The UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has said that the election season in Nigeria had witnessed a surge in the use of inflammatory language and hateful and divisive rhetoric. Such hate speech is being amplified at an unprecedented rate by digital technology, she said at a press briefing held on Friday at the UN House in Abuja. She warned that hate speech, especially if accompanied by policies and practices that discriminate against populations based on their identity, often results in hate crimes, discrimination, and violence and can be both a precursor and…
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INEC assure to Declare Results Speedily The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections will be declared as quickly as possible. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at his media briefing in Abuja on Friday. Meridianspy reports that the 2019 presidential elections result was formally declared after two days of the elections. But Yakubu said the commission will speed up the process this year. “I just want to say that we will ensure that it (result declaration) will be done speedily. I can’t put a finger on the number…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos has intercepted N32.4 million suspected to be meant for vote buying. The operation, according to the anti-graft agency, is to deter vote trading and other financial malfeasance ahead of Saturday’s (today’s) presidential and national assembly elections. A yet-to-be identified person has also been arrested for his alleged involvement in the distribution of the money. The recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the commission. The suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning, the agency added. The arrest and the recovery of the…
The Ondo State of the Labour Party has raised the alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers sent to the state. This is noticed barely 24 hours before the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold Saturday. The party’s state secretary, Mr Agbaje Abiodun, at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital on Friday said, “There is an omission of our party logo on the ballots brought by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) elections. Abiodun threatened to challenge the action of INEC in court if…
2023 and the Posterity Question for presidential Election By Sunny Ibeh Jnr In 1958, the final conference for the birth of today’s Nigeria was held in London. The conference had the representatives of the British and that of Nigeria in attendance. It was the last broad official arrangement where certain issues about Nigeria’s independence were raised and finalized. The Lancaster House conference was the last constitutional framework that birthed Nigeria. The federal constitution for an independent entity called Nigeria was prepared at the conference. Every other arrangement took shape, and was forged, subsequently. The rest today is history. The post-independent…
I am partly Fulani and I am the proud holder of a prestigious and powerful traditional title from the heart of the Caliphate which I am very proud of. Apart from that I have lived in the North for the last 20 years and I consider it to be my home. For those that still cannot comprehend the importance of a power shift to the South consider the following. Every single democratically elected leader from the North since 1960, except for Sir Tafawa Balewa, has been a Fulani. They are President Shehu Shagari, President Umaru Yaradua and President Muhammadu…
The Director of Administration, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Mike Nwafor, has said the presidential elections on Saturday is an opportunity Nigerians have to revive and redeem their country. Nwafor urged Nigerians to vote massively for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday. He stated this during a press conference in Ifitedunu, Anambra State, on Thursday, adding that Nigerians could not afford to allow Obi escape becoming country’s next President. Nwafor, who hails from Anambra State, also urged the people of the state to ensure they voted for Obi as their son, expressing confidence of 90 per cent votes…
The Kano State Police Command has cancelled all political rallies in the state following clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The ruling APC and the leading opposition NNPP had planned for their grand finale on Thursday ahead of Saturday presidential and national assembly elections. But supporters of both parties engaged in a fierce battle. The police authorities had invited the leadership of the trio of APC, PDP and NNPP for an emergency meeting where they were cautioned of possible security threats in the state. Confirming the rally cancellation in a statement,…
2023: Nigerian Military, Other Security Agencies Clampdown on Election Offenders Security agencies in the country have assured that their personnel will not hesitate to use ‘strong force’ against any element who attempt to breach public peace, during the general elections. The assurance, PRNigeria gathered, is coming on the heels of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the Service Chief and Heads of other security outfits should ensure safe polls for Nigerians. Also Read: DSS assures Nigerians Election Readiness Acting Director, Defence Information, DDI, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, stated this at a joint-press briefing of the security agencies, in Abuja.…
Polls: IGP Deploys 3 CPs To Kadun The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has deployed three Commissioners of Police and four Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) for election duty in Kaduna… The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has deployed three Commissioners of Police and four Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) for election duty in Kaduna State. He said the three CPs and other senior police officers were deployed to provide watertight security before during and after the elections. The newly posted officers headed by CP Sunday Babaji at a news briefing assured the people of the state and…
Department of State Services (DSS) has assured Nigerians of adequate security during and after the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Service made this known during a joint security press briefing at the Defence Headquarters, in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement by the Spokesperson of the Service, Peter Afunanya, said to achieve the desired environment for the elections, the Service engaged in proactive and intelligence-led operations across the country. In one of the operations, Afunanya said DSS operatives recovered weapons from a property along Airport Road, in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State
The Finnish Police has arrested Biafra Separatist Leader, Simon Ekpa, over threats of no elections in Nigeria. Ekpa had threatened that any person in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria that tries to participate or vote in the 2023 polls, will be ruthlessly dealt with. Details later…