Spotlight on Rivers State, as March 11 governorship election beckons
With the presidential and National Assembly elections out of the way, attention now focuses on state preparations for their governorship and state houses of assembly elections.
Yiaga Africa advocates timelines for testing new electoral technologies
Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation, has recommended legal timelines for testing new electoral technologies in Nigeria’s electoral legal framework. The CSO made this suggestion in Abuja on Wednesday in its post-election statement signed by Dr Aisha Abdullahi, the Board Chair, and Mr Samson Itodo, the Executive Director, Yiaga Africa. According to thengroup, the testing […]
US congratulates Tinubu on election victory, calls for peace
The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner Tuesday of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most populous democracy. “The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, […]
Macron congratulates Nigeria’s President-elect, Tinubu
President Emmanuel Macron of France has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his electoral victory in the Feb. 25 election. Tinubu confirmed this development when he fielded questions from newsmen after presenting his Certificate of Return to President Muhammadu Buhari in his country home, Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday night.Recall that Tinubu had earlier […]
UN appoints Muhammad youth ambassador
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The United Nations, on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Bashiru Muhammad, as a youth ambassador. Muhammad, who is the National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students in Europe, had been on the forefront of advocating young people’s rights and creating a platform to amplify their voices on global issues. […]
President-elect visits Buhari, presents Certificate of Return
President-elect, Sen. BolaTinubu, on Wednesday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, hours after collecting his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu was accompanied by Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu. Others on the trip to Daura were the Governors of […]
