90-year-old old voter in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory, Amina Muhammadu, has revealed that she chose to exercise her franchise in the ongoing Chairmanship and Councillorship elections to ensure Nigeria has a brighter tomorrow for her grandkids and great-grandchildren. She said this after casting her vote at Polling Unit 005 in Kwali township, saying education should be what any elected grassroot government should focus on. Her words, “At age 90, I still come out to participate in general elections of this nature because I believe we can still elect leaders that will cater for the wellbeing of citizens. “I am so…
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INEC has announced Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the APC as the winner of the the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State. The Returning Officer, Dr Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi from the University of Lagos recently revealed the result of State Assembly elections at the Surulere Local Government Collation Centre in Lagos today. She revealed that Desmond Elliot polled 15,357 votes while PDP candidate, Mr Benjamin Olasunkanmi, got just 3,628 votes. Her words, ”That Desmond Olusola Elliot of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner and is…
APC National chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has come out to say that anyone who disagrees with the deployment of soldiers for elections are enemies of democracy and the country. He revealed that it is a needed form of security in case anything threatens to go south during elections. He noted that PDP members, who were staring defeat in the face in the election are the ones coming up with plans and thugs to obstruct the democractic process. His words, “We have one or two incidents where thugs allegedly hired by the PDP came to disrupt the elections by shooting sporadically in…
APC has emerged victorious in both the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the polling unit of current Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo In Lagos State. The RCCG pastor who exercised his franchise at Victoria Garden City Main Park Booth in Lagos assisted APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to clinch 248 votes. PDP’s candidate, Jimi Agbaje received 190 votes. In the State House of Assembly, APC attracted 193 votes while PDP received 175 votes. More to come.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed and APC governorship candidate in Kwara State, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, all emerged victorious at their polling units at the governorship and state House of Assembly elections held yesterday. For the governorship election, Bukola Saraki was a winner in his Polling Unit 006 at Ajikobi Ward, Ilorin West Local Government Area for the the PDP with 253 votes, while APC got 125 votes. In the state House of Assembly election, PDP polled 257 votes while APC got 118 votes. APC also clinched victory with 573 votes in the state House of Assembly…
INEC has declared the Kuje Area Council chairmanship and councillorship elections inconclusive. The Returning Officer for Kuji Area, Zainab Gbefwi disclosed that the election ended up with that outcome because of the electoral violence in Rubochi. She noted that because of the violence, the elections in that area and some polling units in Kwaku and Kabihas had to be shut down. She also said election materials were tampered with and and some ad hoc staff sustained injuries. Her words, “After collation, there was no obvious winner since the aspirant with the majority votes had one-quarter of two-thirds of the votes…
Pep Guardiola has refuted rumors linking him to Juventus for next season, saying he could even extend his stay at Manchester City. A report on Radio CRC in Italy stated yesterday that Pep reached a verbal agreement to take over from Massimiliano Allegri in the summer. But Pep has shut down the claims and said he will only exit Manchester City if he is sacked. His words, “I would say that today the social media influences but I don’t understand it. Why the media for one, why Twitter says something and everybody in the big newspapers say Pep is going…
Real Madrid coach, Santiago Solari recently said he has informed his underwhelming players personally that they have been performing below the required standards at the Spanish club. Real’s exit from the UCL at the hands of Ajax came after back-to-back Clasico defeats to Barcelona which wrapped up their Copa del Rey race, and opened a 12 points gap between them and Barcelona in the La Liga. Asked if he felt his players have played as good as they should, he said, “The majority,” “Those who have not been, I have told them personally. They know that from me.” On rumors…
Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique has said Philippe Coutinho must be a man and take the jeers coming his way from Barca fans in his stride, but still tipped the Brazilian to come good. Philippe was booed by some fans of the Spanish giant when he got subbed off for Ivan Rakitic in the second half of Barca’s 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano yesterday. The former Liverpool player started getting benched for Ousmane Dembele but started the Rayo clash so the Frenchman could rest ahead of a UCL week. Pique said, “Philippe is having a good season,” “Obviously, he cost a…
Patrice Evra has blasted his former teammate, Jerome Rothen after he was slammed for celebrating Manchester United’s Champions League victory over PSG, a club in his own country. He said, “Next time I see you, I’m going to slap you in the face.” The former United defender danced and chanted with current star, Paul Pogba after Marcus Rashford netted the late penalty that sealed the English giant’s passage of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. After Jerome accused Patrice of lacking respect, he shared a clip on Instagram and said: “I was told Jerome said some nasty things about me. I…
Tottenham coach, Mauricio Pochettino has accused his boys of joking with the second half against Southampton after his team conceeded twice in five minutes, losing the game 2-1 after a first half lead. 3rd-placed Spurs now face a battle to remain in the top-four and manager Pochettino — serving the first of a two-match touchline ban — spoke about his players’ mentality. His words, “We need to realize if you do not fight with intensity for the Champions League, you will struggle,” “The reality is you cannot only play for 45 minutes, we are a Champions League team, into the…
PDP is currently leading in some polling units in Gwarinpa Estate in the Local Council elections in Abuja, with APC breathing down their neck. The presiding officers revealed the outcome in several polling units in the estate. At the Gwarinpa Model City gate polling unit 013B, Presiding Officer, Nwankwo Bede disclosed that Princess Vivian Anazodo, PDP, received 119 votes while APC’s Alhaji Abdullahi Candido attracted 55 votes in the Chaimanship race. At the same Gwarinpa Model City gate polling unit, PDP received 112 votes while APC polled 54 votes in the race of seat of Councillor. At the Gwarinpa Model…
Yakubu Dogara has tagged the killing of Hon. Olatoye Temitope Sugar, in Oyo State on Saturday as primitive, wicked and barbaric. Yakubu shared that elections should be not be seen as a life and death battle and wondered why 2 decades into democracy, the country is still living in the dark ages. He also asked Muhammadu Buhari to instantly set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the murderers of the Hon. Temitope and ensure the perpetrators of the evil act are made to pay. He said, “I received with shock, the sad and distressing news of the assassination of…
Mr Babajimi Benson, The federal lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency 1, has come out to say that Nigeria must turn to technology to end the obstacles that manual voting poses during elections in the country. Babajimi revealed in reaction to the violence being reported in some parts of the country during the governorship polls. His words, “With all the challenges that manual voting has posed to us a nation, I will advice INEC to adopt full use of technology. “It will solve a lot of problems created by manual voting and will also allow people in the Diaspora participate in our…
INEC has confirmed that there will be no elections in three Registration Areas (wards) in Ebonyi State due to deadly violence in the governorship and state house of assembly in the state today. The electoral commissioner in the state, Prof Godswill Obioma, revealed this as he spoke to the press in Abakaliki on Saturday. Reports have it that fully-armed plitical thugs took over 3 registration area camps (RACs) in some parts of Ezza North local government and burnt sensitive election materials. Prof Godswill listed the affected wards to include Ekka with code number 02, having 16 voting points with 137…
Reports have it that unidentified gunmen took over some polling units in Delta State, shooting citizens they suspect to be members of a rival political party. The bad incident took place during the collation of election outcome in some polling units in Ughelli South local government area of the state. One Nigerian was shot to death while several others escaped with gunshot injuries and matchete wounds. The identity of the individual that lost his life is still unknown, but he left the world at Iwhrekan community when he was immediately rushed to the hospital but failed to make it. Shockingly,…
APC’s Governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that he is sure he will win the Lagos State elections. He said this after exercising his franchise alongside his wife at the Lateef Jankande/Femi Okunnu Polling Unit in Ikoyi. Seeing the election as divine, he disclosed that it was exactly six months back when he bought the APC form and got the opportunity to partake the Lagos governorship race. Mr Sanwo shared that he is sure of victory because he did just enough in the campaigns to convince the people of Lagos State. He expressed joy at the election process, saying INEC…
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, has revealed that heavy presence of soldiers in Rivers State ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state was in the best interest of the people. According to the minister, with the military offering assistance to other security agencies, the electoral process was only going to be safe and free from killings and violence. His words, “With the presence of the military in Rivers State for Saturday’s elections, everybody, including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party members are protected. They (military) will beef up security in…
Ex governor of Oyo State, Senator Adewolu Ladoja has disclosed that ballot snatchers were allowed to do as they please in some polling units in the state. He said he got reports of ballot-snatching at some polling stations on Iwo Road, Aperin, and Oja Igbo, pinning the disgraceful incident on poor security. His words, “Compared to two weeks ago, most of the electoral officials got to their stations on time. “But it is regrettable that in some areas like Oja Igbo, Aperin, and Iwo Road, ballot boxes were being snatched. It was a field day for the snatchers. I only…
EFCC recently arrested an agent in Benue State with several millions of naira, claiming to work for the APC Benue State governorship candidate, Emmanuel Jimeh. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission shared a picture of the arrest and revealed that the suspect was apprehended in Makurdi. Alongside the picture, they wrote, “At the North Bank Area, Makurdi, a man was caught with large bags containing lots of money. “While trying to arrest him, officers of the Commission were attacked and vehicles vandalised. “Information gathered confirms that the money belongs to Emmanuel Jimeh, the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Benue…