By Ogaga Ariemu The official of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has commenced Dawaki, Gwarinpa polling units. NewsDirect observed that Polling units at Dawaki, primary school, Dawaki Extension, News Engineering have commenced ballots sorting and counting at 5:45 pm. The…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, performed optimally nationwide during the on presidential election. Yakubu stated this while giving an update on Saturday at the National Collation…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Former governor of Osun State, and incumbent Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, boycotted today’s election. Aregbesola did not vote in the July 16 Osun governorship election in the state. When our correspondent visited his polling…
By Joel Oladele-Abuja As Nigerians are out to exercise their franchise to elect a new president, Senators and House of representative members across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has linked some of the challenges faced in the…
Jeleel Olawale Crisis has erupted at Osun state deputy governor’s polling unit, opposite Ooni’s palace, Enuwa, Ile-Ife. The deputy governor, Prince Kola Adewusi who was present at the polling unit when the incident occurred. A suspected cult member was said…
At about 12:24pm, voters in Units 046 & 047, Ward 07, Ilaje/Akoka registration area of Lagos state are now only a little over 20. Nigerians had thronged out in their numbers since 6am, waiting earnestly for the INEC representatives assigned…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Saturday cast his vote in ward 5, unit 6, ljebu Owo, his home town. The Governor arrived his polling unit at exactly 10:47am amidst cheers from voters at the unit.…
By Jeleel Olawale Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Rotimi Makinde, Bukola Ojuade and and Samuel Ibiyemi have described the Saturday election as peaceful, voters turn out is impressive as conduct themselves. They lauded the Independent National Electoral commission…
The governor, who spoke to newsmen immediately after casting his vote at ward 3, unit 2, Osanyin, Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state, noted that, though, there were little hitches. He explained that the Independent National Electoral…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cast his vote at the ongoing general election in the state on Saturday. Adeleke, who arrived his polling unit at 8: 42am and voted at 8: 44am, Sagba/ Abogunde ward…
