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Confusion as Muhammadu Buhari ends rally in Katsina State

The factional crisis in the Congress of progressive Change (CPC) in Katsina State deepened yesterday as the leader of the party, retired General Muhammadu Buhari  wound up his presidential tour in the country. Supporters of the party who went for the rally left in confusion on the authentic  candidates to face the ruling PDP in Saturday's National Assembly polls. 

Two factions of the party loyal to the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Bello Masari and those of the court-recognized Yakubu Lado Danmarke had mobilized supporters to the venue to receive the party's presidential flag bearer with either side claiming legitimacy.

The confusion was accentuated after General Buhari at the podium raised the hands of the senatorial flag bearers of the party, Senator Abu Ibrahim (Funtua,Katsina South), Hadi Sirika(Daura, Katsina North) and Abubakar Saddiq Yar'adua(Katsina Central) constituencies.

Source: Confusion as Buhari ends rally in Katsina

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The National Security Adviser retired Gen. Patrick Aziza must be joking for daring to oppose INEC's recommendation that voters should wait at polling units after casting their votes to witness ballot counting and announcement of results, former Minister of the FCT, Malam Nasiru el-Rufai, has said.  

Source: El-Rufai berates NSA for opposing INEC's vote-and-wait option

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The police in Oyo State yesterday sealed off a popular hotel at Iganna in the Oke Ogun area of the state for allegedly harbouring ammunition and dangerous weapons.  

Source: Police seal hotel with weapons

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Mogae: That's good, but..

PDP: People should not wait

Source: Jega: Voters can wait for results

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"We've been to three polling units and people are not happy, there's a general feeling that if we're talking about transparency and reform in the country then INEC officials should be on ground on time, that's what people are saying."

Source: Update: Abuja, 9:15am

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Senate President David Mark has asked Nigerians to come out en-mass to cast their votes during the reschedule elections, saying that the set-back occasioned by the postponement of the exercise should be seen as a national sacrifice.

Source: Election postponement, a national sacrifice – Mark

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The crises in the wake of the aborted National Assembly elections almost reached a shattering climax on Saturday night when Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] chairman Professor Attahiru Jega offered to resign at a stormy meeting of the National Security Council chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Aso Rock Villa, Daily Trust learnt from government sources yesterday. The storm however blew over when Jonathan rejected the resignation offer.

Source: Election crisis: Storm at security council meeting

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to make details of the signed national minimum wage public and silence 'ugly rumours' forever.

Source: Minimum wage: Jonathan urged to make details public

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All three elections slated for this month have been shifted by a week each after logistic problems stalled the conduct of the National Assembly election scheduled for last Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the shift in Abuja yesterday.  

Source: All polls now shifted by a week

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The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), its national chairman, Prince Tony Momoh and Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari yesterday asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to restrain Senator Yakubu Garba Lado from contesting as the CPC governorship candidate in Katsina State in the April 2011 general elections.  

Source: Katsina guber poll: CPC, Masari ask court to stop Lado