2023 general elections
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu wins LP candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s polling unit
Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has lost his polling unit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress. Sanwo-Olu polled 29 votes to win the polling unit ahead of Rhodes-Vivour who had 18 votes. Peoples Democratic Party’s Olajide Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor, polled two votes.
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AbdulRazaq votes, commends Kwarans for peaceful conduct
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq cast his ballot at 12:45pm at his Idigba Polling Unit 004 of Adewole Ward in Ilorin West, commending the peaceful conduct of the exercise so far. The governor also urged more voters to come out to exercise their franchise, following reports of low turnouts in some areas. His polling unit and many…
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Low voter turnout mars guber election in Ikeja, Agege, Ojota
There was low voter turnout in some areas of Lagos State as electoral officials arrived early to the polling units in Ikeja, Agege and Ojota. In polling unit 021 in Ward 02 of Ojodu, the electoral officials arrived at about 8:30am and voting commenced 9am. The electoral officials addressed the voters on the voting modalities and urged them to organise…
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Voter apathy mars governorship, House of Assembly elections in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The ongoing governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Kwara State is experiencing low voter turnout. Vehicular movement in Ilorin metropolis and some suburban communities was high, a sharp contrast to what was obtainable during the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted three weeks ago. Deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
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Thugs chase journalists, INEC officers with axes in Abeokuta
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Political thugs have disrupted the ongoing electoral process in Ward 13 polling Unit 22, Itori Odo, Abeokuta South area of the state Abeokuta. Journalists and electoral officers who were subject of the attackers had to scamper for safety. An armless NSCDC officer attempted rescuing the two ballot boxes but was overpowered by the thugs who snatched…
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Hoodlums attacked polling units, attempted to snatch ballot boxes in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Armed thugs stormed some polling units in Osogbo at the ongoing House of Assembly election in Osun State. The incident, disrupted the voting exercise for some hours before normalcy returned. It was gathered that the hoodlums arrived Ward 5 unit 10 and 11, Iso-Pako, Alekunwodo area in Osogbo, at about 10:30am in a tinted ash coloured…
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PHOTO NEWS: NDLEA intercepts four party agents buying votes in Ogun
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on election duty stop and search, intercepts four party agents with hundreds of money credit cards to buy votes at Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday. Each card contains N10,000 and activated to cash with a code.
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari casts vote in Daura in governorship, state assembly elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday vote in Daura in the Governorship and State Assembly Elections.
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19 INEC staff kidnapped rescued in Imo
Nineteen staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who were kidnapped early this morning have been rescued. The INEC staff were on their way to their polling units when they were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. But the election materials, including the BVAS machines were not recoved.
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Adeleke urges residents to come out and vote
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has charged Osun residents to come out and vote, assuring them of safety and security. Speaking while voting at his Country Home, Ede, Adeleke said: You are still at home? Come out now and use your PVC as a democrat. It is safe outside. Exercise your right to vote and be voted…
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