2023 election

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso, has bemoaned the stressful process involved in voting. Kwankwaso made |

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Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso the presidential candidate of the NNPP has addressed the press after casting his vote in Tandu Polling Unit in Madobi Local Government, ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has arrived at his polling unit in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, Anambra State. Welcome to Pulse Nigeria's coverage of the 2023 presidential election. Let's keep a few things in mind before we go into the excitement of the day. There are 93.5 million Nigerians on the national voters' register but 6.3 million of them have not collected their Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) in time to vote today. NNPP presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has voted in Tandu Polling Unit in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The governor is approaching the end of his second term in office. Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has casted his vote in Polling Unit 39, Ward 13, in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State. President Buhari has spent eight years in power and will be handing over to a new government on May 29, 2023. Officers of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been spotted at Tinubu's polling unit. Voting has continued across Nigeria where the electorate will be electing a new president and their representatives at the National Assembly. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress have won his polling unit at the 2023 presidential elections. It was earlier reported that there was a delay of INEC officials in reaching the polling unit.

The enthusiasm of many voters who came out early on Saturday to vote is being dampened as the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

at Ward 05 Unit 25, New Bodija, voters had trooped out as early as 7.00 a.m. As at 8.12 a.m. at Ward 05 Unit 25, New Bodija, voters had…

Tinubu, Peter Obi, and Atiku are vying to succeed President Muhammad Buhari, whose tenure comes to an end on Monday, May 29.

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, also cast his vote at his polling unit, Polling Unit 012, Ajiya Ward, in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. While the presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Obi, also cast his vote at Amantutu polling unit 019, Ward 2, of tin Agulu, Anoacha local government area of Anambra state. The three front-runners of the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the Labor Party, and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (APC), have all cast their ballots at their respective polling places.

Accreditation and voting have commenced in some polling units in parts of Nigeria as the 87.2 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards go to the polls to elect ...

The situation was not anyway different in 2015 as INEC postponed the polls six days before the earlier scheduled dates, citing insecurity. In 2011, INEC shifted the elections three times; the first, was after voting had begun in some states on April 2, 2011. The electoral body further moved the presidential and National Assembly polls to April 9 and then to April 16; while the governorship and state Houses of Assembly election were shifted from April 23 to April 26. Voting has also started in polling unit 019 of Agulu in Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State where one of the presidential candidates is expected to vote. Accreditation and voting have also commenced at Iregun ward 3, Unit 3 in Iperu, the voting area of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun. Accreditation and voting have commenced in some polling units in parts of Nigeria as the 87.2 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards go to the polls to elect a new president and members of the country’s National Assembly.

A Protest is presently going on in Agudama Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over a shortage of about 48500 ballot papers meant ...

The ward has about 50,000 registered voters but we were given only 15,000 ballot papers. “As I speak with you, people have dragged me about and almost beat me up but the quick intervention of community members saved my life. Speaking to our correspondent over the development, the Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), Austin Atekere, said that when he and his colleagues received the materials from the INEC headquarters in Yenagoa, they were not sorted until they got to the ward headquarter.

A total of 18 candidates jostle for Aso Rock, Nigeria's seat of power, after the eight-year tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari who leaves on May 29, 2023.

The situation was not anyway different in 2015 as INEC postponed the polls six days before the earlier scheduled dates, citing insecurity. In 2011, INEC shifted the elections three times; the first, was after voting had begun in some states on April 2, 2011. Kwankwaso, 66, is a former governor of Kano State, and an ex-Minister of Defence. Addressing reporters after voting, Kwankwaso said accreditation and voting didn’t start in the polling unit till 11 am as against 08:30am. The four heavyweights and strong contenders have large followings with the numerical potential of emerging as the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari whose two-term tenure ends on May 29, 2023. The electoral body further moved the presidential and National Assembly polls to April 9 and then to April 16; while the governorship and state Houses of Assembly election were shifted from April 23 to April 26.

Video of a woman crying profusely after 'mistakenly' voting for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has.

The four front runners and political parties participating in the presidential poll include; Bola Ahmed Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC), Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), Peter Obi (Labour Party, LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (New Nigerian Peoples’ Party, NNPP). ‘I mistakenly voted for the APC presidential candidate,’ the woman said crying profusely. Video of a woman crying profusely after ‘mistakenly’ voting for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged on the internet.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said insecurity was responsible for the delay in voting and opening of polling units by election ...

“Similarly, in Oshimili LGA of Delta State, thugs attacked a polling unit and two BVAS machines were lost in the process. With the advice of the security agencies, we tarried a while but I am happy to say that we are able to deploy to Alawa, and voting in that location is ongoing as we speak. “But another contributing factor to the late opening of polling units is actually the perennial insecurity in the country.

Rivers State Governor, Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed by ...

The governor also expressed the fear that the failure of the machine could mar the election. He said he is disappointed with the functionality of the machine at his polling unit. After over 20 minutes of unsuccessful tries, a female electoral official appealed to the first family members to check back.

Mahmood gave reasons why the opening of polling units was delayed by election officials. He noted that insecurity in some states led to the delay as well as ...

“Similarly, in the Safana LGA of Katsina State, thugs attacked one of our voting locations and snatched 6 BVAS machines. “But another contributing factor to the late opening of polling units is actually the perennial insecurity in the country. Some of the polling units opened late.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday disclosed that he voted for the presidential candidate of the APC Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.

I am very impressed and very happy. “I am very impressed because I have seen how the people turned up. Buhari said he feels “very exciting” that the 2023 presidential election was the first time since 2003 that he was not on the ballot contesting for office.