A Nigerian public servant was injured in an attack on a polling station in Lagos. Even with her bandaged and bloody eye, she still went on to vote and has become a national hero for her bravery.
Nigeria’s main opposition parties are calling for fresh elections, describing results currently being announced by electoral body as “heavily doctored and manipulated,” in a joint press conference in the capital, Abuja.
figures. Despite his shock win over Tinubu on his home turf in Lagos State, Peter Obi, the much-touted ‘third force’ candidate is trailing in third place. According to ’s iRev results portal, 83.798 out of 176.846 polling units have submitted their results. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was also among those who have criticized the electoral process in a strongly-worded letter late Monday where he alleged results had been doctored. But the government warned him not to truncate the elections with “his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the elections,” in a statement from Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
meanwhile continues to announce results coming in, despite the criticism of the commission. Meanwhile Yakubu asked any candidate with complaints to seek redress in the courts during a results announcement in Abuja Monday. Yakubu says he plans to continue with results announcement despite complaints.
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