According to INEC, accreditation is meant to start by 8.00am and at 7.59 am, INEC officials are yet to be found at different polling units in Ojodu area, Lagos State. Voters are already sitting at the polling units waiting for the officials to come. Mrs Precious Chinedu, a stylist said she has been in the…
Ekiti State Accreditation Begins
Accreditation of voters started as early as 8:00 am across polling centres in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, this morning for the presidential and national assembly elections. So far there has not been any complaint concerning distribution of materials. However, there are claims that poor network hampers accreditation process in EC 30 A polling…
Polls: TMG to Deploy 4,000 Monitors
The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG on Thursday said it will deploy 4,000 citizen observers to monitor the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday, March 28. Ibrahim Zikirullahi, the Chairman of TMG disclosed this during a press conference, saying the group will strategically place mobile and stationary citizen observers in every geopolitical zone and every…
36,204 Security Personnel To Man Elections In Lagos
A total of 36,204 personnel drawn from all the security and emergency response agencies in Lagos State have been deployed to man the March 28 and April 11 general elections in the state. The state’s security agencies have embarked on “show of force on land, sea and air to demonstrate our readiness to confront and…
Germanwings: Co-pilot May Have Deliberately Crashed Plane
The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to have deliberately crashed the plane, officials said. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, citing information from the “black box” voice recorder, said the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit. He intentionally started a descent while the pilot was locked…
Elections: AIG Zone 2 Warns Thugs To Stay Away
Joseph Mbu, assistant inspector-general of Police AIG, Zone 2 Command, has said any persons found involved in election violence in Ogun and Lagos States would be made to face the wrath of the law. Mbu issued the warning after a meeting with Commissioners of Police and their deputies under his command at Zone 2 headquarters,…
Polls: Mixed Feelings Trail Deployment of Soldiers
The deployment of soldiers ahead of Saturday’s Presidential election is sparking mixed reactions among residents in Lagos and Ogun state. While some residents see the deployment as a welcome development, others are lamenting that the roadblocks mounted by the soldiers on major roads have resulted to traffic gridlock, adding that their presence is intimidating. TELL,…
NHRC Releases Findings On Assessments Of Pre-Electoral Report
As a Follow-up on its report and advisory on election-related violence in the forthcoming general elections, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, said it has taken several verifying, fact checking and advocacy visits to some states, to mitigate the “worrisome trend of violence” ahead of the polls at a briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The…
Election: Buhari Urges Supporters To Be Peaceful
The All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari, has urged all supporters of his party to abstain from violent conducts throughout the elections. Buhari called for peaceful conduct throughout the elections during his address at the North East Zonal Presidential Campaign Rally in Bauchi State on Tuesday. “I call on all the APC supporters…
India Navy Plane Crashes
Two crew members have been declared missing after an Indian navy plane crashed into the sea off the western state of Goa. The navy said the plane, a Dornier surveillance aircraft, was on a routine flight when it went down late on Tuesday. The cause is not yet known. One crew member was rescued and…
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