Beam Desk

26/07/2022

As at 15th July this was where we stood.

ELECTIONS 2023

Here is the breakdown of total number of registered voters across Nigeria’s 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

S/N STATES NO OF VOTERS

1 Abia 1,932,892

2 Adamawa 1,973,083

3 Akwa Ibom 2,119,727

4 Anambra 2,447,996

5 Bauchi 2,462,843

6 Bayelsa 923,182

7 Benue 2,480,131

8 Borno 2,315,956

9 Cross River 1,527,289

10 Delta 2,845,274

11 Ebonyi 1,459,933

12 Edo 2,210,534

13 Ekiti 909,967

14 Enugu 1,944,016

15 FCT 1,344,856

16 Gombe 1,394,393

17 Imo 2,272,293

18 Jigawa 2,111,106

19 Kaduna 3,932,492

20 Kano 5,457,747

21 Katsina 3,230,230

22 Kebbi 1,806,231

23 Kogi 1,646,350

24 Kwara 1,406,457

25 Lagos 6,570,291

26 Nasarawa 1,617,786

27 Niger 2,390,035

28 Ogun 2,375,003

29 Ondo 1,822,346

30 Osun 1,680,498

31 Oyo 2,934,107

32 Plateau 2,480,455

33 Rivers 3,215,273

34 Sokoto 1,903,166

35 Taraba 1,777,105

36 Yobe 1,365,913

37 Zamfara 1,717,128

Total 84,004,084

NEW VOTERS 15,170,608

The Northwest currently has the highest number of registered voters at 20,158,100. That hands the Northwest 24% of the registered vote total.

The southwest region comes second with 16,292,212 registered voters (19.39%), while the north-central has 13,366,070 registered voters (15.91%), and the south-south has 12,841,279 registered voters (15.29%).

The northeast region and the southeast region come last with the total number of registered voters with 11,289,293 (13.44%) and 10,057,130 voters (11.97%) respectively.

Of the total, there are more registered male voters (44,405,439) than female voters (39,598,645). The male population of registered voters make up 52.86% of the total voter register with registered female voters making up the remaining 47.14%.

29/06/2022

Turkey supports Finland and Sweden Nato bid https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61971858

28/06/2022

Remember the Priest who enlighten his members with NO PVC NO CHURCH!

Today I can confirm to u, that all d members of saint Patrick's Catholic church Olido came to church with their PVC!

Dear Celebrate Grace!!

South East Yahoo Wike

“Remember the Priest who enlighten his members with NO PVC NO CHURCH! Today I can confirm to u, that all d members of saint Patrick's Catholic church Olido came to church with their PVC! Dear Celebrate Grace!! South East Yahoo Wike ”

28/06/2022

Transportation fares in Africa’s largest economy are surging even as the country spends billions subsidizing gasoline to curb prices

Transportation fares in Africa’s largest economy are surging even as the country spends billions of dollars subsidizing gasoline to curb prices and temper public discontent over the high cost of living.

24/06/2022

NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE NEWS.

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24/06/2022

BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes out Buhari, Malami's suit against new Electoral Act

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/06/breaking-supreme-court-strikes-out-buhari-malamis-suit-against-new-electoral-act/

20/06/2022

SUMMARY OF MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS

VANGUARD
• Strike: We are waiting for govt’s reply to our presentation — ASUU
• Ekiti poll: Segun Oni rejects outcome as APC taunts PDP
• LASG partners FAAN on Lekki cargo airport construction
• Xtra Brides Lagos founder tells young Nigerians to allow passion drive their dream
• Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case due to multiple counsel
• Burna Boy: ‘Bullet grazed my partner’s head’, lady involved in club shooting narrates
• The National Movement PDP missed in Chimaroke Nnamani as VP
• New tech could help type 2 diabetes patients lose weight in sleep
• ActionAid calls for close watch on outgoing govs’ borrowings
• Strike: We are waiting for govt’s reply to our presentation — ASUU
• Taliban welcomes UK’s non-violence policy towards Afghan
• 2023: Only Ibrahim Dauda can square up with Peter Obi — APC group
• Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case due to multiple counsel
• Millions stranded, dozens killed in India, Bangladesh floods
• French Elections: Macron loses majority in split French vote
• Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case due to multiple counsel
• Ruling on Hijab strengthens our belief in judiciary — Onike of Nasfat
• 2023: CLO worried about hiccups in obtaining PVCs
• Soludo relocates Onitsha head bridge drug market to Oba
• Bandits kidnap Village Head, son in Bauchi
• Ugwuanyi sends 260 Enugu youths to Keffi for agric training
• Power: Generation remains low at 2,400MW, AEDC apologizes
• Wizkid creates Billboard record
• Ekpoudom kicks as APC submits Akpabio’s name, others to INEC
• Political revolution ongoing in Nigeria – Bishop Agbo
• Ishaku liberates Taraba communities with N10.3bn 35km access road
• High cost of living cripples artisans’ savings culture
• Okotie at 63: I wish to head Interim govt
• Abia APC factions end hostilities, unite behind Emenike
• Bobrisky unveils N400m smart house, throws party
• CPS enrollees hit 9,621,979 — PenCom
• Emokpae: Showing faith in country with his art
• Colours of Rainbow: Culture intermingling with nature
• Omofemi Oluwole: How I was chosen to paint portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
• FG borrowing from bonds market declines 73.6% to N600bn
• Investment in FGN Savings Bonds rise 53% to N7.5trn
• Ekiti poll: Sanwo-Olu hails Oyebanji, Fayemi over victory
• N13.4bn debt: ‘Restrain Commonwealth Consortium, Agbara Estates’ directors from disposing assets’

THE GUARDIAN

• Auto firms’ stocks crash as Nigerians spend N4tr on Tokunbo in 10 years
• 18 die, one injured in Niger auto crash
• Group insists Lawan, Akpabio, others didn’t participate in APC primaries
• Battle for delegates: How unhealthy rivalry with governors resulted in huge losses for lawmakers
• Ekiti Election: Oni vows to challenge outcome, governor-elect seeks truce
• Ebi sure Super Falcons will qualify for World Cup, retain AFCON trophy
• Expert urges reversal of power sector privatisation for enhanced supply
• NDLEA has rehabilitated over 11,000 drug users, arrested 10 barons, says Marwa
• Court stops INEC from ending voter registration
• Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case due to multiple counsel
• Witnesses accuse rebels of killing hundreds in Ethiopia
• Lebanon threatens to expel Syrian refugees
• Gunmen kill three, injure two in Imo community

DAILY POST
• Gunmen kidnap Jos traditional ruler
• Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case
• How GEIL is changing Ikuru town through meaningful community projects
• Kano Assembly elects new deputy speaker
• War: NATO predicts how long Russia, Ukraine conflict will last
• Ekiti election: UK speaks on conduct of governorship poll, advises INEC
• Ekiti election: Some youths are looters in training – Apostle Suleman
• War: Zelensky reveals what Ukraine, other countries should expect from Russia this week
• Fuel scarcity: Arewa youths ask Buhari to sack Sylva, Kyari, Farouk
• 2023: INEC reveals only way Peter Obi, Tinubu, others can substitute their running mates
• 2023: INEC reveals only way Lawan can return to Senate, advises Machina
• How delegate system reduced party primaries to ‘cash and carry’ – Sen Binos Yaroe
• Alleged impeachment: I am firmly in control – Kogi Speaker
• 2023: All Yoruba ancestors are with you – Oba of Lagos gives royal blessings to Tinubu
• We matched our words with actions in Lagos – Sanwo-Olu
• LaLiga: Real Madrid confirm Rudiger’s shirt number after Chelsea exit
• Friendly: Super Falcons to face Japan in October
• Zamfara: Police attack bandits, recover AK-47 rifle, ammunition
• NSCDC arrests 20-year-old notorious electric cable vandal in Jigawa
• Social media fraudster arrested in Kano
• EFCC arrests 35 ‘yahoo boys’ in Ibadan
• ENTERTAINMENTI wouldn’t have been where I am unless I stole money in Nigeria – Eldee

THE NATION
• Kano Assembly elects new deputy speaker
• Mbaka disowns protests at Adoration ground
• Huge crowd gives Tinubu rousing welcome to Lagos
• Oyebanji promises new dawn in Ekiti
• Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Plateau
• Police confirm abduction of village head in Bauchi
• Police neutralise bandit, recover AK 47 rifle in Zamfara
• Osinachi’s husband being led to court on Monday
• Ripples over Okowa’s nomination widen in PDP
• Jailbreak suspect stabs expectant woman to death
• Six drown in Bayelsa boat accident
• Tons of drugs intercepted at Lagos airport, five states
• Six arrested after Sagamu killings
• 18 bus passengers burnt to death in Niger
• Terrorists attack churches, kill three, abduct worshipers

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
• Mbeki advocates conscientious youth organisations for Africa’s development
• Ekiti Guber Fallout: Tinubu, Atiku Shift Battle To Osun
• Bandits Attack Two Churches, Villages, Kill Three In Kaduna
• 2023: Kwankwaso Will Not Be Deputy To Obi —NNPP
• Protest Rocks Enugu Over Ban On Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry
• PFN Declares Next Sunday As PVC Day

17/06/2022

JUST IN..

Nigeria's Labour Party has named Doyin Okupe as the Vice Presidential candidate to the party's flag bearer Peter Obi, but in a placeholder capacity to beat the Friday deadline set by INEC.
Which means that a VP hasn’t been found yet but Dr Doyin will stay in the place of the VP so that the deadline will be met until a VP is found to replace him.

17/06/2022

SUMMARY OF MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS

VANGUARD

-PDP: How Okowa upstaged Wike to clinch VP slot

-Kaduna Police kill 4 bandits,arrest female gun runner

-Zamfara govt may shutdown telecom services again

-How 33 passengers, crew survived overland aircraft mid-air fire

-POOR FUNDING: S-Court may soon become glorified high court, ex-CJN laments

-SYSTEM COLLAPSE: COnsumers in darkness as generation stalls at 3,353.8 MW

-TRAIN ATTACK: Reps ask Buhari to secure release of remaining 15 kidnapped victims

-FG raises freight rate for petroleum products

-NAKED VGC LOVERS: under drugs, slashed own wrist- RESIDENTS CHAIRMAN

-Again, suspected herdsmen return to Mgbuji farm settlement,kill 8 , others still missing

-How 53 yr-old London returnee was killed, dumped in septic tank

- CBN,NPA,Customs team-up to tackle constraints in Non-oil exports

THE PUNCH

-Wike’s camp fumes, warns PDP as Atiku picks Okowa running mate

- Ogun church leaders: Abductors reduce ransom to N10m, threaten victims

-Judge dismisses plea bargain, jails man 21 years for killing wife

- Police have failed Nigerians, Akeredolu declares

-FG plans 17 airports’ concession, to unbundle aviation regulations

-Abuja queues: Buhari approves freight rate increase for fuel transporters

- Owo attack: Reps want raid on forest reserves, victims get mass burial today

- 17,000 policemen, soldiers deployed as Ekiti elects gov Saturday

- I dropped my presidential ambition in South-West interest – Amosun

-Hijab crisis: Release panel’s report, Muslims tell Kwara govt

- Gunners ready to break bank for €100m Osimhen

-Nigerians spent N3.25trn on airtime, data,others in 2021- NCC

THIS DAY

-EMefiele Rallies stakeholders' suppprt to accelerate Nigeria's Non-oil FX

-PDP Governors,Others Hail as Atiku Names Okowa as Running Mate

-Telecoms Sector Recorded N3.247trn Revenue, N1.7trn Operating Cost in 2021

-All set for Ekiti Elections as INEC Chairman Appeals to staff to maintain neutrality

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

-12 Reasons Atiku Picked Okowa as Running Mate

-37 survive overland aircraft fire incident

-Nigeria Police Academy porous,lacks perimeter fence, commandant tells Buhari

-FAAN suspends Issuance of licences on free trade zones

-Ekiti Poll: Police withdraw orderlies of VIPs, warn thugs, deploy 17,000 personnel

-Owo Massacre: Reps to revisit state police

-Ikoyi Collapsed Building: Lagos begins demolition of remaining skyscrapers

-Benue Attack: Police arrest four suspects after gun duel

-51 suspected cultists, 80 -year-old cartridge dealer nabbed in Delta State

DAILY SUN

-Disquiet in PDP over Okowa's choice as Atiku's running mate

-Owo: Akeredolu warns against incessant attacks

-Ezu River killings: MASSOB Clears Obi, warns Simon Ekpa against blackmail

-2023: Don't set Nigeria on fire, DHQ warns politicians, supporters

-Buhari: We've made significant impact on security,economy,corruption

-Presidency: South East governors , politicians failed Ndigbo----- Ohanaeze

-Presidents approves new freight rate for petroleum transporters

-Obi: Catholic Church disowns Mbaka, vows to sanction him

16/06/2022

ATIKU Confirms Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa of Delta State as His Running Mate.

"I am delighted to announce Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa as my Vice Presidential candidate. I look forward to travelling our great country together, engaging with all Nigerians and building a shared future of peace, unity, and prosperity for all. As One We Can Get It Done. . -AA".

10/06/2022

According to INEC Nigeria

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

PRESS RELEASE

ONGOING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (CVR) EXERCISE

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports from our States indicating an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens that wish to register as voters and the challenges they face across the country. In some States, the sudden turnout of prospective registrants is overwhelming.

Consequently, the Commission convened an urgent meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) yesterday Thursday 9th June 2022 to review the situation so that eligible Nigerians who wish to register are able to do so. The necessity to urgently deploy more voter enrolment machines to ease the congestion at the registration centres was identified as a priority.

In response, the Commission has immediately released additional 209 machines deployed mainly to the five South Eastern States, Lagos and Kano where the pressure is most acute.

The Commission will monitor the situation over the next few days. Thereafter, it will meet to review the progress of the exercise.

Every step will be taken and all options will be explored to ensure that eligible Nigerians are given the opportunity to register as voters.

The Commission appeals for patience and understanding of all citizens. Every Nigerian who is 18 years of age and above has the constitutional right to register and vote in any part of the country he/she resides without let or hinderance.

The sudden surge is an affirmation of the increasing confidence Nigerians have in our electoral process. The Commission will continue to ensure that this confidence is sustained.

Barr. Festus Okoye
Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee
Friday 10th June 2022

08/06/2022

NEWS FLASH!
Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges as APC Candidate with 1271 votes