Obi defeats Tinubu, Atiku at Presidential Villa

Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday, defeated the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and that of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Villa, Asokoro, Abuja. Obi won the highest total number of votes cast for the presidential candidates at all […]

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2023 Nigerian elections: Live results from polling units

Nigeria conducted on Saturday, the first of the two separate days of general elections and results are already trickling in from Polling Units in the ongoing Presidential, Senate and House of Reps elections. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials have concluded voting and sorting of results in some Polling Units while ballot counting has […]

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Another trailer with container falls at Ojuelegba, Lagos

A trailer fell alongside the container it was carrying at Ojuelegba in Lagos state, Nigeria, on Friday night, February 24. This incident came barely three weeks after nine persons including children perished after a container fell on a commercial bus at the foot of the same Ojuelegba bridge. Thankfully, no life was lost in this […]

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NNPP presidential candidate, Kwankwaso casts his vote

Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has cast his vote in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. Kwankwaso vote at about 11:00 am at his Tandu Pooling Unit, in Madobi Local Government Area, Kano state. The NNPP presidential candidate, struggled to reach the polling booth as he […]

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PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar casts his vote in Adamawa

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has voted and expressed optimism of winning the presidential election. Atiku stated this while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote at Ajiya 02, in Gwadabawa Ward, Yola North Local Government of Adamawa at exactly 9:10 am. He expressed optimistic that victory is his […]

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APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, wife cast their votes

The All Progressives Congress(APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, have cast their votes in their polling unit, in Lagos, Nigeria. The former Lagos State governor performed his civic right alongside his wife, Remi Tinubu, at Polling Units 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State.

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Federal Capital Territory PDP chairman dies on election day

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria, Mr. Sunday Zaka, is dead. The politician lost his life in an auto crash in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, February 25. A close aide to the deceased, Bawa Benjamin, who confirmed the incident said the accident happened […]

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Peter Obi, wife cast their votes in Agulu, Anambra state (Photos)

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and his wife, Margaret, cast their vote at his polling unit in Agulu ward 2, Anaocha LGA of Anambra state this morning. Mr. Obi, who is one of the leading presidential candidates in the elections, cast his vote around 11:43 am amid cheers from his […]

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As thugs destroy electoral materials, Kogi voters flee

In Kogi State, the voters in Ogege road, Odaba Polling Unit in Dekina Ward have to flee from the voting arena following the activities of political thugs who came in large numbers to destroy voting materials. According to Punch, he thugs who appeared with machetes and guns snatched ballot boxes, broke chairs and dispersed voters. […]

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EFCC arrests man with N30m new naira notes

Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the anti-graft agency arrested a man with the sum of N30 million of the new naira notes. Bawa made the disclosure during an interview on ‘Your View’ programme on Television Continental (TVC). “Just yesterday, we arrested somebody with N30 million of […]

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President Buhari did not breach Supreme Court order on Naira redesign ―Malami

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says with regard to the Naira redesign policy and the Naira swap policy, President Buhari has not acted in breach of the case instituted at the Supreme Court by some state governors. Malami stated this while appearing on the Ministerial Media Briefing organized by […]

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EFCC intercepts N32.4m suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, revealed that the recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the commission and that […]

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Alligator drags woman to her death while walking her dog (Graphic video)

A terrifying video captures the moment a 10-foot-long alligator lunges at an 85-year-old woman and then drags her to her death as she tries to protect her dog in Florida. The footage obtained by Inside Edition shows Gloria Serge standing with her leashed dog Monday along a lake outside Spanish Lakes Fairways, a retirement community in Fort […]

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Nigerian election: Reps member from Rivers State arrested with $498,100 cash

Dr. Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigerian House of Representatives has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on Friday morning. While confirming Igwe’s arrest, the police gave the total sum as 498,100 USD, along with a list of people the monies are meant for. This is coming, […]

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Nigerian woman receives US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Princess Modupé Ozolua, is a Nigeria-American philanthropist and entrepreneur born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria into the Royal House of the Kingdom of Benin. Princess Ozolua owned her first business in Los Angeles, California at the age of 21 before pioneering cosmetic surgery in Nigeria, West Africa in 2001 at the age of 27yrs. […]

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I am the envy of many Presidents in the world ―Buhari

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing societal issues has made him the “envy of many presidents in the world.” The President said this while speaking at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and […]

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2 days to election, Labour Party Senatorial candidate brutally assassinated in Nigeria (Video)

Labour Party (LP) candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, Enugu State, Nigeria, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu has been brutally assassinated. The trained lawyer was reportedly shot and killed in Enugu while returning from a campaign trip and the vehicle he was in was set ablaze. Video shows his vehicle burning with him inside on Wednesday evening, […]

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IPOB’s factional leader, Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland

Factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Simon Ekpa has been arrested in Finland by the international Police popularly called “Interpol”. Ekpa was reportedly arrested at Finland international Airport whilst trying to fly to Israel. This is coming after many Nigerians called for his arrest over the killings and sit-at-home orders he reportedly instituted, that […]

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Bag of PVCs found in Nigerian forest, few days to election

Four days to the general election in Nigeria, two local hunters, whose names have not been disclosed, have discovered a bag full of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), inside a forest in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. The hunters saw the bag containing the PVCs in a bush in Akamili, a community in Nnewi, on Tuesday, and […]

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