Tag: Vote
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Britain votes today, 3rd poll in 5 years
Polls will open in Britain today at 0700 GMT for the third general election in under five years — and the second since the seismic 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union. Turnout will be vital in Britain’s first December election in nearly a century. Rain and even snow are forecast for parts of…
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2019 elections: Vote count commences
Sorting and counting of votes have commenced at Otuoke Otazi playground and other units in Ward 13 in Ogbia Local Government Area of Baylsa after voting ended by 3.00 p.m. Ward 13 comprises five communities: Otuoke, Otuaba, Ewoi, Otuabula 1 and Otiabula 2. Mr Godfrey Amozi, INEC Supervisor told journalists in Otuoke on Saturday that…
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2face casts vote in Festac Town[VIDEO]
Nigerian pop star, 2face Idibia was in high spirits when he casted his vote in Festac town Lagos. TheNewsGuru recalls that 2face has been in the fore front of sensitizing Nigerians on the need to vote through his ‘Vote not fight’ campaigns. The star singer took to his Instagram page , sharing a video of…
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#NigeriaDecides: Seven simple steps to vote in today’s presidential, NASS elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently released the steps a voter would take to cast their vote on Election Day during the general elections, starting with the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly polls today, (Saturday) February 23, 2019. The electoral body enumerated seven steps, itemising them on its verified Twitter handle, @inecnigeria as follows:…
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‘Over 1m dead Nigerians will vote on Saturday’
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has alleged that over 1,050,051 dead voters will vote during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. According to him, the voter register contains the data of dead people. Secondus spoke at the National Executive Committee meeting of the PDP in Abuja on Tuesday. He…
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Presidential poll: Obasanjo denies ‘running away’, says I’ll vote tomorrow if…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday assured that he would vote during the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow if he is “alive.” Obasanjo, who described the polls as a “red letter day” for Nigeria, added it should be used to stabilise the nation’s democracy. The elder statesman made this known to reporters…
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2019: My supporters are demanding sex before vote – Female contestant cries out
A candidate of the Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA) in Edo State, Ms Charity Idahosa, has cried out over alleged sexual harassment by her male counterparts. Idahosa, who is contesting the Oredo West Constituency in the State House of Assembly, said her efforts to get support for her political ambition had resulted in sexual advances…
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2019: Vote wisely, Taiga urges Urhobos
The President-General of Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Worldwide, Olorogun Moses Taiga, has called on Urhobos to be vigilant and vote for only candidates who will protect Urhobo interest and work for the progress of the Urhobo Nation. In a personally-signed New Year message, Olorogun taiga said, “As we move towards the General Elections, I again…
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Minimum wage will determine workers’ voting pattern in 2019 elections – NLC
The National Minimum Wage will determine the voting pattern by Nigerian workers in the 2019 general elections, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said. Its General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Ozo-Eson said that this was due to the delay by…
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2019: Stop complaining, vote out bad leaders, Abdulsalami tells Nigerians
A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Friday in Jos, Plateau State, urged Nigerians to stop complaining about the present hardship in the country but instead vote out incompetent leaders during the 2019 elections. Abubakar spoke at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, during the 2018 Distinguished Annual Lecture for…