equally cerebral and up to the task,” said Engr Salisu Magaji, a member of the APC-PCC, speaking on behalf of the groups.

Babajide Akin-Thomas, who spoke on behalf of the group, stated that the Senate, which is a part of the 10th National Assembly, will be crucial to the success of the incoming administration. Whoever is chosen to lead this branch of government must have the necessary level of experience, loyalty, and commitment to serving the people.

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“Statistically, based on the election results, it must also be noted that the North-West region merits an important position in the upcoming administration. Out of the six geopolitical zones, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the most votes in the North-West.
The group supported Senator Barau Jibrin to succeed Senator Ahmed Lawan as the President of the 10th Senate even though it thought Hon. James Abiodun Faleke would make a good Chief of Staff.

Buhari meets with governors, head of EFCC, others in Saudi Arabia

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On the fifth day of his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) met with the governors of Borno and Yobe states, Prof. Babagana Zulum and Mai Mala Buni, respectively, as well as the incoming governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda.

Buhari reportedly met the governors in the Makkah Guest Palace, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Some government representatives from Nigeria also gave him updates on events there, such as the Saturday supplementary elections that took place in some regions of the nation.

Buhari was briefed by Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, at the Makkah Guest Palace, where he is being hosted by the host nation’s government.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, and Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, a former chief of the army staff, also provided updates to the president on their professional endeavours.

The President stated in his response to the briefing that “whatever Nigeria has achieved today is due to the power of its democracy and the power of our institutions, which must continue to be strengthened.”

Speaking one-on-one following the meetings, the governors of Borno and Yobe expressed their gratitude for the President’s efforts in reducing the threat posed by Boko Haram terrorists in their states and their happiness that peace had been restored.

They pledged to keep pushing for the advancement of their people and to continue supporting the President.

The President received an update from the EFCC Chairman on attempts to resolve current legal disputes and the strategy for charging additional offenders.

He also discussed with the President the idea of prosecuting the people who had been detained in connection with election fraud.

In keeping with his campaign promises, Radda, the governor-elect of Katsina State, reaffirmed his commitment to an open and transparent government.

Following the meeting, the visitors observed the afternoon prayers with the President.

 

INEC declares Nasiru Idris of APC as governor elect of Kebbi

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Nasiru Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was officially declared the new governor of Kebbi State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), INEC pronounced the state’s governorship election held on March 18 to be inconclusive.

On Saturday, a second round of voting took place at 142 polling places spread over 20 of the state’s 21 Local Government Areas.

Yusuf Sa’idu of Usmanu Danfodio University in Sokoto, the returning officer, announced the final results at the INEC headquarters in Birnin Kebbi.

Adamawa: How PDP called for resignation of REC due to purported malpractices

He stated that Mr. Idris received 409,225 votes, defeating Aminu Bande of the PDP, who received 360,940 votes, and Udu Idris of the People’s Redemption Party, who received 3,103 votes.
The returning officer stated that there were 800,560 votes cast in total, 781,478 of which were legal, and 19,082 were invalid.

Nasiru Idris of the APC, having satisfied the conditions of the law and garnered the most votes, is hereby returned elected as Governor of Kebbi, I, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu, the Returning Officer of the governorship election held on April 15, 2023, declared.

Adamawa: How PDP called for resignation of REC due to purported malpractices

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The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adawama State was targeted by THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at least twice over alleged violations before he improperly declared the state’s governorship election winner on April 16.

On Tuesday, April 4, the party accused the REC of participating in suspected schemes to influence the outcome of the election in a statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s spokesperson.

According to reliable information that was made available to Ologunagba’s party, INEC is fostering a breakdown in law and order in Adamawa State by allowing Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari to continue serving as the state’s resident electoral commissioner (REC) despite allegations that he participated in plots to rig the governor’s race in the state, despite the PDP’s commanding lead of 31,299 valid votes.

“It is provocative and unacceptable that INEC retained Mallam Yunusa Ari to preside over the April 15, 2023 governorship re-run election despite the fact that he was allegedly caught on tape ordering the Electoral Officer of Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State in Hausa to change the election results in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s defeated governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Binani,” said one observer.

The party asserted that the REC’s continuing tenure in office in the face of a protracted outcry from the state’s populace constituted to pushing the populace to the breaking point and daring them to act in the worst way possible.

On March 27, a few days after INEC ruled the state’s governorship election inconclusive, the PDP issued a similar request for Ari’s ouster.

The APC and its candidate, Aisha Dahiru (Binani), are accused of working together to rig the election, and the party demanded the REC’s dismissal and prosecution at a news conference.

“The PDP has evidence of reported collusion of the Adamawa State REC Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari, in which he is allegedly caught on tape ordering the Electoral Officer of Fufore Local Government Area in the Hausa Language to alter results in favour of the APC governorship candidate,” Ologunagba stated.

“The Adamawa REC’s behaviour is abhorrent, sacrilegious, obscene, and unworthy of an electoral officer. Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari should be immediately removed from his position as the State Resident Electoral Commissioner and turned over to the police for a thorough investigation and prosecution, according to INEC.

The PDP made additional claims about schemes to rig the election results in the APC’s favour.

On Sunday, April 16, shortly after Ari improperly declared Dahiru the winner of the poll, the PDP released a second statement denouncing his behaviour and reiterating its demand for his arrest and prosecution.

The party said that it was ludicrous for the REC to seek to announce a winner without figures in “reckless” violation of the terms of the country’s constitution and the Electoral Act, 2022, in addition to usurping the Returning Officer’s authority.

“This reprehensible criminal behaviour of the Adamawa State REC confirms the earlier alarms by the PDP,” it read. “Following evidence of his complicity and being compromised by the APC and its candidate to manipulate the election in their favour, notwithstanding the votes by the people of Adamawa State, the PDP demanded his immediate removal from Adamawa State.

“Mallam Yunusa Ari’s action is subversive and intended to create a crisis in Adamawa State, undermine our democracy, and disrupt our country’s ability to live in peace,” the statement reads. We formally request that the Inspector General of Police detain Mallam Yunusa Ari right away and subject him to the full force of the law in retaliation for his actions.

The PDP demanded a speedy completion of the vote count and the recognition of its candidate, the current governor of the state, Ahmadu Fintiri, who it said was leading, as the election victor while admitting INEC headquarters’ assertion that the REC’s pronouncement was a nullity.

According to the ICIR, the INEC summoned the REC and its other impacted personnel to Abuja after claiming that Ari’s declaration usurped the authority of the state’s returning officer.

The Commission also put a stop to the state’s results compilation.

Dino Melaye wins Kogi PDP governorship primary

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chosen Dino Melaye, a former senator from Kogi West, as its candidate for the state’s governorship election on November 11.

In the fiercely contested primary election, Melaye overcame the opposition.

Usman Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, will face off against the former legislator in the election.

Details to come…

In Southern Kaduna, bandits murder 30, raze houses

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In yet another attack by bandits on Runji Village in Kaduna State’s Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, no less than 30 people have been killed and a number of homes have been destroyed.

Only three days had passed since robbers murdered eight people in the Atak’Njei community, which is located in the state’s Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, at around 10 p.m. on Saturday.

It was learned from sources in the affected area that although local guards on duty were able to confront the invaders, it took the quick action of military personnel to put an end to the attacks.

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The military’s quick action, according to the locals, saved the community from being completely wiped out by the attackers.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai denounced the attack that resulted in the deaths of several people, according to Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs for Kaduna State, who confirmed the incident.

In an attack that occurred on Saturday night in Runji village, Zangon Kataf LGA, the military informed the Kaduna State Government, according to Aruwan.The preliminary report also informed the government that a number of locals were hurt by the attack, and a number of houses in the neighbourhood were destroyed by fire.

“According to the report, troops engaged the attackers in a fierce engagement and are still in the general area.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who received the preliminary report in the wee hours of Sunday, has denounced the killings as unacceptable and unjustifiable while awaiting the release of a more thorough report.

“The Governor expressed his condolences to the families who lost loved ones and prayed for the victims’ souls to find peace. He prayed for the injured to get well quickly as well.

As soon as comprehensive reports from the security agencies are received, the Kaduna State Government will inform the public about the incident, according to Aruwan.

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Sam Timbuwak Achie, the national president of the Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), confirmed that some of the bandits were killed by soldiers and some vigilantes who quickly arrived at the scene and engaged the criminals in a gun battle. He added that the number of casualties would have been higher if it weren’t for the soldiers’ intervention.

 

Police arrest 4 people in connection with alleged attempt to kidnap Tiwa Savage

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According to a statement released by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Alagbon, Lagos, the agency has made a number of arrests in connection with the alleged attempt to kidnap Tiwa Savage.
CSP Oluniyi Ogundeyi, the department’s spokesperson, confirmed this information to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Nigeria, the day before yesterday.

According to NAN, the information regarding the failed attempt to kidnap the musician first surfaced on Friday through various forms of social media.

According to the reports, the musician was protected from the potential attackers by both her own private security vigilance and the Nigerian Police.

It was discovered that Savage’s new domestic staff, who had been trusted with vital information about her, were allegedly the ones who planned the failed plot.

The domestic staff allegedly followed the singer as she left her home and shared the information with other members of the alleged kidnapping gang, according to some sources. “Yes, we have some suspects, and they are currently in our custody,” the officer responded. The spokesperson estimated that they were around four years old.

 

 

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