The Peoples Democratic Party says the poor functionality of the Permanent Voter Card readers in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided if the Independent National Electoral Commission had listened to sound advice from well-meaning individuals and organizations including the PDP regarding their deployment without proper testing. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC hours into the exercise against its earlier guidelines clearly shows the failure of the system. “The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Results trickling in from Saturday’s presidential and national assembly results have indicated that some top politicians and personalities lost in their polling units. Among those who lost are governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, whose party garnered 60 votes against the All Progressive Congress’ 126 votes. Nine votes were invalid. A similar fate befell a leader of the Odua People’s Congress and staunch support of President Goodluck Jonathan, Gani Adams, as the PDP had 44 votes while APC scored 119 votes. However, it was a tough battle in Chief Bode George’s ward as the…
If the presidential election was conducted on twitter, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammadu Buhari would have cruised home in victory as he has won in almost every polling units result posted on twitter. A hashtag used by several of his supporters #iVotedGMB has also been trending since. But there is more to winning elections than trending on twitter. Same goes for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Goodluck Jonathan, who is said to be winning on Facebook. With several supporters of Buhari already declaring victory for the former head of state based on…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega has expressed regret over the challenge faced by the electorate through the use of card readers which malfunctioned at several polling units. He also regretted that President Goodluck Jonathan had to experience difficulty in getting accredited at his polling unit. “What happened in the case of Mr. President is regrettable and a national embarrassment,” he told NTA’s Cyril Stober, yesterday. “We have apologised for what happened”. Jega said the president’s card was probably damaged. “As we know man proposes, and God disposes and we have experienced some challenges,” he…
The controversial singer who has described a child as a gift of love and slammed the marriage institution is now a father. Brymo and his girlfriend, Esse Kakadaare have now welcomed his first child together. Brymo announced the big news on Twitter “I have received the ultimate gift, welcome WAJU, welcome son!!!,”. In a recent interview Brymo said he won’t be getting married soon, but when it is time he will make us know; he added that a child is a product of love and not marrriage.
Did you know her daughter was this beautiful??? Anyways, back to the matter. The powerful voiced singer’s daughter, Emerald is a year older today, and Waje took to Instagram to share the untold story about her daughter. Waje posted these photos of her daughter and captioned it: – “I had gone to the hospital earlier but the doctor said my due date was April 4th so my mum took me home and left for lagos that day. At 11pm, lying in d living room which was my only comfortable spot in the house, labour started, grandma said (don’t worry, false…
Hairstyles play a major role in the way a person is viewed by the public, and even much more when you are a celebrity. The dance-hall singer who celebrated his birthday days ago has totally changed his style. While Orezi prepares to release his debut album, he decided to switch up his looks with this ‘Weed’ inspired hairstyle. See photos below: – What do you think of Orezi’s new look?
In contrast to what most people believe about the Benue born singer, Terry G has stated in a new chat with Saturday Beats that he stopped using hard drugs and the impact the substance have on his body. Terry G said: – “People actually see me as a very bad guy, so it does not surprise me when I go to certain places and they offer me some things because they think I already indulge in them. It was a gathering of celebrities and they say when you are in Rome act like a Roman. I was offered and I…
Very sexy Nollywood actress/producer, Daniella Okeke turned a year older yesterday and to mark her special day, she released a new set of promo photos. The shoot features Daniella in 2 different looks; the first, a sparkly gold dress with a thigh high slit which she paired red shoes. The actress contrasted the glam dress with simple cornrowed hair; her second look was a playful mini paired with boots. Photos below: –
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed contentment over the accreditation process in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. He spoke at his Ward 11, Unit 22, Olusomi Compound Polling Unit at Oke – Sokori in Abeokuta, where he was accredited for the election. Mr. Obasanjo, who arrived the unit at about 10. 10 a.m. immediately proceeded to be accredited. The former president, who spoke with reporters shortly after, said he was impressed with the process and the orderly conduct of the people. “What I have seen here is satisfactory and I have also received similar views expressed by people I have talked to.…
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that if the All Progressive Congress wins the presidential election today, it will inherit a “basket economy”. Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES in his home town of Isan Ekiti, the ex-governor, however, said the creativity of the APC will see to it that the economy bounces back in no time. “Our agenda for change is not hidden, we have the 2015 manifesto which is a product of research and travel across the length and breadth of the country. That is how we came about our strong focus on security,…
SEN. GYANG PWAJOK The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State, Sen. Gyang Pwajok, on Saturday in Jos, the state capital, expressed satisfaction with the use of the Card Reader for accreditation of voters. He said this while being accredited for the polls at his Ali Kazaure Polling Unit in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. The senator, who was accredited at about 9.25 a.m., said it took the machine just 30 seconds to confirm his eligibility to vote. “It took not less than 30 seconds for the card reader to confirm my authenticity; this allays…
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has asked the North to be patient and wait till 2019 when President Goodluck Jonathan would have completed his second term in office to assume leadership of the country. The governor, who made the call at a town hall meeting in Pankshin and Mangu local government areas of Plateau on Thursday, also urged northerners to vote for Jonathan and all the Peoples Democratic Party candidates in today’s election. He also used the occasion of the meeting to take a shot at the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying…
President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience, have finally been accredited at polling unit 13 in the president’s hometown of Otazi in Otueke, Bayelsa State. The president’s accreditation was done using the Independent National Electoral Commission’s incident register, after previous attempts using three card readers failed to capture his biometrics. Speaking with journalists after he was duly accredited, the president urged Nigerians to be patient with INEC as other options have been made available if the card reader fails, like it happened in his case. He had earlier said no sacrifice is too much for Nigeria and encouraged other…
World’s richest black man Aliko Dangote casting his vote The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said elections in polling units faced with challenges that has hindered voting will be held tomorrow. “[…] in PUs where accreditation was suspended to the next day in accordance with the guidelines, arrangements will be made for voters to vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010,” a statement by INEC said. Card readers at several polling units in the country had failed to work, making INEC to direct Presiding Officers to manually accredit voters upon being satisfied that the person…
The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been restored after it was hacked into by a team of hackers which called itself TeaM Nigerian Cyber Army. INEC had following the breach of its website called for calm, saying it was aware of the hack. “We are aware of the recent hack of our @inecnigeria website, we are currently investigating this incident,” it said via twitter. A statement by the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman Attahiru Jega, Kayode Idowu, also said that there was no cause for panic as the situation was under control. Although the…
The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been compromised. A team of hackers which called itself the Cyber army has broken into the electoral body’s website where information about the ongoing elections could be sought. A message left on INEC’s homepage reads “Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by TeaM Nigerian Cyber Army.” [!] StruCkED by Nigerian Cyber Army[!] could also be seen lining the top of a thumbprinted Nigerian flag. Details later
As Nigerians prepared to vote in the early hours of today, a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was murdered in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun state by unknown gunmen. Vanguard It was gathered that some hoodlums invaded the area killing a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Yomi Ademola. Residents of the area were said to have been woken up with the sounds of gunshots at around 4:45am by the hoodlums. Unconfirmed reports say that the deceased recently defected to the PDP from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
A bomb explosion has been reported at the Women Training Center, Primary School Polling Unit 1, New Layout, Enugu this morning. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) scampered for safety, Channels TV reports. The bombs were planted in a Honda Accord Car and parked behind the WTC primary school by unknown persons awaiting the commencement of voting. The state police Commissioner, Dan Bature confirmed the incident. According to him, police anti-bomb squad was drafted to the scene and was able to successfully detonate a second explosive found in the premises. “Three bombs were found in a Honda Accord…
Imo State Police Command yesterday in Owerri, arrested Okechukwu Okorocha, the Senior Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Rochas Okorocha, for allegedly stockpiling arms and ammunition apparently for the purpose of disrupting election in the State. Four members of the Imo Security Network (ISN), a security contraption established by the Rochas Okorocha administration have also been arrested. The suspects’ names were given as Kelechi Onuoha, Chigozie Uzowuru, Osita Obiako and Aka Linus. Commissioner of Police, Austin Evbakhavbokun, while parading the suspects before newsmen at the State Police Headquarters, Owerri, said that the arrest of the security aide and ISN…