Election begins on peaceful note in Osun

The Presidential and National Assembly Elections commenced on a peacefully on Saturday in Osogbo, the Osun capital. Electorate in their hundreds started trooped to the polling units as early as 6:30a.m to exercise their civic rights. There was, however, late arrival of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff and election materials in most of […]

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Protest in Bayelsa over shortage of ballot papers

A Protest is presently going on in Agudama Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over a shortage of about 48,500 ballot papers meant for the Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency elections. The protesters who put a halt to the distribution of electoral materials from the center to other units happened at Ward 4, Epie […]

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IGP orders restriction of movement nationwide on election day

Bans VIP aides, escort participation The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC Officials, Electoral Observers, the […]

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Voters decry late arrival of election materials

Some of the security personnel at the polling unit Some voters in Aco/AMAC Estates, Airport Road, Abuja, have decried the late arrival of materials as well as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Correspondents who visited polling units 056 and 099 observed that INEC officials and materials had not arrived as at the […]

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FCT residents express eagerness to vote, await INEC arrival

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday trooped out to exercise their civic responsibility at the various polling units. Nigerians all over the country are expected to elect a new president to govern the country for the next four years effective May 29. Observers have described the 2023 elections as the biggest in […]

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INEC official yet to arrive at Tinubu’s polling unit

As at 9.20 a.m. voters at Unit 047, Ward 3, Alausa, Lagos State are still waiting for the arrival of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to vote at the polling unit. Sources said the APC presidential candidate was expected to […]

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Today’s election must give birth to a new Nigeria

By Segun Odegbami This not the best of times to write about sport. Writing on any subject outside of the ongoing national elections in Nigeria would appear insensitive, particularly with the pains that all Nigerians are going through on the eve of, probably, the most important election in their country’s history – the Presidential election. […]

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Philippine protesters celebrate ‘People Power’ ousting of Marcos Sr

Protesters gather during a rally marking the 37th anniversary of the “People Power” revolution, which ousted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s dictator father and sent the family into exile, on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, in Quezon City on February 25, 2023. Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP Philippine protesters rallied on […]

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