PHOTO: Teenager Paid N5000 To Deliver Live Ammunition To Hometown Of Atiku Arrested Teenager Paid N5000 To Deliver Live Ammunition To Hometown Of Atiku Arrested The Nigeria Police Force on election day confirmed arresting 18-year-old Abubakar Umar, for illegal possession of 33 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition in Adamawa state. Umar was apprehended by the police while on his way to deliver the ammunition to a man in Jada town, in the Jada Local Government Area ahead of the commencement of the presidential and National Assembly elections. Jada is the hometown of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Naira Scarcity, Fears Grips Politicians, Share Meal Tickets To Voters Naira Scarcity, Fears Grips Politicians, Share Meal Tickets To Voters Some Nigerian politicians have devised creative ways to induce voters during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections amid Naira notes scarcity. It was earlier reported that Nigerians had begun casting their votes at various polling units across the country to decide who will be the country’s next president. Voters will also choose the members of Senate and House of Representatives to represent them in the next four years. There are 18 presidential candidates contesting to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari when…
2023: INEC To Postpone Elections Over Of Missing Logo 2023: INEC To Postpone Elections Over Of Missing Logo The Labour Party has called for the postponement of general elections over the missing logo in the ballot papers in Ondo State, which will be held Saturday, 25th February 2023. LP stated the logo’s party was missing in the ballot papers to be used for elections into Ondo Central Senatorial District and five House of Representative seats. The House of Representatives seats where its logo was missing were Akoko Southwest/Akoko Southeast, Ondo East/Ondo West, Akure North/Akure South,Okitipupa/Irele and Ese-Odo/ Ilaje. Ondo LP…
2023: Primate Ayodele Finally Reveals Nigeria’s Next President 2023: Primate Ayodele Finally Reveals Nigeria’s Next President The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has predicted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will be the next president of Nigeria. The cleric revealed God has given Atiku an assignment to rule Nigeria for just one term if he eventually wins. n a statement by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele listed some of the assignments to include restructuring, fixing the education sector, reducing the price of petrol, and reviving the economy. He, however, warned Atiku against…
BREAKING: Many Causalities As Hoodlums Attack PDP Governorship Candidate’s wife BREAKING: Many Causalities As Hoodlums Attack PDP Governorship Candidate’s wife The Governorship candidate of People’s Democratic party (PDP) in Zamfara state, Dr Dauda Lawal Dare has cried out over an attempt to assassinate him as his wife, two security personnel, five civilians were allegedly attacked by thugs in the state. Addressing newsmen on Friday at his residence in Gusau, state capital, PDP Gubernatorial candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal lamented that a police inspector and sergeant were on Thursday night shoot and are seriously injured. According to him, the incident occurred at…
EFCC Intercepts N32.4m Meant For Vote-buying In Lagos The massive operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to deter vote trading and other financial malfeasance ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and national assembly elections may have begun paying dividends with the interception in Lagos of the sum of N32, 400,000 (Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos. The recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Commission. The suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has…
BREAKING: Policemen Shot, As Gunmen Attack Convoy Of Lawal’s Wife BREAKING: Policemen Shot, As Gunmen Attack Convoy Of Lawal’s Wife Two policemen have been shot and several other civilians injured after suspected members of the Zamfara State Anti-thuggery Operatives attacked the convoy of the wife of Zamfara PDP Governorship candidate, Hajiya Hurriyah Lawal. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, within the Gusau metropolis, when Mrs Lawal was returning to Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. Media aide to Mr Dauda Lawal, Imran Ahnad told Channels Television that two of her security personnel and other civilians were injured and…
INEC Database Can Be Hacked – Jega Warns INEC Database Can Be Hacked – Jega Warns A former national chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that hacking the database of the electoral commission is possible. He stated this while speaking to Trust TV on issues surrounding the preparedness of INEC ahead of the Saturday polls and issues regarding elections in the country. For the 2023 general elections, INEC has introduced a novel tool, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). BVAS is an electronic device designed to read Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and authenticate voters –…
There Is No Money On Ground – Labour Party Tells Supporters There Is No Money On Ground – Labour Party Tells Supporters The national leadership of Labour Party (LP) has reacted to some state chairpersons that threaten to boycott the general elections over logistics funds. Some chairpersons of the party across states had threatened to withdraw support for the party over alleged non-availability of mobilisation funds. “We have never been respected by the party leadership and also our presidential candidate has no respect for our party executives at state levels because Peter Obi deliberately mismanaged our goodwill with the imposition…
2023 Presidential: Real Reason Peter Obi Can’t Win – Labour Party State Chairmen 2023 Presidential: Real Reason Peter Obi Can’t Win – Labour Party State Chairmen Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in the 36 states yesterday explained why their party’s standard bearer, Mr. Peter Obi, may not triumph in tomorrow’s presidential poll. The chairmen are members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). They said the one-time Anambra State governor may lose because of what they called his “undemocratic internal activities”. Besides, they claimed the party’s standard bearer was ill-prepared for the presidential race. They listed the failure of…