Day: February 25, 2023

2023 ELECTION: Falz Recovers Phone ‘Stolen By Thugs During Attack’

Ganiyu Amodu

Falz, the rapper, has recovered his Phone after thugs allegedly stole it during the presidential elections. Earlier in the day, there were reports on social media claiming Falz and other voters were attacked at their polling units in Ikate, Lekki, and their phones seized. The report alleged that ballot papers were scattered and torn apart by thugs in the area. READ ALSO: APC Loses Gbajabiamila’s Polling Unit To Labour Party Labour Party Loses Obasanjo’s Polling Unit to APC Election Results: Anxiety As Votes’ Sorting, Counting Begin Nationwide BREAKING: EFCC Arrests…

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APC Loses Gbajabiamila’s Polling Unit To Labour Party

Gbenga Adeoti

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, fails to deliver his polling unit for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Tinubu lost Gbajabiamila polling unit situated at Surulere, Ward 08, PU 014. Obi polled 89 votes. Tinubu came second with 69 votes, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar finished distance third with five votes. Flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso garnered two votes.

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Labour Party Loses Obasanjo’s Polling Unit to APC

Abibat Babalola

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed to deliver his polling unit for his preferred presidential candidate, Peter Obi of Labour Party. After counting the valid votes in the Ward 11, Unit 22, Abeokuta North Local Government where Obasanjo voted, the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu defeated Obi with 56 votes, while the Labour Party had only 9 votes. READ ALSO: Election Results: Anxiety As Votes’ Sorting, Counting Begin Nationwide Thugs Attacked Polling Units, Carted Away Five BVAS Machines —INEC INEC’s Conduct Short Of Voters’ Expectations, Adebule…

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Election Results: Anxiety As Votes’ Sorting, Counting Begin Nationwide

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chronicles of major events on Saturday, the D-day of Nigeria’s biggest election, marking 24 years of unbroken democratic rule first time ever in the country      Election Results will be announced very early, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared as anxiety permiated the camps of politicians. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who declared that results are underway, stated,  during a live broadcast, that the exercise has officially ended by 2:30pm. This came as votes’ sorting, and counting have begun nationwide, Platforms Africa reports. The highlights of the…

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Thugs Attacked Polling Units, Carted Away Five BVAS Machines —INEC

Ganiyu Amodu

Thugs attacked three polling units and carted away five Bimodal Voter Authentication System, the Independent National Electoral Commission revealed on Saturday. The INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this while briefing journalists on the situation report in Abuja Mahmood gave reasons why the opening of polling units was delayed by election officials. He noted that insecurity in some states led to the delay as well as logistics issues. READ ALSO: INEC’s Conduct Short Of Voters’ Expectations, Adebule Bemoans Late Arrival Of Officials Nation In Search Of Fulfilled Future Goes To…

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INEC’s Conduct Short Of Voters’ Expectations, Adebule Bemoans Late Arrival Of Officials

Abibat Babalola

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Dr Idiat Adebule, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the logistics surrounding electoral process. She said the voting process has not been smooth and short of the people’s expectations. Adebule, who arrived early at the Polling Unit 029 at Iba, was surprised that the INEC officials didn’t turn up until 10:40am. READ ALSO: Nation In Search Of Fulfilled Future Goes To Polls  JUST IN: LP Chairman Dies In Sleep BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Gov Ortom’s Campaign DG…

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Nation In Search Of Fulfilled Future Goes To Polls, By Emiko Aruofor

ADEOLA YUSUF

As Nigerians troop out to exercise their franchise, the nation will activate the largest democratic process ever embarked upon on the African continent. About 93.5 million eligible voters will have the right to go out and choose the deciders and directors of our future.    This quadrennial pilgrimage to the polls has been entrenched and consistently embarked upon six times since the re-establishment of the third republic in 1999.    The inalienable implication of this reality is that we, as a people cannot in truth distance ourselves from the choices…

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JUST IN: LP Chairman Dies In Sleep

Ganiyu Amodu

The Labour Party (LP) chairman in the Karshi district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Valentine Onuigbo, is dead. Family members found him to have died in his sleep in the wee hours of Saturday. READ ALSO: FCT PDP Chairman, Sunday Zaka, Dies In Accident BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Gov Ortom’s Campaign DG With Cash Buhari Votes In Daura, Displays His Ballot Paper He coordinated the pre-election activities of the party till late Friday and was said to have been eagerly awaiting the commencement of voting on Saturday. His body has…

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FCT PDP Chairman, Sunday Zaka, Dies In Accident

Ganiyu Amodu

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory, Sunday Zaka, has been reported dead. Zaka was said to have died around 3 am on Saturday after a fatal accident while on his way to his residence in Kuje. He died alongside his personal security aide after some party activities in the city centre. READ ALSO BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Gov Ortom’s Campaign DG With Cash Buhari Votes In Daura, Displays His Ballot Paper Child Sex Crimes: R. Kelly Sentenced To Fresh 20 years In Prison A…

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BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Gov Ortom’s Campaign DG With Cash

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign council, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa for being in possession of a N100,000. Governor Samuel Ortom made the disclosure while speaking to journalists shortly after voting in his Gbajimba home town in Guma LGA. He said Tyokyaa was apprehended by the anti-graft agency who found the cash in his possession. “I received report from the DG of our campaign that he had been arrested this morning by EFCC for having N100,000 on…

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