Category: Politics

During Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, nine persons were feared killed in Abonnema, Akoku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. This is just as the state police command confirmed the killing of a soldier during a shootout in the area. Though the State Police Public Relations Officer could not give details of how the soldier was killed, it was gathered that gunmen suspected to be political thugs shot and killed the soldier. It was also gathered that two civilians sustained serious gunshot injuries in Abonnema. However, a source in…

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress National Leader, has told those asking questions about the presence of bullion vans at his residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi, to mind their business, adding that he can keep his money anywhere he wants. Tinubu said this while fielding questions from journalists on Saturday in Ikeja. Some pictures had gone viral on social media on Friday showing two bullion vans making their way into Tinubu’s premises. According to speculations, the vans allegedly contained either ballot papers or huge sums of money. But the former…

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AbdulRasak AbdulRahaman, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kwara State, yesterday deplored the alleged attack on the convoy of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Ilorin, the state capital, by suspected political thugs. The attack, according to AbdulRazaq’s media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye, that occurred at Isale Aluko, a settlement at the heart of Ilorin, left many APC supporters with gunshot wounds. He accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of masterminding the attack. Briefing the press in Ilorin, Ajakaye said: “We condemn the brazen attack today in Ilorin on the convoy…

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The Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas has urged the residents of the state, especially women to be vigilant and protect their votes during the Presidential/National Assembly General Elections scheduled for Saturday February 23, 2019 Okoya-Thomas said in a press statement, which was released on her behalf by her media aide, Oladipupo Awojobi that the voters in Lagos State should ensure that the votes were counted and the results declared in their presence at the various polling booths in the state. Okoya-Thomas…

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The Federal Government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), also known as TraderMoni, was yesterday disrupted in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The scheme was put in place by government to assist petty traders with N10,000 soft loans. All was set for the event at the popular Lafenwa Food Market when the invaders stormed the venue to disperse the beneficiaries who were waiting for the organisers to hand over their largesse to them. Canopies had been erected for the occasion and the traders already seated when the thugs, suspected to be…

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Mallam Garba Attahir Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in charge of Kwara state, yesterday said the results sheet meant for the state for the presidential and National Assembly elections postponed last week was mistakenly taken to the commission’s office at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. He also said the one meant for Lagos was mistakenly delivered in Kwara while that of Lagos was taken to Nasarawa state. Madami made the disclosure while addressing party agents at the commencement of distribution of sensitive elections…

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A pre-election crisis that erupted in Obot-Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday has reportedly left some vehicles engaged in election duty destroyed, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Mike Igini, has confirmed. The vehicles were engaged to convey election materials from INEC headquarters in Uyo to Nto Edino, the headquarters of Obot-Akara Local Government Area office of the Commission for the conduct of Presidential and National Assembly elections. A witness, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that two persons died in the incident while 13 vehicles were…

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has decided to shift Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February. The governorship and house of assembly, FCT area council elections have also been shifted from 2 March to 9 March. INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu confirmed  the shift of the presidential election, attributing the postponement of all the scheduled elections to logistic and operational problems. He said the postponement will afford the commission the opportunity to address the identified challenges in order to maintain the quality of Nigeria’s elections. The…

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The spokesman for the APC Caretaker Committee in Ogun state, Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, had on Monday alleged that the hoodlums who disrupted the Ogun state rally were sponsored by Amosun. The All Progressives Congress has vowed to punish the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, for allegedly instigating thugs that attacked the leaders of the party, including the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, at the presidential rally in Abeokuta on Monday. The crowd at the rally pelted Oshiomhole with stones and water sachets when he introduced Dapo Abiodun as the governorship candidate…

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