The Presidential and National Assembly elections took place in the FCT on Saturday without report of security breach. The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, confirmed this while speaking with newsmen after monitoring the exercise in some polling units in the territory. “I have gone round to some polling units to see the conduct…

Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the improved electoral process, adopted for the 2019 general elections. Emmanuel made the commendation after casting his vote in Awa Ward 1, Unit 1, in Onna LGA on Saturday. However, the governor said the level of intimidation from security personnel…

Mr Ibrahim Daniel, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming March 9, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, has expressed fear that the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections might extend into the night. Daniel made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in…

A 115-year-old woman, Mrs Falilat Omisore, in spite of her old age, has exercised her civil right by casting her vote in the on-going Presidential and National Assembly elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the old woman cast her vote at Iremo Ward 11, unit 002 in Ile-Ife at exactly 12 noon…

Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candiate in Nasarawa State, has lauded the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls in the state. Sule, who voted at the Motor park polling unit in Gudi, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth conduct of the polls. He also expressed…

Counting of votes has began in some polling units in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after the completion of voting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voting ended between 1.30 p. m. and 2.30 p.m. in some of the polling units. In Madalla Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp polling unit 006C in Orozo…

Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Adviser to President Buhari on National Assembly Matters has denied allegations that he hijacked ballot boxes in Akwa Ibom. He was reacting to allegations by the electorate at Unit 12, ward 2, Ididep in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state where he hails from. Chief Anthony Bassey,…

Pa Ojo Ogiegor, 111, the Odionwere (Head) of Egor community in Edo, has commended the peaceful conduct of the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. The centenarian who voted in unit 1 ward 4, Benin, called for the sustenance of the peaceful atmosphere that pervaded the exercise in future elections in the…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists camp at Zanari in the restive northern part of Borno. NAF said in a statement in Abuja on Saturday that the raid was conducted by the air task force of Operation Lafiya Dole. Nigeria has waged a relentless war against…

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna said he felt relieved after queuing for over four hours before casting his vote. El-Rufai said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after voting on Saturday in Kaduna at Polling Unit 24, Anguwan Sarki, Runfa Ward “When I arrived at the polling unit, the card reader was malfunctioning, so…

Yobe governor Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam could not travel to Bukarti, his country home, in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state to vote, due to an early morning attack on Geidam by Boko Haram insurgents. Abdullahi Bego, Director General, Media affairs to the governor, confirmed the development in a statement released to the News Agency…

An average aged woman voter (name withheld) at Bonugo Primary School Polling Unit 004 in Kwali Area Council of Federal Capital Territory has fainted while on queue to cast her vote in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the woman was rushed to a hospital in Kwali…