Men of the Imo State Police Command have rescued 19 Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who were kidnapped in the State in the early hours of Saturday.INEC spokesperson in the State, Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, confirmed the development.She said they were rescued after a distress call, and information
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Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpotha, has cried out in fear after being attacked at her polling unit in Lagos.Akpotha, who did an Instagram live recording, said she was manhandled by the thugs.The actress, who ran to some soldiers, said she was done with accreditation and was about voting when strange looking
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President Muhammadu Buhari has voted in his hometown Daura, Katsina State.Buhari cast his ballot in Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, ward Sarkin Yarn A, in Daura.Buhari was sworn into office as President on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on May 29, 2015, and he was re-elected after winning
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KANO residents have turned out in large numbers to elect their next governor.Earlier, there was tension in some areas of Kano metropolis but the quick intervention of security operatives calmed the situation.At most polling units in Gwale and Nassarawa LGAs, the crowd was massive.At some polling units sighted in
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Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has died.Egbeyemi died at the early hours of Saturday at a popular Multisystem Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital at 79.Egbeyemi who was born on 8th of May 1944 was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as deputy governor
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Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has announced that around 50% of its revenue is trapped in the country due to foreign exchange restrictions and a lack of access to dollars.The airline in a statement on Friday disclosed that all efforts it has made to resume operations in Nigeria in the last
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Labour Party candidate for the Lagos State gubernatorial poll, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has casted his vote at his polling unit 045, Oshifila/Abule Igbira in Anifowose, Ikeja.GRV alleged that there are incidences of vote suppression by thugs supporting his opponent.He, however, insisted that the will of Lagos residents must prevail in the
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There is voter apathy in most parts of Delta, Rivers and Anambra states at the ongoing gubernatorial electionINEC ad-hoc staff were waiting for eligible voters to come out and vote, unlike the large crowd that trooped out to vote in the presidential election of February 25.In Ekalpamre Community in Ughelli
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The convoy of Katsina state Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s advance team of security guards and some government officials was involved in an accident killing two policemen and a nephew of the governor, Ahmadu Ali.The security team and some civilians were travelling to Kafur from Katsina ahead of Masari’s trip to
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrant for Russian President, Vladimir Putin, over alleged war crimes.The claims by the court are primarily centred on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, BBC reports.The ICC states that the crimes were committed in Ukraine from the 24th of
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