The Comptroller of Prisons, Lagos State Command, Mr Tunde Ladipo, says there are no cases of ballot box snatching by political thugs in all the places his team visited during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. Ladipo spoke with newsmen after a meeting with Mr Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent […]
Read More Voters in Malkohi Camp for the internally displaced victims of Boko Haram in Adamawa State joined other citizens across the country to take part in today’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Although there were initial glitches that forced a delay in accreditation and voting for about two hours, the issues were later resolved and voting was […]
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Nigeria began counting votes in presidential elections on Saturday, even as many people had yet to even cast their ballot because of delays in the opening of polling units and problems with staffing and technology. The late start at some of the nearly 120,000 polling stations around the country forced an extension to voting past […]
Read More There was pandemonium in Lagos as suspected thugs, on election day, stormed a polling unit at Ago Palace Way, Isolo Lagos, and set ablaze cast ballot papers by the electorates. Voters could be seen taking to their heels for safety. Reporting from ago palace way last bus stop voting disrupted by APC thugs #zoo pic.twitter.com/mLEICdXAfg […]
Read More The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Saturday said he was concerned about the malfunctioning of the card readers during voting at his polling unit in Apapa. The PDP candidate spoke with newsmen after he and his wife, Biola, voted at polling unit 004,Ward A, Liverpool, Apapa around 11.20a.m. […]
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections in his ward, was peaceful with high turn out of voters but not devoid of hitches. The minister stated this after casting his vote at Polling Unit 006 Oro Ward 2 in his country home Oro […]
Read More Some ballot boxes at Polling Unit 18 located at junction of Ohafia/Ago Palace Way, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo LGA of Lagos State have been set on fire. Correspondent who witnessed the incident reports that the Polling Unit 23 located on Baba-Ewe Street/Ago Place Way was also affected by the fire INEC ad-hoc staff at the polling […]
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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 […]
Read More 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 […]
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has commended the large turnout of voters’ and peaceful conduct of election at Ward 4 polling unit 19 in Oredo Local Government Area, where he voted. The governor and his wife, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, arrived at the polling unit at Emokpae Primary School at 9:55 am and waited for about […]
Read More Voting in the Presidential and National Assembly elections commenced very early in Jos metropolis, with some centers starting at exactly 8 am. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the polling units and voting centres, observed that electoral officials and materials arrived in good time. NAN also reports that […]
Read MoreAs the Presidential and National assembly elections are ongoing, the ‘African Queen’ crooner, Tuface Idibia has joined queue to exercise his civic responsibility. Recall that 2baba had advised Nigerians to come out enmass and cast their votes. The music star was spotted in a queue with some Nigerians trying to elect their leaders.
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