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Mimiko accredited in Ondo, decries slow response of card readers
Taiwo Adelu/Akure Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state was accredited at around 10:30 am early today at Unit 20 Ward…
Card Reader: Oyegun, others yet to be accredited
Jethro Ibileke/Benin It appears the failure of INEC’s card readers to function is not isolated in Edo south senatorial district…
INEC Website has been hacked
The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been hacked about 30 minutes ago. The hackers introduced themselves…
Pictures: Obasanjo accredited at Sokori ward 11 in Abeokuta North
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi/Abeokuta
Jonathan accredited after Card Reader tech glitch
President Goodluck Jonathan has been manually accredited in Otuoke, Bayelsa state after an initial technical glitch from the Card Reader.…
Lagos: INEC In False Start
*Logistics Mar Election In Part of Lagos Kazeem Ugbodaga Some Lagosians are angry with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Impressive turn out, delayed accreditation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Thousands of electorate who turned out on Saturday to vote candidates of their choice in the Presidential and…
Card Readers, A Waste Of Time- Ikorodu Residents
Damilare Okunola Some residents of Ikorodu have rubbished the use of the smart card readers, claiming that it is a…
Bomb blast in Enugu, destroys houses
A bomb blast has exploded in Enugu destroying houses. According to reports, they said arms exploded and destroyed houses in…
INEC Ad Hoc Staff Stranded In Enugu
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu Members of the National Youth Service Corps who are ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Army intimidate journalists in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Nigerian Army has begun systematic intimidation of Nigerian journalists this morning in Benin, Edo state. Journalists…
Nigeria votes in crunch presidential election
Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, votes for a new president on Saturday, in the most closely fought election since independence,…
List: Nigeria presidents and military rulers since independence
Nigeria elects a new president on Saturday. Here is a list of former heads of state and military rulers since…
Thugs hijack INEC materials as IYC attacks Chairman, others
Akuku Toru Rivers state party thugs hijacked materials and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel meant for Akuku Toru local…
Gunmen shoot at Opeifa’s house, injures one
Gunmen believed to be thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have attacked Lagos state Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa,…
Army, JTF threaten to arrest, kill APC council chairman in Rivers
Information that broke out at about 11:00 pm on Friday has it that the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Andoni Local…
No increase in number of home grown players – Premier League Chief
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore on Friday claimed the Football Association would not be able to force through chairman…
Nigeria must set ‘high standard’ for elections – Ban Ki-Moon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for transparent and peaceful elections in Nigeria on the eve of the…
Police promise adequate security during election – INEC
The Police on Friday said that adequate security personnel would be deployed to the 1,886 polling units in the FCT…
Michika, Madagali people to vote in designated centres – INEC
Internally Displaced Persons from Michika and Madagali Local Government Areas of Adamawa would cast their votes in designated centres in…
INEC postpones elections in 11 Federal Constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of election in seven out of eleven federal constituencies in…
Many back to vote in Zamfara
Many indigenes of Zamfara living outside the State have arrive home to vote in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.…
Kane scores on England debut
Wayne Rooney and debutant Harry Kane scored as England sank Lithuania 4-0 at Wembley on Friday to claim a fifth…
Togo takes cue from Nigeria, postpones election
Togo’s presidential election has been postponed by 10 days to April 25, the communications minister announced on Friday, after calls…
Poll: Tight Security At Enugu INEC Office
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu Ahead of presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have tightened security…
Fire razes down shops in Umuahia
An early morning fire on Friday destroyed five shops and goods worth millions of naira in Umuahia, the NAN reports.…
Nigerian troops liberate Gwoza, HQ of Boko Haram Caliphate
Nigerian troops on Friday morning liberated Gwoza, a fairly big town in Borno state and the last stronghold of Boko…
Israeli company supplying Army vehicles for operation – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Authorities of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has allegedly secured donation of 13 Hilux van by…
In Epe, INEC is ready for election
Henry Okpkigbe, INEC Electoral Officer in Epe Local Government, on Friday said that the commission had engaged about 25 canoes…
INEC staff helps police arrest, detain APC agent
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hon. Emmanuel Deeyah, a former member of Federal House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress (APC) and…