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ABUJA – THE Nigerian Army said its troops of 6 Division killed six political thugs in Rivers State during yesterday’s presidential and National Assembly elections because they attacked the troops. . .... Polls: Why we killed 6 political thugs in Rivers–Army Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa,in a statement,late yesterday, explained that the “pre-planned attack occurred in between Charles and Bob-Manuel’s compounds in Abonnema Town at about 1:00pm on the 23rd February 2019.” ... It said preliminary investigation showed that the attack on the troops by the armed political thugs, was masterminded by ” one Roland Sekibo, – the Chairman Akuku Toru LGA, Omodo – the CSO Akuku Toru LGA and Kenneth of Kula currently at large were the masterminds of the unexpected/ unprovoked attack.” ... The statement read:”Information reaching Headquarters Nigerian Army (NA) revealed that troops of 6 Division on a legitimate duty of protecting lives and properties of law abiding citizens and ensuri...

..... Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday won his polling unit in Epe for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari. Ambode had voted at his polling unit with his wife around 10:01am at Ward A5, polling unit 033, Ogunmodede College in Ajaganabe Area, Papa Epe. ..... After the count, APC polled 131 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 116 votes in the presidential election. ..... The Governor, who spoke to journalists after casting his vote, commended the peaceful process and asked the people to come out and exercise their franchise. ..... “I have just performed my civic right; I have voted successfully in my polling unit and from the information I already have across the State, I can observe that the election is going on peacefully across the State. . ..... “I am delighted that Lagosians have been very cooperative. We have had peaceful night and ever since the morning also, everywhere has been very peacef...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the voting time in some polling units that commenced late. ....... This was disclosed on Saturday at a press briefing by the Commission on the ongoing elections and challenges faced at various polling units. ....... INEC Commissioner for Voter Education Mr. Festus Okoye, who made the announcement said the decision was reached following the inability of some polling units to begin voting at 8 am and the number of hours lost. ....... INEC briefing in Abuja

At PU 009, Mr Stephen Iyodo, a voter from Dede, Zuba, told NAN that he was willing to exercise patience while the issue was being resolved. . .......... Some card readers malfunctioned in several polling units in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. . .......... Some polling units visited by NAN in company with the African Union Observer Mission were PU 009 in Wuse Zone 3 Government Secondary School and PU 001, Tudun Wada Government Secondary School in Abuja where the card readers malfunctioned before being rectified. . .......... At PU 009, Mr Stephen Iyodo, a voter from Dede, Zuba, told NAN that he was willing to exercise patience while the issue was being resolved. . .......... “I got here and was told to stand aside while they sort it out. Whatever it takes, we have to be patient.” The turnout of Nigerians was impressive as voters turned out in large numbers at b...

At least four persons, including two chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, have being shot dead in separate incidents by suspected thugs in Asarama, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, APC spokesperson in the state, Chris Finebone, said the thugs shot, Mowan Etete, a former council chairman, his elder brother and another victim that is believed to be his cousin. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The fourth victim, simply identified as Ignatius, “an official member of APC Rivers State Executive committee was also shot to death in Ajakaja, same Andoni LGA of Prince Secondus,” Finebone said. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “It’s instructive to note that PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus is from Andoni LGA in Rivers State,” Finebone added.

........ MAIDUGURI ........ Multiple blasts from bomb explosions suspected to be from the Boko Haram insurgents shook Maiduguri, Borno State, in the early hours of Saturday as Nigerians woke up on election day. ........ The blasts, about 11 in number, were heard at about 6 a.m. It is not certain from which direction they occurred, but agitated residents said it could be another attack by Boko Haram. ........ “A police officer, returning home from night duty told PREMIUM TIMES in Maiduguri that “we counted 11 of the explosions this morning. But we are unsure where they occurred.” Last night there were unconfirmed reports that Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked Zabarmari an outskirts area of Jere, the twin capital township of Maiduguri. ........ It could be recalled that Boko Haram had carried out similar bomb attack last Saturday, the day Nigerians were to go to the first poll on the first round of the 2019 elections before it was rescheduled to today.

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YARI . ................. Zamfara state Governor Abdul Aziz Yari has congratulated all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their clearance by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the rescheduled general elections. . ................. Yari, in a broadcast on Friday evening, said their clearance was an indication that the judiciary remains the last hope of the masses. He urged voters to be peaceful and avoid acts capable of putting them in jeopardy. He assured that measures have been put in place to deal with whoever breaches peace before, during and after the elections. . ................. The governor spoke just as four political parties on Friday night pledged support for candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara state. The parties are NRM, ANRP and ACD. . ................. One of the chairmen Nasiru Garba said the decision was informed by the developmental projects executed by the APC administration i...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday morning again appealed to Nigerians to come out on Saturday to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In doing this, the President urged them to vote for the government that will lead Nigeria toward its finest destiny. He made the call in a national broadcast this morning. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Buhari said “As your President, I hereby ask all Nigerians with voting cards to participate in defining the future of our nation by exercising your democratic rights tomorrow. I urge you to go out and vote. “I say this because elections are the cornerstone of representative governance. And voting constitutes the highest and best expression of the sovereign will of the people to choose the government that best represents them. “It is only upon the freely expressed will of the people that government truly dedicated to the welfare, rights and interests of the people can be founded. “You wi...

IN 1968, Marshall McLuhan had pictured the world as a global village on account of its peoples being closely linked through the technology of modern telecommunications as well as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent. Today, with the internet and social media, the world has shrunk more than ever envisaged, and the reality of globalisation can no longer be ignored. @@@@@@@@ No country is an island anymore. The world has even come to realise, since Adolf Hitler, that the idea of state sovereignty and non-interference in the affairs of a sovereign nation, have gross limitations. @@@@@@@@ From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Syria, Cote D’Ivoire and now Venezuela, the conscientious international community has proved that it can no longer afford to fold its arms and watch dictators emasculate their own people in the name of sovereignty. The world has also realised, with the global nature of certain socio-political, economic, en...

PESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on February 22, 2019, ahead of Nigeria’s rescheduled general elections. The President has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to uphold democracy, insisting that the nation would not be deterred from this path. ............... In a nationwide broadcast ahead of tomorrow’s rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari said that although “democracy is the most beneficial way to select a nation’s leaders, it is far from the easiest thing to achieve and maintain.” ............... He expressed confidence in the ability of Nigerians to make democracy flourish in the country, and thanked the citizens for their patience and peaceful conduct, especially following the postponement of the polls originally scheduled to hold on February 16. ............... In the words of the President, “We must cast aside doubt and have faith that INEC will rise to the occasion. We m...

advertise with us now @www.mrwhyhurry.blogspot.com Ahead of February 23 presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said 72 million Nigerians collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs). The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Thursday while addressing a press conference in Abuja. Yakubu said, ”72.7 million Nigerians who have collected their PVCs represent 86.3 percent of the over 84 million registered voters in the country.” He added that the uncollected cards had been deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Below is the total number of registered voters and PVC collected per state.

ATIKU OR BUHARI Supporters of the two main contenders in the presidential election, ELECTION LOADING Muhammadu Buhari of the APC and those of Atiku Abubakar from the PDP have already begun to project victory for their respective candidates shortly after INEC released the total number of Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) collected across the country ahead of the general elections. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference on Thursday, February 21, noted that a total of 72.7 ELECTION LOADING million PVCs were collected across the country. READ ALSO: Breaking: 12 presidential candidates back Buhari 2 days to election The data released by the electoral commission shows that the states with the highest number of PVCs collected are: Lagos 5.5m, Kano 4.7m, Kaduna 3.6m, Katsina 3.2 million and Rivers 2.83m. ELECTION LOADING Following the figures released by INEC, some electorates on social media have begun projecting how...

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to be fully prepared to conduct the rescheduled elections to be adjudged as seamless and efficient. ..................... Gowon made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference on the state of the nation with the theme: “The Burden of the Elders at the Dawn of 2109 General Election’’. ..................... “Our first counsel to the nation as it approaches this new frontier is that INEC must be fully prepared to conduct the rescheduled elections seamlessly and efficiently. ..................... “It should be done in a manner that its outcome is adjudged by all to be free, fair and credible. “The political party leaders, the candidates and their followers should conduct themselves with civility, decorum and restraint in both their words and deeds during and the aftermath of the elections. ..................... “INEC can only achieve success if the contending ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State has accused the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, of secretly and discreetly working to undermine the elections of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday. ................ According to the APC, the governor was allegedly working to reduce anticipated votes for Buhari and APC in the two senatorial districts of Ogun West and East, purposely to disgrace the Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. ................ This was contained inastatement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta and signed by the Publicity Secretary of Ogun State APC Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, the copy which was sent to DAILY POST. ................ The statement read, “We have at our disposal, confirmed intelligence reports that Governor Amosun has been holding nocturnal and clandestine meetings in the last three weeks with a failed governorship Aspirant of the Peo...

Katsina, Taraba, Kebbi and Zamfara states have the most number of collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). ............. The PVCs will be used for voting in the 2019 general elections. ............. Katsina, according to INEC data, records 98 percent collection of PVCs followed closely by Taraba state with 97 percent. ............. Kebbi has 95 percent while Kebbi and Zamfara boast of 94 percent collection rate. ............. Also, Yobe recorded 92 percent collection.

An academic staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Mr. Lawal Sadiq, has invented a multi-functional mobile teaching laboratory for science teachers in secondary schools across the country. ... Speaking in Kaduna, at the workshop on the use of the mobile laboratory for secondary schools in Kaduna State, Prof Moses Olutoye, who represented the Vice Chancellor of FUTMINNA, Prof Abdullahi Bala, expressed satisfaction and excitement about the importance of the equipment. ... He said: “We have brought this equipment for the benefit of students in Kaduna. It was 100 per cent made in Nigeria. It was a product of a research in our university. ... “When this project was in incubation, we protected it so it could not be duplicated in any part of the world. We believe in technology for development. This is a project from FUT that has now been commercialised for the good of the students. ... “The students w...

. ............... The Kwara state police command on Thursday arrested four persons in connection with the attack on All Progressives Congress (APC) Kwara South senatorial district candidate Lola Ashiru. . ............... Suspected hoodlums loyal to Kwara south Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Rafiu Ibrahim had on Tuesday allegedly attacked the campaign train of Architect Ashiru in Ojoku, Oyun local government area of Kwara state, killing two APC members in the process. . ............... No fewer than eight people still in the hospital also sustained bullet wound injuries and about 20 vehicles belonging to the APC chieftain were allegedly vandalized. . ............... . ............... The PDP in the state had disagreed with the allegation, accusing APC thugs of allegedly attacking its members and inflicting bullet injuries on six. . ............... Spokesperson of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi told THE NATION in a telephone the command was closing in o...

ATIKU ABUBAKAR The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Friday, berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his plan to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. ............................ Abubakar had yesterday in Kaduna reiterated his earlier resoolve to sell NNPC to Nigerians if elected on Saturday. Reacting to this declaration, MURIC said the proposed sale of NNPC, which is the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, bears serious economic implications for the citizens. ............................ In a statement signed by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola and forwarded to DAILY POST, the body said: “We must start taking Alhaji Atiku Abubakar very seriously, particularly on this issue of planning to sell NNPC. In view of the fact that petroleum is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy and NNPC is key to its performance, the Nigerian people need to know what will happen if the former vice president’s promise becomes a realit...

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to leaked audio, where he was reportedly quoted as bargaining with electorates for their votes in exchange for money. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Tinubu described the video as a wilful defamation, adding that the perpetrators have crossed the line into the impermissible. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The leaked audio on circulation depicted Tinubu as addressing a meeting of APC supporters in Lagos on 14th February, 2019. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In a statement to DAILY POST on Wednesday, Tinubu said the video, where he was also quoted as saying that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the kind of money he (Tinubu) has, was to paint him in a poor light. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Tinubu’s statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman, said, “Politics is an arena where mischief and exaggeration may not be the best craft but are permitted excesses of the trade. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “However, when people engage in wilful defamation, they h...

.... The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in charge of Kwara state, Mallam Garba Attahir Madami, yesterday said the results sheet meant for the state for the presidential and National Assembly elections postponed last week was mistakenly taken to the commission’s office at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.He also said the one meant for Lagos was mistakenly delivered in Kwara while that of Lagos was taken to Nasarawa state. Madami made the disclosure while addressing party agents at the commencement of distribution of sensitive elections materials from the Ilorin office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to local government areas in the state.It was witnessed by representatives of various security agencies including the Police, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Prison Service, and the media. ''''''...

PROFESSOR YAKUBU MAHMUD INEC CHAIRMAN The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says card readers will shutdown automatically by 10PM on the day of elections. [][][][][][P] INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the progress made by the commission following the postponement of the general elections. [][][][][][P] He said, “They (the card readers) are configured to specific polling units and only open for use at 8AM on the Election Day; they will automatically shut down by 10PM in order to forestall any illegal use of the card readers before the appointed time for elections.” [][][][][][P] Professor Yakubu explained that the card readers were introduced in 2015 to facilitate the accreditation of the electorate using the Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). [][][][][][P] Following the postponement of the elections, he said they were reconfigured to the new date of February 23, to make them imp...

[] Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, with other officials at a briefing in the early hours of Saturday, just before the Commission announced the postponement of the general elections. Photo: ChannelsTV/ Sodiq Adelakun. [] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected allegations of bias levelled against it in the aftermath of the postponement of the general elections. [] INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu said this on Wednesday during his briefing about the preparations for the rescheduled polls. [] Amid the criticism and condemnation that had trailed the decision to delay the elections by a week, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) separately accused the commission of bias.

ADVERTISE WITH US @WWW.MRWHYHURY.BLOGSPOT.COM CALL 09030302775 Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers, on Wednesday, assured the people that all the sensitive election materials would be moved to the local government areas on Thursday. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Effanga gave the assurance during the batching and inspection of the election materials by the party agents and other stakeholders at the Central Bank of Nigeria in Port Harcourt. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Resident Electoral Commissioner said electoral officials were checking the content of each of the parcels to ensure that it marched with what they ...

The presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has asked an FCT High Court for an order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies from alleged interferance with the general elections. Atiku sought the order in a statement of defence he filed against a defamation suit instituted against him by the Buhari Campaign Organization (BCO). .......................... In his counter-claim against the suit, Atiku sought an order of court ‎”mandating President Buhari and his agents including security operatives and officers to abide by the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers entrenched in the constitution and should not intervene in the forthcoming elections.” .......................... Atiku, through his counsel, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), challenged the competence of the suit and urged the court to grant an order mandating President Buhari to apologise to him for filing a frivolous suit against him. .......................... ‎Atiku who asked...

PoliticsNGR is in possession of documents revealing how the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar allegedly bribed the Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus with board membership of his company, Intels Nigeria Limited [INL], to secure the party's ticket. The documents in our possession reveal that Intels, currently in a contract with the Nigeria Ports Authority[NPA], reportedly earns a whopping N300 billion annually. ''''''''''''''''' The documents gotten by PoliticsNGR contain CAC records that reveal the changes made and the Timing. BOARD OF DIRECTORS The latest financial statements of Intels for the year 2017 show the board of directors as: ''''''''''''''''' Nasir Ado Bayero, Chairman ''''''''''''''''' Prince Uche Secondus, Director ...

The SRCs were recovered in a bush on Rumuji-Emohua axis of the East-West Road in the Southsouth state. They were allegedly thrown into the bush by thugs who were fleeing to escape arrest. *********** The thugs were believed to be working for one of the major political parties. *********** SARS yesterday notified the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers State, Mr. Obo Effanga, seeking for more information and the cooperation of the commission and its officials to ensure detailed investigation. *********** A top official of the SARS in Rivers, said that the hoodlums, who drove in a brown Toyota Camry saloon car around 9am on Saturday, were given a hot chase by operatives of the squad, making them to escape, after throwing a bag containing the 31 card readers into the bush. *********** The SARS chief also revealed that operatives of the police formation continued to search the bush, leading to the later discovery and recovery of the 31 stolen card readers, which w...

......................... The National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress rose from its emergency meeting on Monday with a directive to all party members to resume nationwide campaigns ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday. ......................... The party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, disclosed this while briefing journalists of the meeting’s outcome in Abuja. ......................... Oshiomhole said the National Caucus “disagrees completely with illegal pronouncement of INEC” that campaigns had ended last Thursday. ......................... He said the party would prefer to obey the provision of the Electoral Act that stipulates that campaign can hold till 24 hours to the date of the election. ......................... He argued that low turn out during election encourages rigging, hence the decision of the party to encourage its members to go out again and mobilise votes for the electio...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says not less than 1.8 million candidates would be registered for its 2019 UTME by the end of the registration exercise scheduled for Feb. 21. ...................... . The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. ...................... . Benjamin expressed satisfaction with the ongoing registration exercise nationwide, adding that so far, it had been smooth with little or no hitches. ...................... . The registration of candidates for this year’s all Computer Based Test (CBT) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), commenced on Feb. 10. ...................... . Meanwhile, an official bulletin of the board tagged ‘jambulletin’ issued on Sunday, said over 1.6 million candidates had registered for the examination between Feb. 10 and Feb. 15 nationwide, with Lagos recording the highest, with 23...

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' President Muhammadu Buhari will today attend an emergency meeting of the National Caucus of the All Progrssives Congress(APC). ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' At the meeting, Daily Trust gathered, critical issues affecting the party, including the postponement of the general elections by a week would be discussed. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' A notice of the meeting at the national headquarters’ of the APC reads,” A meeting of the APC National Caucus will hold on Monday at the Party’s National Secretariat.” '''''''''''''''''''...

There is raging controversy over the killing of 66 Fulani herders in eight settlements in Kajuru Local Government of Kaduna State last week. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai first announced the killings on Friday after meeting with officials of the International Republican Institute of the US who visited him in Kaduna. Claim No. 1: Were 66 Fulani killed in Kajuru? ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: El-Rufai on Friday said during a press briefing at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House that “just yesterday, I got a report of the killing of about 66 Fulani at Maro in Kajuru Local Government. I think this is deliberately designed to cause a reprisal and destabilize the local government during elections.” Hours later, the governor’s media aide, Samuel Aruwan, issued a statement giving details of the killings. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aruwan said, “Security agencies today (Friday) reported the recovery of 66 bodies that were killed in attacks by criminal elements on ...