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Edo, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 29th, 2015
Oshiomhole expresses shock as soldiers block INEC officials Our Reporter Saturday, March 28, 2015 Oshiomhole expresses shock as soldiers block INEC officials advertisement <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> FROM TONY OSAUZO, BENIN Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has expressed shock and anger over reports that soldiers were restricting and stopping […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
The suspect The police in Lagos State have arrested a 27-year-old robbery suspect, Mohammed Nafiu, who specialised in using monkeys and snakes to dispossess people of their money and valuables. One of the monkeys was also arrested and is presently in police custody. Nafiu told the police that apart from the conventional tool (gun) used […]
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Bayelsa, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived at his Otuoke country home in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State amid tight security so as to vote in today’s presidential election. There was also tight security in neighbouring towns. Military personnel, police operatives and other security agents were seen going round the President’s […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Kwara, Plateau, Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Queues of bank customers at ATM service points on Aba Road, Port Harcourt… on Friday. | credits: Stanley Ogidi Nigerians across the country besieged commercial banks on Friday to make last minute cash withdrawals ahead of today’s presidential and parliamentary elections. In Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, residents flooded Automated Teller Machine points across the […]
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Delta, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended election in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State after the police said they could not guarantee security in the area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Anidi Ikowak, said in Agbor that some stakeholders in the area did not allow electoral officers to move voting materials to polling […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Bomb explosions in one of the designated polling units in Enugu, early on Saturday morning, has thrown residents, including prospective voters, and Independent National Electoral Commission officials, into panic. The incident occurred at WTC Primary School Polling Unit 1 in New Layout, where voting is billed to take place in the presidential and national assembly […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
Less than an hour that a bomb exploded at a polling unit in Enugu, a similar incident has occurred in Awka, Anambra State. The Anambra explosion took place at Atom a polling unit at Umuokpara Primary School, Awka ward one. -Punch wp_posts
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Nasarawa, State News
Friday, March 27th, 2015
The Lokoja-Abuja Expressway was on Friday at a standstill for many hours as voters make their way from the Federal Capital Territory to various parts of the country for the March 28 poll. The Lokoja end of the road, our correspondent observed, was blocked for more than 10 hours with men of the Federal Road […]
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Headlines, Nasarawa, State News
Friday, March 27th, 2015
The Emir of Wamba in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Musa Nagogo, on Thursday urged politicians to accept the outcome of the March 28 and April 11 elections in good faith. Nagogo made the call during an interview with newsmen at Wamba Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. “Leadership as an act of God; God gives power to […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
A coordinated attack is set to be carried out by the military to liberate Gwoza, Borno State, from Boko Haram captivity as the defence authorities have deployed four attack helicopters and two air force fighter jets to flush out the terrorists in the areas. A reliable source in the military told our correspondent on Thursday […]
