2011 Nigerian Election Updates: Situation Reports for Governorship & Legislative Polls-April 26

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Lagos, Nigeria: Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the gubernatorial running mate of ACN in Lagos voted at 12:35pm at polling unit 059 in Egbeda.

Kwara, Nigeria: Gbemisola Saraki of ACPN and Ahmed Abdulfatah of PDP, have cast their votes

Massive turn out of voters reported in Yobe and Ogun states

Trouble as PDP agents attempt to hijack ballot box in Idobiri Ward Aiyepe Ogun State!

AKWAIBOM: Police clash with NYSC members has disrupted elections at some parts of Eket. Also, at Ibiono, there's fighting among party thugs

Female corps member arrested in Ibokun, Osun State with 50 thumb-printed ballot papers.

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Oyo, Ibadan: 31 people arrested in Olomi area of Ibadan and 22 at Iseyin over ballot snatching.

Ogun, Nigeria: Police escort INEC officials out of polling unit to avoid protesting voters in Abeokuta

Niger, Nigeria: Cases of underage voting reported in Wushishi.

From Uduchukwu Chukwuemerie in Anambra state: I have voted at PU: 04/14/10/001 in Nnewi, Nnewi North L.G.A Anambra state. Voting is going on smoothly & the atmosphere is orderly.

In suleja......Out of 919 registered voters only 276 people casted there votes in Garki garage north gate. No:009 polling unit

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Lagos, Nigeria: Local youth and party agents clash in Surulere, Lagos over money doled out by politicians.

PDP agents are said to be bribing voters with N1,000 each to vote PDP at PU/27/12/05/004 in Iperu Town, Ikenne ~Ken Oliko

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cancelled the governorship and State House of Assembly elections at the Jankai Polling Unit in Gombe metropolis. Voting started in Jankai Polling Unit hours before the stipulated time

Thugs belonging to ANPP have stolen election ballot boxes at old Maiduguri & Konan Yobe all of Jere LGA of Borno St.#NigeriaDecides

Goodluck Opia, Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, hijacks three ballot boxes in PU007,008, 009 Ohaji in Owerri. #NigeriaDecides

Observers ordered out of PU04,Ward 3,Oban 3,QIT Primary School, Eket, A'Ibom by suspected thugs. Threat to life made #NigeriaDecides

2 INEC officials & 3 corps members caught w/ 600 thumbprinted at ward 1 PU 10 Ibadan, Oyo State - FRCN Correspendent #NigeriaDecides

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2:40pm: Police shot ballot box snatcher in Maiduguri

Lagos, Nigeria: Ade Dosunmu, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Lagos says he will accept election result in good fate.

SSS storm, ransacks Keffi Hotel for ballot papers

INEC in Ogun state says it has now sent the voters register to Ward 5, Unit 2, Abeokuta north, where voters had reportedly chased INEC staff away earlier over the missing register.

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Lagos, Nigeria: Police nab 4 persons in Mushin, Lagos for throwing firecrackers

Lagos, Nigeria: Heavy military presence as vote counting starts in most polling units in Ajegunle.

Benue/Nigeria - No voting in 14 polling units in Katsina-Ala, no result sheets for governorship polls there. INEC...

2 INEC officials & 3 corps members caught with 600 thumb printed ballot papers at PU010, Ward 01, Ibadan, Oyo State ~FRCN.

Observers ordered out of PU004,Ward 3,Oban 3,QIT Primary School, Eket in Akwa Ibom by suspected thugs. Threat to life made

Ward 09 Baba Ode St Oshodi (LA/18/01/020). There are no police available yet and area boys have invaded the place and removed the tables.

Fake ballot papers detected in Vandekya LG, Kwande LG, Ushongo LG, and some Polling Units in Gwer LG all in Benue State

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Militias chased & harrased voters & poll Agents in Tse-Imgbiandiar PU, Ukande Kindred, Azendeshi Ward of Ukum LG,Benue State #NigeriaDecides

Mr Patrick Naagbanton observing from Ikot Esedom Pry Sch (Unit 2, Ward 9) Ukana East in Essien Udium LGA, Akwa Ibom was threatened by a PDP agent.

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In the whole of Uvwie LGA of Delta State, photocopies of ballot papers are being used to vote. #NigeriaDecides

Vote counting begins early in Lagos

Security agents in Ibadan have broken up a row over ballot protection after a driver parked a vehicle close to a voting shed.

Ballot box snatched at a P.Unit in Apapa Road, Ebute-Meta, Lagos just now. Witnessed the pursuit in front of my house now. - Adeolu Olusodo

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Daily Trust's Shehu Abubakar reports from Uyo that voting materials arrived at Lutheran Primary School voting unit in Ini Local Govt. Area by 4:12pm for today's election. No reasons where given by the electoral officers for the delay.

In Sogotedo, Lagos state, police ,youth corpers were bribed and even people were joting names dat voted for ACN, after wards food ,money were shared to them

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Gunmen hijack voting materials to the bush for thumb-printing -

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has indicated that unless the security situation in Kaduna and Bauchi states, where elections were earlier postponed, improves to the extent that election holds on April 28, it may be necessary to declare the dreaded state of emergency in the affected states. - Vanguard

Police arrest suspected PDP thugs at the country home of Dep Gov Taofeek Arapaja of Oyo State for thumb printing ballot papers - Daily Times

PDP chieftain slaps Ondo commissioner- Daily Times

Reports from Osun has it that the ACN has cleared all the State Assembly seats up for grabs in the State. – Daily Times

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IBB to quit politics in 2015, prays for "brother" to win

Fashola, Amaechi, Chime, Amosun winning