The chairman of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State, is reported kidnapped by unknown gunmen. This happened Friday night, just a few hours to today’s presidential election.
Situation Report by Gabriel ADA, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Imo State
What have been the challenges so far? The initial challenges we had was basically the fact that the materials that came had a lot of mix up that necessitated us to do sorting. We have concluded that sorting and we have distributed the materials to the various local government areas. Are you getting enough support…
Election: Cost of Commodities Increase in Ekiti
As Nigerians prepare for the General elections on Saturday, residents of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, are witnessing hike in the price of food stuff, which can be attributed to panic buying. Bola Kuku, a resident, informed TELL that cost of rice, cassava flour and semovita among others have increased by about 30 per cent. She stated…
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…
Enugu INEC Office Besieged
The INEC office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was on Friday besieged by many people who had indicated interest in working as INEC’s ADHOC staff with regard to the 2015 general elections. TELL learnt that, to be chosen to work as INEC staff, many people in the Coal City underwent screening. Having been…
Elections: Ondo Residents Besiege Banks, Petrol Stations
Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential elections, many residents of Akure, Ondo State capital have besieged banks in order to make last minute withdrawals. Long queues were seen in many banks on Oyemekun Road, Akure as many residents wait endlessly under the scorching sun. In the same vein, many motorists were having difficult times in their quest…
Election: Security Beefed Up In Port Harcourt
The Rivers State capital has not been left out of last-minute preparations for the 2015 presidential election. Just a few hours to the epochal event, security is evidence in every nook and cranny of the state capital Port Harcourt. While this mounting security is noticeable from Lagos down to Port Harcourt, the frequency of the…
Mimiko Withdraws Deputy Governor’s Security
Olusegun Mimiko, the Ondo State governor, on Friday, ordered the withdrawal of security details of Ali Olanusi, the deputy governor of the state. The development came some hours after Olanusi defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC barely two days to the presidential election. Although the state governor has…
Ogun Calm Ahead of Election
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital is calm and quiet. INEC office is also not too busy except for supervisors and returning officers posted to various local government areas who came to verify their names.
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