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Ekiti election: Visually impaired voter request for help causes stir at polling unit
Request for help by an elderly, visually impaired electorate, who could not identify the logo of her preferred party led to a shouting march among agents of political parties participating in Saturday’s Ekiti governorship poll at Fajuyi House, Polling 007, Ado Ekiti. The voter had told the INEC’s ad-hoc staff at the polling unit that
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JUST IN: Kidnapped Abia journalist regains freedom
Kidnapped Abia State-based journalist, Chucks Onuoha, has been released. According to the wife, Onuoha was released early Saturday morning (today) in Imo State. She said, “Upon his release, he found his way to where he pleaded with people there to help him reach a place where we went to pick him up.” However, she could
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JUST IN: One dies, seven injured in Lagos accident
One person was recovered dead while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident in the Alapere area of Lagos State during the early hours of Saturday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that the agency rescued seven passengers and recovered one dead adult male that
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Full list: APC submits senatorial candidates’ names to INEC
The All Progressive Congress on Friday submitted the list of all senatorial candidates in the party to the Independent National Electoral Commission. There were controversies around some names of candidates who contested the presidential elections like the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and the former Niger Delta Affairs Minister,
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Why I love Ronaldo, Iwobi – Actress Bianca Ugowanne
Nigerian actress, Bianca Ugowanne, is popularly known for her breakthrough role in Dear Affy, which earned her a nomination in the 2021 BON Awards for Revelation of The Year. She talks about her sports life, fondness for Cristiano Ronaldo, Super Eagles and more in this interview with PETER AKINBO What do you do when you
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Ekiti decides: PDP gov candidate, Kolawole, casts vote
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ekiti State governorship election, Bisi Kolawole, has cast his vote at Unit 001, Ward 8 in Efon-Ekiti, Efon local government area of the state. This is as the governorship election mood builds up in Ekiti as the electorate trooped out to elect the candidate of their
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Someone once told my mum she should be ashamed having a one-legged daughter – UNIPORT undergraduate, Adaugo
Chilaka Adaugo, a final year student of the University of Port Harcourt who lost one of her legs to an accident at age 10, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI she hasn’t allowed the situation to keep her down Briefly tell us about yourself. My name is Chilaka Adaugo; friends fondly call me Cindy. I am 22 years
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Ekiti residents troop out for governorship election
As early as 6 am, residents of Ado Ekiti trooped out in their numbers to participate in today’s governorship election holding across the 16 Local Government Areas of Ekiti State. While many trekked long distances following the restriction on vehicular movements, a few went to their polling units by commercial motor bikes. At the different
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Ekiti election: Voters wait for voting to start in Ilawe
Voters are patiently waiting for the commencement of accreditation and voting in the governorship election in Ekiti State today. Our correspondent observed at Polling Units 10, 11, Ward 7 in Ilawe-Ekiti that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were around and they were also set and waiting for the commencement of the exercise. Some
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