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The uploading of election results on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) results viewing portal for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly has commenced. It was earlier reported some concerned Nigerians had called out the Commission for flouting promise made on uploading results of elections in different polling units across the country as they are sorted, […]
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A lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, Dr Cletus Tyokyaa was on Saturday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged vote-buying. He was arrested at the RCM Polling Unit in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area of the state with the sum of […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, on Saturday lost his polling unit to Labour Party in the presidential elections. His polling unit is GRA A1, Angwan Rimi ward in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The APC Candidate in the presidential elections, Bola Tinubu polled 85 votes while Labour […]
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission arrested nine persons for vote-buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa-Ibom and Sokoto states during the presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday. Four vote buyers were arrested by the Osun State office of the ICPC. Two persons were arrested by the Sokoto State office, while one […]
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The collation of the Presidential and National Assembly results will commence on Sunday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has announced. Yakubu made this announcement while addressing a press briefing on the voting process nationwide on Saturday. The INEC Chairman said the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) worked perfectly […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed elections in 141 polling units in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State in the country’s south-south. This was disclosed by the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, today in Abuja. Mr Yakubu said the process was disrupted in Wards 4, 6, 8, and 14 and the security operatives overcame […]
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The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke casts his vote at Sagba/Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9 in the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections. The Governor arrived at 8:42 and cast his votes at about 8:44 after accreditation and verification with BVAS machine. Governor Adeleke used the opportunity to praise the electoral act […]
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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Friday, urged election observers to carry out their responsibility with the required sense of patriotism and fear of God. Yahaya said this during his state wide address, monitored by our correspondent, ahead of the presidential and National Assembly election. The governor advised the observers to refrain from any act […]
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The presidential election has been delayed at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s polling unit, Polling Units 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State. Observers, police personnel and journalists were spotted at the scene while the INEC officials were yet to arrive as at 8:51 am Speaking in an interview, the […]
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The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, has reiterated the IGP’s order on movements and called on all Abians to comply strictly. In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna, the command listed the order to include, “restriction of vehicular movements, ban on security escorts of VIPs […]
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