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Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu wins Tinubu’s polling unit Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP. Results of the…
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Three shot dead as thugs disrupt elections  At least three persons suspected to be political thugs have been killed in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Ejes Gist News reports that, the thugs…
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Bisi Egbeyemi, Former Ekiti Deputy Governor dies on election day  The Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has died. Egbeyemi Died at the early hours of Saturday morning at a…
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Thugs hijack, burn election materials | situation reports | live updates  Thugs have hijacked and burnt election materials for three wards in Ogbia Constituency 2 in Bayelsa State during the ongoing state…
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March 18 Polls: 22 BVAS machines missing in Rivers state It is feared that approximately 22 Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) cards for the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State are missing.…
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Lagos Police Arrest 53-year-old Woman With Election Materials in Lagos A 53-year-old woman was arrested in possession of election materials. The unnamed woman was arrested at a business centre in the Baruwa, Iyana…
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Buhari Signs Bill Mandating President-Elect To Appoint Cabinet In 60 Days The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assented to the bill that mandates the President-elect and governors-elect to submit…
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PDP moves to reclaim Cross River as Southern leaders, APC battle for survival  Taking everything into account, it would seem that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in power in Cross River State would have…
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Delta’s oldest monarch, Richard Ogbon, dies at 106 His Majesty Richard Ogbon, Ogoni-Oghoro 1, the oldest monarch in Delta State, Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, has joined his ancestors at the…
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Europa League Quarter-Final Draw  On Friday, the much-anticipated draw for the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Europa League (UEL) was held in Nyon. Read Also: Ohanaeze Youths Slams Mc Oluomo over Threats to…
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Gerald Irona, Imo ex deputy gov freed after nine days Gerald Irona, the former vice-governor of Imo State, has been released from Owerri Correctional Centre after nine days, our correspondent has learned. In a…
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MC Oluomo's Threat: If A Single Igbo Man Or Woman Is Killed In Lagos We Know Who Is Responsible – Ohanaeze Youths Blows Hot Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has issued a warning to Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, the…
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Gunmen Assassinate Community Leader In Osun A leader identified as Gbenga Okotore was murdered by gunmen in the Okutu-Ope community in Ilesa, Osun state. It was determined that Okotore was shot at close range by…
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Gunmen kidnap deputy governorship candidate, three others in Cross River Gunmen have kidnapped the Deputy governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) Prince Agbor Onyi, and three others. The incident occurred…
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Hackers take over company’s server, steal N435.3m in Lagos Eight suspected fraudsters hacked into a company’s platform in Lagos and carted away N435.23 million. The company, ITEX Integrated Services Limited, said the eight…
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Sanwo-Olu's chances threatened as thousands dump APC in Lagos, defect to Labour party 24-hours to elections Thousands of APC members have defected to the Labour Party, Ejes Gist News reports. …
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EFCC arraigns professor, Uche Chigozie for alleged N1.4bn fraud Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin has been charged with N1.4 billion in alleged fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court…
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DSS Secures Order To Detain NNPP Supporters Till Elections Are Over The Department of State Security Service has obtained a court order to detain arrested members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) until the conclusion of…
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Hours before Election, Wike orders arrest, prosecution of 27 Rivers politicians Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State requested on Thursday that 27 local politicians be arrested and prosecuted for allegedly plotting to disrupt…
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Kaduna Boils, Four Shot Dead As Youths Clash With Governor El-Rufai’s Convoy Four people are suspected to have been killed when security operatives attached to the convoy of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State…
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