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  • Actress Chioma Akpotha narrates how she was attacked by thugs at her Polling Unit

    Actress Chioma Akpotha narrates how she was attacked by thugs at her Polling Unit

    Nollywood actress, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha, has explained how she was attacked at her polling unit in Lagos.

    Chioma revealed that her fellow women mishandled her at Ikota primary school Lagos.

    The actress, on Instagram live, captured the moment political thugs disrupted her polling unit and scattered ballot boxes.

    Many of the voters at the polling unit were seen running up and down for safety, while others were seen challenging the thugs.

    However, normalcy was restored at her polling unit as voters could cast their votes orderly with the presence of armed forces.

    Actress Chioma Akpotha narrates how she was attacked by thugs at her Polling Unit

    Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign council in Benue state, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa, for being in possession of N100,000.

    It was gathered that Governor Samuel Ortom made the disclosure while speaking to journalists shortly after voting in his Gbajimba hometown in Guma LGA.

    He said Tyokyaa was apprehended by the anti-graft agency after finding the cash in his possession.

    “I received a report from the DG of our campaign that he had been arrested this morning by EFCC for having N100,000 on him. What is that? Are they the agent of destabilization? It is a shame.

    “Why should they pick up somebody because of N100,000? I want to tell the EFCC to release him immediately. I have more than N100,000 on me but I’m not buying votes and he was not buying votes” the governor said angrily.

  • 2023 Polls: Tinubu defeats Atiku, Obi at Polling unit

    2023 Polls: Tinubu defeats Atiku, Obi at Polling unit

    The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won his polling unit at Alausa Ikeja with 33 votes.

    The result was made known at the end of voting at exactly 2:45pm by the electoral officer attached to the polling unit.

    APC however led in all other polls in both senatorial and House of Representatives with a total of 324 registered votes and 43 accredited voters.

    Labour scored 8 votes while Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Young People’s Party, scored 1 each in the presidential poll.

    For Senatorial, APC scored 36, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, 2, PDP, 4 and Action Democratic Congress, ADC, 1.

    For the House of Representatives, APC scored 31, PDP, 2, LP,9 and Social Democratic Party, SDP, 1.

  • Elections: EFCC storms APC presidential candidate, Tinubu’s polling unit

    Elections: EFCC storms APC presidential candidate, Tinubu’s polling unit

    Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the polling unit of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday morning.

    The Commission’s officials arrived at the polling unit 085 Ward F, in Ikeja around past nine in the morning to see if they could catch people buying votes.

    Unfortunately, voting has not begun at the polling unit as at the time they arrived. No INEC official has arrived as at the time they came.

    Hundreds of journalists were on ground at the polling unit when the EFCC officials arrived.

    There was also a large number of policemen on at the premises.

    The officials left few minutes after as there was no vote-buying going on.

  • Shettima leaves polling centre over absence of INEC officials, materials

    Shettima leaves polling centre over absence of INEC officials, materials

    The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima on Saturday arrived at his Shettimari polling unit 001 in Lawan Bukar ward of Maiduguri metropolis but could not vote due to the absence of election officials.

    Kashim arrived at the polling unit around 10 a.m. and met many other voters waiting for the arrival of election materials and officials.

    Shettima who was accompanied by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, waited for about 10 minutes before leaving.

    Meanwhile, voting has begun in many polling units in the metropolis.

    INEC said that 87,209,007 voters out of the 93,469,008 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and would be expected to vote.

    The four leading presidential candidates are Bola Tinubu of the APC; Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi of Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso,

  • Elections: FCT residents express eagerness to vote, awaits INEC arrival

    Elections: FCT residents express eagerness to vote, awaits INEC arrival

    Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday trooped out to exercise their civic responsibility at the various polling units.

    Nigerians all over the country are expected to elect a new president to govern the country for the next four years effective May 29.

    Observers have described the 2023 elections as the biggest in the country.

    Some of the residents said while awaiting the arrival of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel, said the election was their opportunity to elect leaders that would transform the nation.

    At polling unit 018, Post Office, Area 10, there was large turn up of voters, as the electorate had already taken numbers up to 200.

    Similarly, at other polling units around Garki, there was large turnout of voters.

    Mr John Amos said he came out as early as 4 a.m. to ensure that he made it to the frontline.

    Also, Mrs Aisha Musa, a trader said that though she came out as early as 5 a.m, she was number 50 and expressed gladness that she got the number.

    Miss Grace Uche, a first time voter said she can’t wait to exercise her franchise and be counted among those who would elect the president.

    Meanwhile, officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), were seen already on ground to curtail vote buying.

    Youth Corps members deployed to the various polling units from the INEC Registration Area Centre (RAC) were also on ground.

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  • Osun Decides: Fear as EFCC ops storm Oyetola’s Polling Unit In Iragbiji

    Osun Decides: Fear as EFCC ops storm Oyetola’s Polling Unit In Iragbiji

     

    Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC have arrived
    Osun State to monitor the election.

    Reports monitored by TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) have it that the officers were seen at Unit 1, Ward 1 Olotin area of Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government.

    The leader of the team, a female declined mentioning her name.

    However, she told a major national wireless station that they were monitoring the exercise and no arrest has been made.

    The officials wore their jackets branded with EFCC inscriptions and drove their official vehicles to the area.

    The presence of the anti-graft operatives, it was learnt, was to discourage vote-buying.

    Meanwhile, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has arrived his polling unit to cast his vote.

    See tweet below:

    Osun Guber

  • Coalition, LP to deploy agents to polling unit to safeguard votes in 2023 — Utomi

    Coalition, LP to deploy agents to polling unit to safeguard votes in 2023 — Utomi

    Prof. Pat Utomi, the Convener, The Big Tent of the Third Force, says the coalition and the Labour Party (LP) plan to deploy at least 15 agents each to polling booths in the country to help safeguard votes in 2023 general elections.

    Utomi, the Chairman, National Consultative Front (NCFront) and a leader in the Labour Party, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos on Election Agenda.

    According to him, the coalition has worked and made much sacrifice to get Nigeria to move from state capture by aging oligarchs and to make the nation overcome its numerous security and economic challenges.

    “The broad coalition of women, youth, professionals and the intellectuals which has adopted the leadership of the Labour Party and Peter Obi is serving notice that in addition to its agents which will number up to 15 in each polling booth in the country, it will use technology to guard the votes of Nigerians in 2023.

    He said the organization would in the next week, unveil the details of Mass Polling Booth education programmes and the retreat for the gubernatorial candidates and ideology workshops for all Third Force candidates.

    The convener, who expressed delight that Nigerians’ political awareness had continued to rise, said “People have awoken. They want to take back their country”.

    He said that the coalition and LP were planning to counter all electoral manipulations and violence in 2023 that could throw up bad leaders.

    “The last frontier before liberation for the people is in checkmating the traditional ways and means by which they thwart the will of the people.

    “These include Election fraud or rigging, vote buying, manipulating of electronic voting, equipment and voter intimidation, as well as abuse of emotions around ethnicity, religion and region,” Utomi added.

    According to him, the coalition will inaugurate Big Tent Think Tank to harmonise the original manifesto of the Labour Movement with the production focused philosophy of its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi.

    He said this would include the production and value chain-based ideas of a competitive economy, based on the latent comparative advantage of the different parts of Nigeria aimed at sustainable manufacturing espoused for years.

    Utomi said contrary to claims about the governance capacity, structure, and manifesto of the Big Tent of the Third Force (which has the Labour Party and its Presidential Candidate, Obi as arrow head of a collegial leadership initiative), the coalition was ready to provide needed leadership.

    According to him, leadership has networks reaching down to every polling booth through the 36 political commissions of both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress.

    Utomi said the structure of the Big Tent had been deepened by the passion with which the people, young and old were motivated to buy into the reform pointed to by Mr Peter Obi.

  • Sorting, counting of votes ongoing in Ekiti guber poll

    Sorting, counting of votes ongoing in Ekiti guber poll

    Counting and sorting of votes have commenced in polling units in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election, after voting ended around 2.30 p.m in most areas.

    While the process was ongoing in most Polling Units, some have concluded the counting of votes.

    In Polling Unit 031, Ward 10 Ado J Okesa, located at All Souls Anglican Grammar School, New Iyin Road, Ado Ekiti, sorting and counting was concluded around 3.30 p.m.

    In Polling Unit 012, Ward 10, Ado-Ekiti LGA with 857 registered voters, only 259 voters got accredited and voted, voting was concluded at 2:30 pm and the results were being sorted out as at the time of filing the report.

    The situation was almost the same in polling units located in Ado-Ekiti.

  • Ekiti 2022: Senator Olujimi loses polling unit to APC

    Ekiti 2022: Senator Olujimi loses polling unit to APC

    Senator Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti South Senatorial Districtistrict on Saturday lost at her ward 07, unit 07, Wesley United Primary School in Ekiti East council area.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that the Presiding Officer announced that the All Progressive Congress(APC) polled 141 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and Social Democratic Party(SDP) garnered 110 and 46 votes respectively.

    At unit 32, Ward 09, Olorunsogo Area, Ado-Ekiti, SDP scored 105 votes while APC 56, PDP 13, ADP 5, ADC 1, APP 3 and YPP 1 respectively.

  • Ekiti Guber Elections: SDP candidate Segun Oni wins polling unit

    In Ekiti state the Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party ( SDP) Segun Oni  has defeated all other contestants to win his polling unit in Ifaki Ekiti .

    The result was announced by the presiding officer at the polling unit in presence of security agents, journalists and voters who waited patiently after casting their votes.

    Oni secured 90 per cent of valid votes cast at his Polling Unit 6, Ward 4, located at Town Hall, Ogbon Iro, Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government.

    He polled 218 votes out of 242 valid votes cast at the unit  to beat Biodun Oyebanji of All Progressives Congress who scored 15 votes, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bisi Kolawole, scored two votes.

    Oni’s supporters, who had waited patiently, started dancing and singing after the results were announced.