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Gov Election 2023: Faulty boat leaves journalists deployed to Jandor’s polling unit stranded
Some journalists deployed to cover the polling unit of the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, were stranded as the boat meant to convey them to the location developed a fault shortly after it took off. They had to disembark from the boat while they waited for another one as of 9:45am.
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Gov Election 2023: ICPC officials storm El-Rufai’s polling unit
The Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission’s officials have stormed Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Polling Unit 024, Ward 07, Ungwan Sarki, in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state. At exactly 9.35 am, the ICPC officials arrived while some voters were casting their votes. The PU was devoid of the usual long queue
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Gov Election 2023: Voters fume as soldiers enforce restrictions in Osun
Many voters got stranded on Saturday as armed soldiers enforced a restriction order in Osogbo, Osun State, preventing them from moving to their polling units. The affected electorate, mainly those living around Owode, Ede, were held up in front of the Osun State House of Assembly for flouting the restriction order. The soldiers refused all
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Bauchi residents get free foodstuff on election day
Some Bauchi residents were seen carrying food items in a white sack along Ahmadu Bello Way, in the Bauchi metropolis, suspected to be for voters’ inducement. Our correspondent observed that some had one sack, some two while a woman was seen with many sacks inside a tricycle popularly called, Keke NAPEP. It was observed that
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Gov Election 2023: Payment delays deployment of INEC officials in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos
Delay in the payment of the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission resulted in a protest at the Registration Area Centre of the commission located in the Amuwo-Odofin Nursery and Primary School, Mile 2, Lagos on Saturday. Some of the ad hoc staff, who spoke to our correspondent, said that they were
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BREAKING: Katsina gov’s nephew, two others die in auto crash
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari’s nephew has died in a fatal accident. The accident which happened on Saturday also claimed the lives of two security operatives. The incident was said to have happened while the trio was driving to the governor’s hometown for the election. Details later…
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Gov Election 2023: Low turnout as INEC officials wait for Bauchi voters
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission at the Kofar Maigari Usman 024 polling unit in the Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State arrived at the polling unit early on Election Day. However, the officials are waiting for voters to turn out to cast their votes as a low turnout of voters is observed.
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Soldiers arrest 140 thugs in Enugu
Soldiers providing security in Enugu State for the governorship and House of Assembly elections have reportedly arrested 140 thugs with arms and ammunition in the university town of Nsukka in the Nsukka Local Government Area. Sources told our correspondent that the hoodlums were picked up at about 7:30 am on Saturday at a popular Carolina
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Hoodlums destroy voting materials in Bayelsa
Some thugs have reportedly hijacked and destroyed voting materials meant for the House of Assembly election in Wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in constituency five of the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Governor Douye Diri has strongly condemned the act, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah. The governor urged
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Hoodlums destroy voting materials in Bayelsa
Some political thugs have reportedly hijacked and destroyed voting materials meant for wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in constituency five of the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State for the House of Assembly election. Governor Douye Diri has already strongly condemned the act, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah. The
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