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31440 gov election 2023 efcc arrests 65 persons over voter inducement

Gov Election 2023: EFCC arrests 65 persons over voter inducement

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

No fewer than 65 persons were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday, March 18, 2023, across […]

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Police arrest 3 thugs for disrupting elections in Kano

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The Police Command in Kano state has confirmed the arrest of three persons suspected of disrupting elections in Masaka polling […]

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Oyebanji mourns ex-Dep Gov of Ekiti, Bisi Egbeyemi

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has expressed condolences on the death of the immediate past Deputy Governor of the […]

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EPL: Southampton fightback stuns Spurs, Leeds tame Wolves

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Tottenham’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League was hit by a late Southampton fightback in a 3-3 […]

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Gov Election 2023: PDP floors APC in El-Rufai’s govt house

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party floored the All Progressives Congress in one of the polling units in Sir Kashim Ibrahim […]

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A’Ibom guber poll: YPP candidate calls for investigation into alleged killings

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan has called for investigation […]

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Kwara election: Saraki, guber candidates, others react

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council, Professor Ali Ahmad and […]

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Gov Election 2023: Buhari wins ward for APC

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Saturday, delivered the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in his […]

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INEC postpones gov, Assembly elections in 10 Lagos PUs

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Lagos REC, Olusegun Agbaje The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in 10 […]

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Kano guber: Thugs destroy 15 ballot boxes in Rimin Gado LG

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Elections have been brought to a halt in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State,  following the destruction of […]

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Huge vote-buying, voter apathy, suppression marred March 18 elections — CODE

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The Connected Development,  CODE, has declared that vote-buying, violence and voter apathy have marred the governorship and state assembly elections […]

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Kano guber: My destiny is in Allah’s hands —  Gawuna

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The Deputy Governor of Kano State and All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, has said that his destiny […]

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Vote buyers make brisk business in Jigawa polling units

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Vote buyers were seen making brisk business at some polling units in Jigawa State during the governorship and state House […]

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I’ll accept outcome of election – Bauchi Gov Mohammed

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has declared that with the improvement in the electoral process by the Independent […]

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JUST IN: Fire razes another Borno market

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

File photo: Scene of fire incident Fire on Saturday razed down parts of the second market in the metropolis, Gamboru […]

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Gov Election 2023: Low voter turnout mars voting in Ikorodu, Lagos

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Voting in some polling units in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, Ikorodu, Lagos State was marred by low voter […]

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2023 polls: Most credible, transparent – Lai Mohammed

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 polls as one of the most transparent and […]

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Pandemonium as thugs chase voters away, scatter ballot boxes in Lagos

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Some unidentified thugs on Saturday in Lagos chased voters away from polling units, as they attempted to steal ballot boxes. […]

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Polls: Thugs destroy electoral materials at Ebonyi community

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Some Political thugs have destroyed electoral materials including the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, machine and other sensitive materials in […]

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Governorship election: No violence in Lagos – APC’s Adamu Garba claims

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, claimed there is no incidence of violence in the ongoing […]

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