THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested over 65 persons allegedly involved in vote-buying and inducement across 28 states during the governorship and House of Assembly elections that held on Saturday, March 18.A statement issued on the same day signed by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren,
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The Campaign Director of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, who was abducted by gunmen on Saturday has been killed.The deceased was reportedly abducted by the unknown gunmen who were dressed in police uniform while he was casting his vote at
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Hoodlums armed with guns and machetes on Sunday morning attacked the Ogoja Local Government INEC collation center in Cross River state.The hoodlums stormed the center when result for the House of Assembly election in Ogoja constituency was being announced.Spokesperson of the Police Command in Cross River, SP Irene Ugbo who
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THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has expressed his sympathy to victims of the election-related violence recorded during the governorship election.He condemned the acts of violence across the states, which in some cases led to the death of citizens.In a tweet on Sunday, he decried the
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The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Sanwo-Olu, who is vying for a second term in office, defeated his co-contenders with 29 votes.Rhodes-Vivour received 18 ballots, while Peoples Democratic Party candidate
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THE Independent National ELectoral Commission (INEC) has begun uploading some of the results of the Saturday, March 18 governorship and state assembly elections via the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).INEC had promised to upload the results of the election after reconfiguring the BVAS machines which were used during the Presidential
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in the 10 polling units situated in Victoria Garden City.INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje, said this while speaking with journalists on Saturday at the Estate.According to Mr Agbaje, corps members deployed as ad
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Gunmen stormed units 11 and 17 in Eresoyen Primary School Uhogua- Iguoshodin community, Ovia South East Local Government Area of Edo State and snatched voting materials.It was learnt that INEC officials arrived at the polling units with election materials at about 7:30am and commenced accreditation at 8:30 am, when gunmen
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The Presidential standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has voted in the governorship, House Assembly elections on Saturday at his Ajiya Ward voting unit in Jimeta, Yola, stressing that he still has no confidence in INEC.He told newsmen that INEC did poorly during the presidential election
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There are cases of massive vote-buying in some local government areas of Kano and Jigawa State on Saturday.The vote buyers took advantage of absence of EFCC operatives in Tarauni, Fagge, Nassarawa, among other places in Kano metropolis to induce voters to vote for their parties.NAN gathered that the vote-buyers entice
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