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Court nullifies suit seeking to disqualify Wike in election

March 8, 2019 11:17 am

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the March 9, 2019 governorship election.

The suit was dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to provide credible evidence of forgery against the governor.

The plaintiff, a Rivers State indigene, Elvis Chinda, had filed the suit last year praying the court to interpret certain sections of the Electoral Act which deal with presentation of forged document to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by aspirant seeking clearance to contest an
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BREAKING: Gov. Obiano uses DSS to stop Obi’s meeting

March 8, 2019 10:54 am

Governor Willie Obiano has  just used the operatives from the Department of State Security Services(DSS) to deny Mr Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party access, and the opportunity to have a town hall meeting with his people in Agulu town, Anambra.

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State earlier  vowed to disgrace Mr. Peter Obi by making sure PDP loses Anaocha in tomorrow’s election.

Obiano who boasted how he called Jubril,  Late President Buhari’s Impostor, after Hon. Azubike Okoye ( Zubi’s) met him yesterday for assistance to nail Obi, assured his people that Jubril, and his …

Jubril to PDP : You still owe Nigerians explanations

March 7, 2019 11:28 pm

Jubril Al-Sudani masquerading as President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still owes Nigerians explanations for the huge oil receipts it accessed between 1999 and 2014.

Receiving the leadership of organised labour, who were on a congratulatory visit yesterday to the State House, Abuja, the president restated that the current administration met a country with dilapidated infrastructure in 2015. He insisted that the situation calls for a serious probe of what the humongous funds were used for by the opposition party that was then in power for 16 years.

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Atiku’s campaign DG, Daniel, endorses Ogun APC candidate

March 7, 2019 12:46 pm
The Director General of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Daniel, Thursday endorsed the ruling All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun.“I have directed all our Structures statewide to cast all their votes on Saturday for Prince Dapo Abiodun, another bona fide Remo son despite current party differences,” said Daniel in a statement on Thursday.

“I, therefore, enjoin all to please go and cast your vote on Saturday for Dapo Abiodun in the overall interest of our people,” he added.

Daniel, a two-term governor of the state from 2003-2011, said he endorsed the APC candidate because of the 

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Chaos as INEC retrieves 23 missing card readers in Bayelsa

March 7, 2019 12:30 pm

 Begs thieves to return 46 others

There was confusion in Bayelsa State ahead of the forthcoming election on Saturday following the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to retrieve all the 69 missing card readers.

The commission declared 69 card readers missing shortly after conducting the Presidential and National Assembly elections and begged persons in their possession to return them.

But it was gathered that out of the missing number 23 were returned by unknown persons while 46 were still with unknown politicians.

Some politicians were unhappy at the development raising fears that without retrieving all the stolen …

INEC, security chiefs meet ahead of Saturday’s elections

March 7, 2019 12:20 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) and the security agencies involved in the conduct of the general elections met on to concretise security arrangements ahead of Saturday polls.

On Saturday 9th March 2019, Nigerians are expected to elect Governors in 29 States, as well as members of Houses of Assembly in all the States of the Federation.

There will also be elections into FCT council areas as well as supplementary National Assembly polls in some part of the country where elections did not hold on the 23rd of February.

Welcoming the security chiefs, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu …

Tinubu urges members of Lagos APC to work for victory

March 7, 2019 12:13 pm

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday urged members  to work for the victory of the Lagos State governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and 40 House of Assembly flag bearers at the Saturday elections.

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Nigerians condemn the use of soldiers for election

March 7, 2019 2:38 am
The protest against military’s involvement in elections continued yesterday with a group in Abuja under the aegis of Save Democracy Women (SDW) cautioning against further deployment of soldiers for polls.

On Tuesday, a pro-democracy group known as Impact Future Nigeria (IFN) staged a peaceful protest in Abuja over the militarisation of the 2019 general elections.

After marching on some roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), members of the group, who carried placards with different inscriptions, proceeded to the United States Embassy to express their concerns to the international community. Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: “Our democracy

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Jubril, APC plot to manipulate poll results in 24 states

March 7, 2019 1:49 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm that Jubril Al-Sudani (President Muhammadu Buhari) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) manipulate Saturday’s gubernatorial election results in 24 states to secure victory by the use of force.

The main opposition party has also warned the ruling party to steer clear of all PDP strongholds, particularly the Niger Delta region, ahead of the March governorship and state assembly elections, in order to avert widespread crisis in the country. PDP’s warning is coming as the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has raised the alarm over alleged plan by President Buhari and …

Atiku gets tribunal’s order to inspect electoral materials

March 7, 2019 12:54 am

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Wednesday granted former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) permission to inspect and obtain Certified True Copy (CTC) of election materials used in the conduct of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The tribunal also ordered INEC to make available all documents and electoral materials used for the election for the purpose of the inspection.

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INEC robbed APC, Akpabio of victory, Jubril alleges

March 6, 2019 12:56 am

Jubril Al-Sudani masquerading as President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday alleged that the votes of the people of Akwa Ibom State were stolen during the recent presidential and National Assembly elections, vowing that they would be reclaimed through proper channel.

Speaking yesterday through the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at a town hall meeting held by the elders and stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Uyo, the state capital, the president called on the electorate in the state to defend their votes during Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections in the state.

Jubril (Buhari) said it was doubtful that the
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