INEC portal: It will be rape of democracy if results are manipulated, says LP
The Labour Party (LP) says it will be a “rape of democracy” if results of the general election don’t reflect the people’s will. Julius Abure, national chairperson of the party, said this on Sunday in an interview with AIT while reacting to the concerns raised over the result viewing portal of the Independent […]
After 20 years in house of reps, Gbajabiamila re-elected for sixth term
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has won reelection for a sixth term in office. Gbajabiamila, who has spent 20 years in the lower chamber of the national assembly, defeated Bosun Jeje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Surulere 1 federal constituency election. Gbajabiamila polled 19,717 votes to […]
#NigeriaElections2023: WikkiTimes publisher arrested in Bauchi while covering voters’ protest
Haruna Mohammed, publisher of WikkiTimes, an investigative media platform based in Bauchi, has been arrested in the state. Yakubu Mohammed, editor of WikkiTimes, in a statement on Sunday, said the publisher was arrested while covering a protest during the general election in the state. The media organisation also accused the Bauchi government […]
#NigeriaElections2023: INEC officials injured as ‘thugs’ set fire to collation centre in Kano
A collation centre at Takai LGA of Kano state was, on Sunday, almost razed following an attack by some persons. Confirming the incident, Abdullahi Kiyawa, police spokesperson in the state, said election materials were removed from centre and the fire was extinguished. Kiyawa added that some suspects have been arrested over the […]
#NigeriaElections2023: LP defeats PDP to clinch Kaduna federal constituency seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Donatus Mathew of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of Saturday’s election for the Kaura federal constituency seat in Kaduna state. Elijah Ella, the INEC returning officer, announced the result in Kaura on Sunday. Mathew polled 10,508 votes to defeat Gideon Gwani of […]
INEC: Challenges with result viewing portal due to technical hitches
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says issues faced with its result viewing portal (IReV) is caused by technical hitches. In a statement on Sunday signed by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, the commission said it is aware the IReV has been relatively slow and unsteady. Although voting ended in some places […]
#NigeriaElections2023: Ajibola Basiru, senate spokesperson, loses seat to PDP
Ajibola Basiru, lawmaker seeking another tenure to represent Osun central senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lost the election. Basiru is the spokesperson of the senate. According to NAN, Ibrahim Usman, a returning officer of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the results on Sunday. […]
Less than 30% of presidential results available as INEC begins upload on portal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far uploaded less than 30 percent of presidential election results to its results viewing portal (IReV). As of Sunday afternoon, TheCable found that out of the more than 176,8460 polling units where results are to be uploaded, only 41,649 have been uploaded to the portal. […]
Elections: People’s will must not be subverted, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the immediate uploading of election results. Abubakar said in a statement by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, that all election results must be immediately uploaded from the polling units […]
#NigeriaElections2023: TheCable journalist assaulted by ‘thugs’ in Delta
Bolanle Olabimtan, TheCable’s judiciary correspondent, was injured on Saturday during an attack by suspected thugs at a polling unit in Delta state. Olabimtan, who was deployed to the state to cover the ongoing presidential and national assembly elections, was at a polling unit in Ika north-east LGA when suspected hoodlums invaded the area […]