The streets of Port Harcourt are almost empty on Saturday morning. They may be busy later when people start coming out to vote. The few cars on the road were the ones with INEC stickers, meaning they are on essential duty. Dame Patience Jonathan is not here in Okrika, her hometown to vote. This reporter…
Accreditation Commences in Ibadan
Residents of Ibadan including the aged are trooping out for the election. Many of them had queued up waiting to be accredited by INEC officials who have just arrived. There are long queues at Ward 06 Oke Padre in Ibadan Northweast LGA. Some young boys are playing football on some of the streets in the…
Accreditation Begins in Ibadan
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 Alalubosa, Oritamerin, Oremeji and other localities while INEC officials are seen still…
INEC Officials Yet to Arrive at Polling Units in Ojodu
According to INEC, accreditation is meant to start by 8.00am and at 7.59 am, INEC officials are yet to be found at different polling units in Ojodu area, Lagos State. Voters are already sitting at the polling units waiting for the officials to come. Mrs Precious Chinedu, a stylist said she has been in the…
Ekiti Is Set for Polls – Ekiti REC
Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner,REC, of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ekiti State, has assured all residents and electoral stakeholders that the Commission is substantially ready for the presidential and National Assembly elections coming up tomorrow. He informed TELL that out of over 700,000 registered voters, about 511,230 of them have collected their permanent…
We Are Ready For Elections – Oyo REC
Rufus Akeju, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,Oyo State has stressed the need for voters to stay behind and have the votes counted in their presence during the March 28 Presidential elections. “This thing is done once in four years.So it is our duty to ensure our votes count,” Akeju said. The commissioner who expressed assurance on…
36,204 Security Personnel To Man Elections In Lagos
A total of 36,204 personnel drawn from all the security and emergency response agencies in Lagos State have been deployed to man the March 28 and April 11 general elections in the state. The state’s security agencies have embarked on “show of force on land, sea and air to demonstrate our readiness to confront and…
Elections: AIG Zone 2 Warns Thugs To Stay Away
Joseph Mbu, assistant inspector-general of Police AIG, Zone 2 Command, has said any persons found involved in election violence in Ogun and Lagos States would be made to face the wrath of the law. Mbu issued the warning after a meeting with Commissioners of Police and their deputies under his command at Zone 2 headquarters,…
Elections: Nigeria Shuts Land, Sea Borders
Comrade Abba Moro, Nigeria’s Minister of Internal Affairs has ordered that all land and sea borders be shut ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly polls coming up on March 28. A statement issued by the ministry said the Minister has ordered that the borders be shut from midnight of Wednesday, March 25 to reopen…
Elections: IGP Orders Tight Security At Key Points
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 on Thursday saying it becomes imperative in order to ward off any…
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