The Nigerian Air Force said Saturday that it has conducted air strikes on Boko Haram terrorists Camp at Zanari in northern part of Borno State. Its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said in a statement that scores of insurgents were killed during the strikes. He added that the attacks on the terrorists were carried out […]
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Lagos State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Jimi Agbaje who voted at his unit 004, Ward A, Hindra Road, Liverpool, GRA, Apapa has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not lived up to expectation on its card reader. He said the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar will […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan voted today at unit 39, ward 13, Otazi Playground Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state. He was accompanied by Patience, his wife, and Ayi, his mother. While voting, he said whoever loses in the ongoing election must be willing to accept defeat, adding that if they feel they are “good enough” they can […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has lauded the mass turnout of voters in the Saturday election. Abubakar, who spoke with newsmen after casting his vote at Ajiya 02 polling unit of Gwadabawa Ward, Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa State, said he was highly impressed with the turnout. […]
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No fewer than 20 men and women have been arrested by soldiers on LASU-Iyana Iba road in Lagos for wandering. According to the soldiers, they were wandering from one place to another without PVCs. Two of them were caught with cutlasses. One of those arrested said he was having headache and wanted to get paracetamol […]
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say they are for security calculations The Army has explained that the multiple sounds of controlled-gun fire on Saturday morning heard in the outskirts of Maiduguri, was for “security calculations”.N The explosions, which took place in the early hours of today, sent residents running helter-skelter for their lives But the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. […]
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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday voted at Polling Unit 033, Ward A5 in Epe area of Lagos. The Governor, few minutes after he cast his vote, commended Lagosians for their peaceful conduct during the poll. Ambode arrived the Polling Unit at exactly 9:48am and voted at 10:01am at Ogunmodede College. In his word, the Lagos […]
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Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with what he described as the massive turnout of voters in Kwara State for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. He spoke with journalists shortly after he cast his vote at Ode Opobiyi polling unit 005/006, in Ajikobi Ward of Ilorin West Local Government Area of […]
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The People’s Democratic Party in Ekiti State has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of invading the Afao Ekiti residence of the immediate former governor of the state, Mr Ayodele Fayose. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, said in a statement on Friday evening that “armed operatives of the EFCC stormed Fayose’s residence […]
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Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has said that it is unlawful to deploy the military on election duties contrary to the order already given by President Muhammadu Buhari. He quoted Justice Mohammed Rilwan of the Federal High Court in Sokoto, as saying that “other than for the purposes of protecting Nigeria’s territorial integrity, there […]
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