Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday 28th February 2023.
The PUNCH: The Independent National Electoral Commission has shrugged off demands by various stakeholders, including political parties, to pause the ongoing collation and declaration of the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections over allegations of electoral manipulation and compromise
The Guardian: Three days after, tension is rising in the land over long wait for the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election. After failing to resolve the slow down of electronic transmission of results into the result viewing portal (IReV), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, resumed collation of results.
Vanguard: The Presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress; main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, were locked in a tight race, last night as results of the February 25 elections trickled in yesterday
This Day: Forty-eight hours after the presidential and National Assembly elections ended in many parts of the country, there is palpable anxiety amongst the people as criticisms by by the United States, European Union, Common Wealth and international observer groups trail the conduct of the exercise amid allegations of widespread of irregularities, rigging and manipulations of the results.
The Nation: Election observers, the National Peace Committee and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday cautioned against any attempt to abort the process leading to the final announcement of the presidential poll results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Daily Trust: The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group and former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, yesterday said Nigeria’s 2023 general elections were “largely peaceful” despite administrative and logistics hurdles at many polling units.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
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