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Abia, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Orji Kalu Fails; Abaribe, Chukwimerije, Nwaogu Reelected Senators THEWILL. 10/04/2011 06:56:00 UMUAHIA, April 10, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today declared the three serving senators from Abia State; Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), Uche Chukwumerije (Abia North) and Senator Nkechi Nwaogu (Abia Central) senators-elect for the Senate. The trio are of the […]
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Elections 2011, Imo, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
OWERRI, April 10 – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won almost all the National Assembly seats they were open for contest in the NASS race in the state. The party at press time had won 2 out of the 3 senate seats allotted to the state and 7 out of the 10 federal House […]
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Abia, Anambra, Elections 2011, Enugu, Katsina, Lagos, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Rafeequat Arinola Onabimiro wins Badagry West Federal Constituency – Dimeji Bankole concedes defeat to ACN candidate – Oluremi Tinubu wins Lagos Central Senatorial seat with 202, 506 votes – Akinloye Hazeez Babajide of ACN gets 32, 473 votes to win Eti-Osa Federal Constituency – CPC has won the 3 senatorial seats in Katsina – PDP […]
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Elections 2011, Lagos, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Some of the voters, who trooped out to vote in Apapa area of Lagos did not hide their feeling that they wanted cash rewards from political parties before casting their votes. Residents, who came out en masse to vote in some of the polling stations were overheard threatening to deal with parties if they […]
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Delta, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The agents of the leading opposition parties in Delta State engaged the state Independent Electoral Commission officials in Asaba in a shouting match after accusing the electoral body of hoarding result sheets for the National Assembly elections in the state on Saturday. The agents of the DPP, a party seen as the greatest threat […]
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Bayelsa, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Unidentified youths were said to have laid an ambush for the supervisors of the Independent National Electoral Commission dispossessing them of the voting materials meant for the National Assembly elections in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State on Saturday. There were also reports of snatching of electoral materials in Adagbabiri and Odoni, Sagbama Local […]
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Elections 2011, Enugu, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
There was tension in Enugu State on Saturday following the omission of the names of some eligible voters from the register of the Independent National Electoral Commission and shortage of voting materials in some polling units. At the Okpu-Orba village square polling booth in Udenu Local Government Area, an ad-hoc National Youth Service Corps […]
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Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The Akwa Ibom State North East Senatorial District (Uyo) candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Nsima Umo, has alleged diversion of voting materials by some thugs. He said, “I want to report that voting materials for Ikpanya Ward 11 were diverted around 10am today (Saturday). I request that election in that ward be […]
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Anambra, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Low turnout of voters and confusion about result sheets were the main problems that characterised the National Assembly elections in Anambra State on Saturday. In Awka South, there were more than one result sheets in each booklet given out to the presiding officers. It was a similar story in Aguata, Anaocha, Nnewi North and […]
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Abia, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The National Assembly election in Abia State, especially in the Abia North and Abia South constituencies, was greeted by protests, allegations of ballot box snatching and intimidation. Security was tight throughout the state, as stern-looking soldiers and riot policemen in armoured vehicles took position in strategic locations. In Abia North constituency, which had the […]
