Headline News, read Top Headlines today, Saturday, 18th March 2023 2023 below.
Below are the Newspaper Headlines & Headline News today from Nigerian Newspapers. Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed how results from polling units will be transmitted during the governorship and house of assembly elections. The Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye revealed this while speaking on Arise TV on Friday.
2. The Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for allegedly awarding contracts to companies owned by candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
3. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a viral report claiming it will conduct the supplementary elections arising from presidential and national assembly elections simultaneously with this weekend’s civic exercises.
4. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday denied awarding a contract for the printing of sensitive election materials to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed. The commission was dismissing reports that it awarded the contract to a company belonging to the gubernatorial hopeful.
5. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to electronically transmit Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly’s election results in accordance with its regulations and guidelines. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, to upload a scanned copy of the EC8A to INEC Result Viewing Portal, IReV, immediately after the completion of all the polling units voting and results’ procedures in Akwa Ibom.
6. The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to the viral video against the Igbo issued by the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, ahead of the gubernatorial election. Lagos Commissioner of Police Idowu Owohunwa gave a reaction while appearing on Arise Television’s Newsday program on Friday.
7. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu cannot work with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State despite the latter’s assistance. Atiku said Tinubu cannot invite Wike to his dinner table because the governor is a snake.
8. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to electronically transmit the Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly’s election results in accordance with its regulations and guidelines. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, to upload a scanned copy of the EC8A to INEC Result Viewing Portal, IReV, immediately after the completion of all the polling units voting and results’ procedures in Akwa Ibom.
9. The Surulere Constituency I State Assembly election is looking to be a movie because of how fierce it’s promising to be and practically as the front runners are actual actors. With veteran actor and movie producer-cum-politician, Desmond Elliot as the candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and ‘The Johnsons’ star, Olumide Oworu as the flag bearer of the raving Labour Party, the election promises to be a clash of Nollywood titans!
10. The New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State has accused the Department of State Services of working in collaboration with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to undermine the forthcoming governorship election in the state. A chieftain of the party and senatorial candidate, Dr Bappa Bichi, made the allegation while addressing a news conference on Wednesday night.
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