Tag: political thugs
Tension as thugs prevent LG chair from gaining access to office in Edo
The thugs who were armed with dangerous weapons reportedly took strategic positions at the secretariat, chanting war songs.
Breaking! Thugs disrupt collation of results of Edo APC primary
Results from eight local government areas had already been announced when journalists covering the event were alerted to vacate the…
Video: Political thugs hijack electoral materials in Rivers
Political thugs have hijacked electoral materials in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Police arrest 34 suspected political thugs in Kano
The Kano State Police Command said on Friday that it had arrested 34 suspected political thugs during the primary elections…
Suspected political thugs destroy Melaye’s Constituency Projects
Suspected political thugs on Wednesday destroyed some constituency projects of Sen. Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) at two Locations in Lokoja…
Political Thugs Go Into Hiding In Adamawa
Political thugs in Adamawa have disappeared from the streets after the police began clampdown on them since the end of…
Four confirmed dead in Southern Ijaw #BayelsaDecides
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The alleged exchange of fire between opposing political thugs in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State…
Bayelsa polls: JTF arrests suspected political thugs, recovers weapons
Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa The Joint Task Force, JTF, has arrested five suspected political thugs at their hideout in Okaka suburb of…
Ogun Warns Political Thugs over CVR Exercise
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state government has warned people suspected to be thugs to desist from their action of threatening eligible…
Osun Election: IG Warns Troublemakers To Stay Away From State
Acting Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba on Monday advised Nigerians who have no business in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun…
Political Thugs And Elections
By Ignatius Adegoke The great body of critical discourse on the politics of the era seems to have little good…
2015 Elections: 5,000 Thugs Train In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele It has been revealed that at least 5,000 youths are currently being trained in Lagos…
Thugs Block P/H Airport To Protest Govs’ Visit
Anti-Governor Chibuike Amaechi political thugs under the aegis of Democratic Initiative loyal to Nyesom Wike today besieged the Port Harcourt…
Nigerian Rep member Bamidele attacked in Ekiti
A member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday escaped death after an attack by suspected thugs. The…
Mimiko urges supporters to protect votes
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday urged the electorate Governor Mimiko in the State to be vigilant by protecting their…
Police Boss Confirms Arrest Of Thugs
The Bayelsa Police Commissioner, Mr. Aliyu Musa, on Sunday confirmed the arrest of some suspected political thugs that attacked a…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Katsina Burns As Goodluck Wins
The orgy of violence which erupted Monday morning in Kaduna State over ongoing announcement of results of last Saturday’s Presidential…
Police Parade 19 Suspected Political Thugs
The Kwara State Police Command has paraded 19 people suspected to be political thugs. It also revealed that over 7000…
ACN Chieftain Seeks Police Protection
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chieftain in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Hon. Kazeem Omolaja has asked detectives at the…