I just cast my vote at Ajiya Ward in Yola, Adamawa State. Go out and cast your vote too if you have not done so yet. -AA #NigeriaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/TXE9oi6XU3
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) February 23, 2019
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has cast his vote at Ajiya Ward, Yola North, Adamawa state. Atiku, who cast his vote, said he was impressed with the voting process. Atiku who described himself as a democrat, said he would accept the result of the election. According to him, “I […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has said it would not shoot political thugs who snatch ballot boxes on election day, but would instead apprehend them and ensure that they are prosecuted in line with the relevant sections of the Electoral Act. Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu stated this Friday in Abuja during a briefing […]
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Voting in the presidential and National Assembly elections will begin throughout Nigeria at 8am today. The elections initially scheduled for 16 February, was delayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission by one week, over logistics challenges. But on Friday, INEC chairman, Mahmood Jega, said the commission is ‘more than ready’ to conduct the election, seen […]
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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 Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has set up a Situation Room for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Public Education Officer of the corps, Mr Bisi Kazeem, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. “In lieu of the need to ensure a smooth and safe motoring environment, during the 2019 general […]
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has made phone calls to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday on the need for peaceful and credible elections on Saturday. The Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, Mr Robert Palladino, in a statement noted that Pompeo also underscored the United States […]
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As expected, materials for Saturday’s presidential elections have arrived Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Confirming the development on telephone, the Oyo Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mutiu Agboke said the materials were safely delivered to the commissions headquarters office in Agodi and would be immediately sorted out and distributed to the various polling centres across the […]
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