Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have surfaced at the Lagos State Collation Centre for the Presidential Election, situated at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters office, Yaba. The 10 officials entered INEC premises before 10:00pm on Saturday night and sat under the canopy erected for the collation of Presidential results […]
Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cancelled the ongoing election in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers state, following failure of voting to take place as well as sporadic shootings that engulfed other areas. Also, voting failed to take place in Akukutoru Local Government Area due to the massive shooting. Ballot snatcher Set ablaze […]
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Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari has defeated the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar at Atiku’s polling unit in Yola. While President Buhari polled 186 votes, Atiku polled 167 votes.
Read MorePresident @MBuhari being accredited by INEC officials; Presidential and National Assembly Elections. #NigeriaDecides pic.twitter.com/lkuiUFAAMP
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) February 23, 2019
The agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) assigned to President Muhammadu Buhari’s polling unit 003, Kofar Baru III (A and B) Daura, Katsina State, disappeared from the unit shortly before the commencement of the counting of votes. Reports have it that the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, scored 523 votes […]
Read More Governor Nasir El Rufai delivered his polling unit to president Muhammadu Buhari as the APC polled 180 votes for to defeat PDP which polled 25 votes. For the House of Representatives, the APC polled 137 while the PDP polled 41 votes. The senate votes are being counted.
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Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has called on residents of Maiduguri not to be deterred by the early morning explosion, but should come out and vote in the election. Shetima told newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at Lamusula Ward of Maiduguri, that the people needed to defy the insurgents’ threat and participate massively […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has issued a preliminary report on the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections, saying in some places polls did not begin as scheduled owing to security challenges or issues with some members the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter […]
Read More Late arrival of election materials at most of the polling centres delayed the commencement of voting in Tarauni and Nasarawa local government areas of Kano state on Saturday. A Correspondent of newsmen who monitored the election reports that while security personnel and the electorate arrived at the polling centres as early as 7:00 a.m., INEC […]
Read MorePresident @MBuhari casts his vote at his Sarkin Yara polling unit in Daura, Katsina State. #NigeriaDecides #NextLevel pic.twitter.com/aQzW07TK34
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) February 23, 2019
Nigerians began voting for a new president on Saturday, after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence. President Muhammadu Buhari was one of the first in the queue when the nearly 120,000 polling stations began opening at 0700 GMT. He voted in his hometown of Daura, […]
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Despite the widespread shock and disappointment caused by the 11th hour postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections last Saturday, voters are now rearing to go for the rescheduled polls. The police have allayed fears about violence before, during and after the elections with Kano State Police Commissioner Wakili Mohammed assuring residents of adequate […]
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Published on 23.02.2019 at 05h54 by AFP Nigerians vote for a new president on Saturday after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence. Some 120,000 polling stations were due to open at 0700 GMT, from megacity Lagos and the oil hub Port Harcourt in the south, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday dismissed an allegation by Peoples Democratic Party that it was hoarding some election materials. The Chief Press Secretary of the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the Commission would never deliberately hoard election materials or engage in any act intended to favour any political party or candidate. […]
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