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Thugs gunned down while attempting to snatch ballot boxes and BVAS in Benue
At least three persons suspected to be political thugs have been killed in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. The thugs had invaded polling units 026 and 004, Gboko South while electoral processes were ongoing and attempted to snatch ballot boxes and the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS. An eye-witness, Moses Agure-Dam who confirmed the development said military officers gunned down the thugs. He said, “The thugs invaded the polling units and disrupted the election. They were three in number, one snatched the BVAS while others snatched ballot boxes but they didn’t not succeed. “They were all shot dead…
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I am not congratulating someone that has his mandate from voter suppression and intimidation – Lagos LP Guber candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
The Lagos state Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has claimed that there are incidences of vote suppression by thugs supporting his opponent. He has vowed to seek redress in court if the outcome of the ongoing election does not favour him. Speaking shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 045, Oshifila/Abule Igbira in Anifowose, Ikeja, he said he would not congratulate anyone that has his mandate from voter suppression and intimidation He said, “The will of the people will prevail. There has been a lot of targeted voter suppression. “We have a situation where in…
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Desmond Elliot reacts to attack on his LP counterpart Olumide Oworu by thugs allegedly loyal to him
Actor cum politician Desmond Elliot has reacted to the attack on his Labour Party counterpart, Olumide Oworu by thugs allegedly loyal to the APC lawmaker on Tuesday. On Thursday, March 16, Olumide tweeted that thugs invaded his campaign rally, which held on Tuesday, March 14, at Iponri, Surulere. The attack was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin. ”I can confirm that but I don’t have all the details yet, he said. Reacting to this, Desmond Elliot in a statement released on Facebook condemned the attack adding that he has called on everyone, to allow reasons…
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My brother’s death and his family opened my eyes to see the wickedness of this country and our leaders. We spent millions before the Govt released their corpses – Woman who lost her brother, his wife and children in Ojuelegba container accident, writes after burial
The sister of a cleric, Pastor Emma Okoli, who was killed alongside his wife and their two children in the Ojuelegba container accident, has claimed that the family spent millions of Naira before the Government released their corpses for burial. The cleric, his family, and nine other passengers died when a container-laden truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos on January 29, 2023. The remains of the family were laid to rest in their hometown in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The Sister of the deceased, in a post…
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APC senator printed ballot papers and another one printed result sheets – Dino Melaye alleges
Former Kogi Lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has accused Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of electoral malpractice. In a series of tweets he shared, Melaye accused an APC senator participating in the governorship election of printing ballot papers, and another APC Senator printed result sheets ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. “APC senator printed ballot papers, another APC senator printed result sheets. How can this election be credible, fair and transparent? Yahoo Yahoo election indeed. SDM “How can a person who is participating in an election be the one printing security and sensitive electoral material? A sitting Senator and gubernatorial candidate…
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The ruling on the old Naira notes has not ended the suffering. It will uncage the monster of vote buying – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has insisted the Supreme Court ruling on the old Naira notes has not ended the suffering of Nigerians. He stated that it would ”uncage the monster of vote buying”. The Supreme Court recently nullified the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, ordering the apex bank to allow the use of old Naira notes. Reacting to this in a tweet, Shehu Sani wrote; “The ruling on the old Naira notes has not ended the suffering of the ordinary man on the queue as purported; But it will unchain and Uncage the…
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Women steal single threads from men’s underwear and tie them around a piece of paper with their names, so they don’t get an erection elsewhere – Zimbabwean lady claims
Twitter User @Sahib_misse, a Zimbabwean has shared some scary things women do to their men. She claimed that some ladies steal a single thread from their men’s underwear and tie it around a piece of paper with their names on it so that he doesn’t get an erection with other women. She disclosed this on Thursday, March 16, after a South African lady claimed that some women bath with milk and Fanta mixture to attract wealthy men. “They should also stop this thing of stealing a single thread from men’s underwear and tying it around a piece of paper with…
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If the court upholds Tinubu’s victory, It will then stand that it is a corporate criminalised country – Peter Obi
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has continued to reiterate the need to sort out the election issues legally. Tinubu, the president-elect, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been dragged to court by Obi over the outcome of the February 25 election. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, He was asked what he would do if he were called upon to be a member of Tinubu’s Government of National Unity, he responded that he was still challenging the process of the election and the declaration. According to him, the process of the…
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Nigerians are talented – Immigration consultant says as he recounts how his smart watch that couldn’t be repaired in Toronto was fixed in Computer Village
An immigration consultant living in Canada has expressed that Nigerians are talented. He said this while recounting how his smart watch that was almost written off was fixed in Computer Village, Lagos, Nigeria. In a series of tweets he shared, he explained that the Apple Watch developed a fault, and he took it to the company in Toronto to repair it, but they couldn’t fix it. However, when he sent it to Computer Village for repair, he said it got fixed.
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Guber Election: I have no God-father, I only have mentors and leaders – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour clears the air
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has cleared the air on being backed by a God-father. Reacting to a recent comment by PDP governorship candidate Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, who on Tuesday said that his LP counterpart is being backed by godfathers like Chief Bode George, Gbadebo said he has no God-father but only has mentors and leaders. Appearing on Arise Television on Thursday morning, Rhodes-Vivour said, “In the Labour Party, there’s no godfather. I have no godfather. “I had no godfather in PDP. I only had mentors and leaders…
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Igbos will vote Sanwo-olu, give us President of the Senate – Ohanaeze chieftain tells Tinubu
A chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndiigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has called for a negotiation with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Isiguzoro assured Tinubu that Igbos would vote for Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State so he could ensure the Southeast produces the next Senate President. He said Lagos state has been good to the Igbos, and they cannot fight those who have been good to them. He said: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo is telling Igbos in Lagos that what we need at this time is the Senate Presidency, and we will give Asiwaju Sanwo-Olu so he will give us the President…
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God forbid that the ”INEC’s select president” is sworn in – Dele Farotimi
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said God forbid that President-elect Bola Tinubu, who he described as ‘INEC-select’ is sworn in as President of Nigeria. During an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, he expressed fear that the unthinkable would happen if Tinubu is installed as president in Abuja with Lagos already in his pocket. He also called out on Lagosians not to abandon the electoral process by not casting their votes for their preferred candidates on March 18, 2023, governorship and State Houses of assembly elections. ”Freedom is a choice; Freedom is completely a choice. It is…
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