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EFCC: We Prevented Buying, Selling Of Votes In Gombe

December 9, 2019 12:11 pm

As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) marks the annual Anti-Corruption Day, the Head of the Gombe Zonal Office, Mr Micheal Wetkast, has given remarks on how the Commission, he said, prevented the buying and selling of votes in the 2019 elections.

According to the zonal head of operations, the Commission had prevented the trading of votes by standing firm with its continuous campaign against vote buying and selling. The Commission, he said, through the sensitisation of voters, recorded a major success in regards to the prevention of vote buying.

“We were able to secure one conviction while a …

ICPC To Check Vote Buying, Selling In Bayelsa, Kogi Polls

November 15, 2019 10:51 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is set to monitor Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi for vote buying and selling.

Spokesperson of the ICPC, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.

The monitoring exercise, according to her, is in response to an invitation by the Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

Okoduwa said: “Arrangements have been concluded for operatives of ICPC to monitor the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States for vote buying and selling, as well as other …

PDP Planning To Engage In Vote-Buying – Lyon

November 6, 2019 5:03 pm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of stashing cash to buy votes during the election.

Lyon while leading campaign in Yenagoa, the state capital and its environs, said PDP had resorted to vote-buying in a desperate move having seen that it stood no chance to win the poll following the general acceptance of a progressive movement in the state.

The APC candidate accompanied by the House of Representatives member representing Nembe/ Brass Federal constituency, Israel Sunny- Goli, his counterpart representing Southern Ijaw Federal …

Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

October 24, 2019 11:57 am

Cleen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose significant sanctions against any political parties involved in vote-buying in elections.

The organisation suggests that INEC should begin the sanction with any vote-buying party in the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

Mr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of the foundation, spoke in Abuja at the official unveiling of the foundation’s report on the 2019 general elections.

He said that it was important that the electoral body revised the code of conduct for political parties and place greater emphasis on punishing those that …

Ibrahim: ₦10bn Project Refund Will Be Used For Vote Buying

October 22, 2019 1:10 am

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Kogi State, Sheik Ibrahim Jibril, has urged National Assembly to thoroughly investigate the ₦10. 069 billion presidential funds for projects allegedly executed by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Sheik Ibrahim who kicked against the release of the money urged the National Assembly to discharge their duties with the fear of God and the interest of the people of Kogi State, saying the National Assembly should insist on seeing the projects for which governor Yahaya Bello is requesting the fund.

He said the last ₦30billion bailout funds to the …

Barcelona Musing On Buying Malen Ahead Of Osimhen

October 15, 2019 3:07 am

Barcelona are reportedly ready to launch a bid to sign PSV’s Donyell Malen ahead of Victor Osimhen as they attempt to provide competition for Luis Suarez.

The Blaugrana are in search of an ideal replacement for Luis Saurez, who has two years left on his contract at Camp Nou.

Osimhen is one of the four players on the radar of Barcelona, according to Spanish sports newspaper, AS.

The 20-year-old Osimhen is the leading scorer in the French Ligue 1 with seven goals and two assists in nine games for Lille this season.

Other players on the shopping list of …

Police nab 50-year old woman for buying baby for ₦500,000

June 15, 2019 9:27 am

A 50-year old woman has been arrested by the police for allegedly buying a new born baby at the rate of N500, 000 at No. 3 Onyekwore street, Awada, Onitsha in Anambra state.

The suspect, Juliet Onweagba, was said to have conspired with a 49-year old woman, Edith Ewudo, to purchase the baby from one Ndidi Egeonu.

The Nation gathered that the baby was bought from the mother shortly after delivery.

Confirming the arrest, the polyice spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said the baby has been recovered.

He said, “On the 12/6/2019 at about 7:pm, Police detectives attached to Awada division arrested …

EFCC arrests APM Assembly candidate for vote buying in Ogun

March 9, 2019 1:53 pm

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested a candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) for the Abeokuta South State Constituency 1, Mr. Sotayo Johnson, for allegedly luring voters to cast their ballots for party during the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Ogun state.

Sotayo was said to have been going about while election was going on, allegedly to buy votes but the Operatives of the EFCC caught and arrested him in Ward 7, Ijaye area of Abeokuta with a polythene bag laden with one thousand naira notes.

Witnesses alleged that the House of

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Jubril – the impostor, Atiku war over alleged vote-buying

February 11, 2019 1:17 am

ABUJA —AHEAD of the February 16 presidential election, Jubril Al- Sudani being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed fears over alleged new threats to the election via vote-buying by those he said looted the treasury in the previous administration.

Vanguard reports and addresses the impostor as President Mohammadu Buhari:

The general election in the country is starting on Saturday February 16 with the presidential and National Assembly elections. But President Buhari said reliable evidence gathered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, revealed that those who had looted Nigeria’s treasury, now with huge resources at their disposal, were …