The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 93,469,008 people have registered to vote in the 2023 elections. Of these, 52.5% are men and 47.5% are women.
This information was shared in a final list of registered voters that was provided to political parties at the INEC’s headquarters in Abuja. The states with the highest number of registered voters are Lagos and Kano, with 7,060,195 and 5,921,370 registered voters, respectively.
The updated campaign schedule for APC presidential candidate has been made public by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) in advance of the elections on February 25.
The evaluation followed a key and strategic meeting between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the front-runner for the presidency, Senator Kashim Shetimma, the Campaign Council, and members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) on Monday night in Abuja.
According to the updated schedule, President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to speak at rallies in Kwara State on January 17, in Bauchi on January 23, and in Ogun State on January 25 as part of the Southwest zone campaign. While the South-South mega march takes place on January 29, the Sokoto campaign that was originally scheduled for January 16 does will now hold on January 29 and the South-South mega rally is expected in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on the 30th.
On February 4, the President will attend a rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, and on February 6, he will serve as the main host in Kastina State. On February 14, he would also travel to Owerri, Imo State.
On January 13, the NESG and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, are scheduled to interact. The following day, he will meet with all APC state chairmen, governor candidates, and National Assembly candidates.
On January 19, the campaign train will arrive in Calabar, and on January 20, the campaign team will visit Jigawa State from Taraba State. The campaign council will wrap off the month in Anambra on January 31 before moving on to Abia State on January 21; Benue on January 24; Zamfara State on January 26; and Benue on January 28.
On January 27, in Abuja, Senator Kashim Shetimma, the vice presidential candidate, is scheduled to launch and commission tractors for the All Farmers Progressive Association.
The campaign team will stay in Kebbi on February 1 while Ekiti and Osun receive them on February 2 and 3, respectively.
The campaign train will travel to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on the 11th of February after rallies in the states of Oyo, Kogi, and Rivers on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of February.
Rallies are scheduled for the 13th, 15th, and 16th of February in Gombe, Borno, and Kano States, respectively. The Osun State rally, which was originally scheduled for January 18, will now take place on the 18th of February.
The presidential candidate will hold town hall meetings with Nigerian health professionals in Abuja on February 10 and with leaders of the Southwest in Lagos on February 17.
The campaign will end with a mega rally on February 18 in Lagos, and election planning will take place from February 21 to 24 in preparation for the presidential and national assembly elections on February 25.
The government of Rwanda has changed its position on President Paul Kagame’s stance that the nation will no longer provide refuge to anyone escaping turmoil in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Refugees crossing the border into Rwanda, according to Mr. Kagame, are “not Rwanda’s problem.”
“I am refusing that Rwanda should carry this burden,” the president said.
The spokesperson for the Rwandan government, Yolande Makolo, tweeted on Tuesday night that Rwanda had no plans to prohibit or expel refugees.
She said that President Kagame’s comments had been misrepresented by the media.
Nothing will change until the international community & DRC Govt stop evading responsibility & begin tackling the true causes of the crisis. Blaming Rwanda fails citizens on both sides of the border, feeds hate speech/persecution, causing yet more Congolese citizens to flee. 3/4
— Yolande Makolo 🇷🇼 (@YolandeMakolo) January 10, 2023
“What the President addressed was the blatant hypocrisy in criticising Rwanda which simultaneously gets the blame for state failure in the DRC [DR Congo], and is then expected to accommodate those who seek refuge from the consequences of that failure”. She wrote on her Tweeter page.
Meanwhile, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been plagued by conflict for almost 30 years. Civil wars, neighborhood disputes, and cross-border hostilities have resulted in millions of deaths and an estimated 5.6 million displaced persons.
10 people have been rescued by the Rivers State Police after their raid on two baby factories.
The Rivers State Police Command reported that during a raid on two alleged baby factories in the state, 10 victims of child trafficking were rescued.
In a statement released yesterday, the command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said four alleged owners of the baby factories had also been detained.
She went on to allege that the victims—two adult males and ten pregnant women, including teenagers—were detained at the factories against their will after being brainwashed by the owners.
She stated: “On January 7, at approximately 4:45 p.m., we got intelligence regarding the operations of a child trafficking ring in the communities of Igwuruta and Omagwa in Rivers State.
“The command’s C41 Intelligence Unit operatives raided two houses (factories) at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities, where victims of child trafficking were kept. Four suspected operators of the factories, including two men and two women, were arrested by our operatives. ”Iringe-Koko hinted that the suspects were led by a 40-year-old woman from the Igwuruta community. The pregnant victims were aged between 15 and 29 at the time of their rescue, she added.
“Investigation showed that when the victims are delivered of their babies, the syndicate leader takes the babies and pay them N500,000. All the victims confessed that they were lured into the business because they were promised money to meet their financial challenges.
The spokesperson said, “The case has been transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigation Department while efforts are on to track and arrest the buyers”.
In order to get the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and another party removed from the 2023 voter list, Nigerian citizen Prince Ozodinobi has filed a lawsuit against them.
The plaintiff stated in a lawsuit with the file number FHC/ABJ/CS/24/2023 that “the commencement of every credible or otherwise election comes from the reliability of the Voters’ Register.”
He stated that, in violation of Nigerian election regulations, “the Voters’ Register” as it is now being kept by the 1st Defendant for the purposes of the 2023 General Election is severely contaminated and plagued with underage registrants and multiple registrants.
And against the answers that may be proffered to the foregoing questions of law, the Plaintiff seeks the following reliefs in full:
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, was listed as the 2nd Defendant in the case.
Filed alongside is a motion for abridgment of time and accelerated hearing application which has not been given a date for hearing and determination.
Samsung unintentionally revealed the Galaxy S23 series’ launch date a few days ago. The Galaxy Unpacked event is scheduled for February 1 in case you missed it. The entire S23 gadget lineup will be unveiled at that occasion. But why wait that long when you can learn the majority of your information about them from pirated promotional videos?
That’s right—the headline wasn’t clickbait. The new flagships’ teaser films have just started to circulate online. Additionally, the films demonstrate the features of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Even though I believe the S23 to be “Boringly Perfect,” I must admit that the videos have had me a little excited.
The three camera lenses serve as the videos’ visual component. similar to the invitation picture that Samsung officially announced a few days ago. In the opening video, “megapixels that’ll make you say wooow” are shown. The teaser is indeed for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, we can now say with certainty.
The new hardware has been briefly discussed by leaker Ice Universe. Additionally, the cat spoke extensively on the Galaxy S23 series’ improved picture processing. And it appears that the data was largely accurate. The second video that was leaked talks of “amazing night images that are coming soon.” “Ooo” is used yet again to describe the three camera lenses.
Ice Universe has also expressed dissatisfaction with Samsung for putting too much emphasis on the new camera. The biggest issue is that there weren’t enough resources left over from the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to enhance the periscope’s hardware. It’s possible that we’ll see something like that on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Additionally, new rumours indicate that the forthcoming S23 Ultra may possibly forego a selfie camera. Instead of a 40 MP camera, it could have a 12 MP sensor. The primary camera will at least support 8K 30 FPS recording. That is something that earlier models were unable to provide.
Don Jazzy, a music executive, has claimed that married ladies are begging him for favors via his direct messages.
I feel that a lot of people, especially in this Lagos, are just deceiving themselves. MARRIED GIRLS AND GIRLS… ALL OF THEM ARE JUST LIARS TO THEMSELVES. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PLACES I HAVE SEEN MARRIED WOMEN?
Mercy Eke, a Big Brother Naija reality TV personality, just posted some fresh images to her Instagram profile. The brand influencer is pictured in the stack of photos sporting a Fendi print romper and a matching purse. A quick visit to the luxury brand’s website reveals that the bag has a staggering N1 million suggested retail price.
Mercy Eke isn’t scared to spend money on herself when it comes to luxuries in life. The Big Brother Naija 2019 winner just shared some sizzling new photographs on her Instagram profile, which has over 3 million followers.
The image shows the curvy brand influencer wearing a black furry hat and matching black ankle boots with a Fendi FF romper suit.
A search of their official website reveals that the “Fendigraphy Small” Brown FF cloth bag retails for a startling £1,920, or around N1,051,904 in Nigerian Naira.
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder and CEO of the Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA), has passed away.
It was discovered that the renowned director passed away on Monday at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos following a brief illness.
In a brief homage to her on the social networking platform, Facebook, producer of Last Flight to Abuja Obi Emelonye said: “Thank you and good night dada Peace,” in a terse confirmation that the renowned and influential director had passed away.
Salako wrote in his letter of resignation:
“I can’t infiltrate a political party that I am challenging. I am extremely appreciative that the Labour Party prevented me from joining the APC over the many years I was with them. The Labour Party exalted me and told me I couldn’t go when I wanted to. I am a sincere person. “I don’t lie or cheat; it’s where I’m going that counts,” I once said. I attended the party to see how I could improve it for myself.
He added that because he is competing for political office in the upcoming election, he is unable to continue serving as the party’s chairman. According to Salako, the party’s organizational structure is still crucial, and he would not compromise it to further his own objectives.
The leader of the Labour Party stated,
“I have to hand over. We have been constructing this for months. The structure is the best asset a politician can have.
