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    I have Not Stepped Down For Any Candidate – Alao-Akala

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Adebayo Alao-Akala, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Oyo State, has dismissed rumours making the rounds that he has withdrawn from Saturday’s governorship election. Oludare Ogunlana, Director of Public Affairs, Akala’s campaign team stated this during a press conference held in Ibadan […] More

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    Kano REC, Family Killed in Fire Mishap

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Mikhail Abdullahi, Resident Electoral Commissioner of Kano State and three other members of his family have died in a mysterious fire that allegedly started early Friday morning.   Abdullahi died alongside his wife and two children when fire gutted their home situated in […] More

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    Presidential Poll: Ban Ki-Moon Congratulates Buhari

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN, has congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on his victory in the 2015 presidential elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday night in New York, Ban said he had spoken to Buhari […] More

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    Polls Security: Ona Ara Residents Express Fear

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Voters in some parts of Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State, have expressed fear over insufficient number of security personnel deployed to some polling units. Most of the polling zones visited by this reporter have only one policeman each attached to a […] More

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    Accreditation Begins in Ibadan

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Voters’ accreditation has commenced in some areas of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Accreditation has started at Hope, Idi Obi, Iwo road, Bashorun, Agodi and some areas of the city around 8:00 am. However, some intending voters are still waiting for INEC officials at […] More

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    Polls: TMG to Deploy 4,000 Monitors

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG on Thursday said it will deploy 4,000 citizen observers to monitor the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday, March 28. Ibrahim Zikirullahi, the Chairman of TMG disclosed this during a press conference, saying the group will strategically […] More

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    We Will Empower More Nigerian Women – US Consulate General

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Public Affairs Section of the United States Consulate General, Lagos, has reiterated its commitment to continuously empower more Nigerian women and make them self-reliant. Rhonda Watson, Public Diplomacy officer of the section stated this on Tuesday during an information and communications technology, […] More

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    Election: Ballot Papers Arrive States On Wednesday

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said ballot papers to be used for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections are to be moved from Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN vaults from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. Kayode Idowu, chief press secretary to the […] More

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    Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks […] More

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    EFCC Nabs Reps Candidate Over N142 million Scam

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Oluwametomi Adetokunbo, a House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N142,029,000 (One Hundred and Forty- Two Million, Twenty- Nine Thousand Naira) fraudulently. […] More

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    Elections: IGP Orders Tight Security At Key Points

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As part of moves to ensure a successful general elections, Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered “watertight” security around all key and vulnerable points across the country. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Force Public Relations Officer announced this in a statement issued […] More

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    Gunmen Abduct Allison–Madueke’s Brother

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Police say unidentified gunmen, on Thursday, kidnapped Joseph Agama, the younger brother to Diezani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources. Asinim Butswat, Police Spokesman for Bayelsa Command, confirmed the development explaining that the Command got a report shortly after the incident happened. Butswat […] More

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