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Fear has gripped people of Obot Akara local government area in Akwa Ibom State as unknown hoodlums allegedly killed two persons and burnt 13 vehicles on Friday night in a pre-election crisis. The people were afraid that mere arrival of elections materials could lead to such crisis when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had rescheduled the presidential and National Assembly elections for February 23. A report gathered from The Vanguard said the affected persons died in a gun duel between some hoodlums and security personnel on election duties at Nto Edino, the headquarters of Obot-Akara, when sensitive materials for…

A South-East Advocacy Group has enjoined Nigerians to vote for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as their next President to usher in new dawn for a better Nigeria. Already, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled the presidential election for February 23, this year. Making the call at the continuation of the South East Zone Advocacy and Stakeholders meeting on “Voting Right,” Mazi Omife I. Omife, South-East Zonal Leader of the Atiku Immutable Mandate (AIM) Group in Awka, Anambra State, explained that the main objective of the group is to persuade people to vote…

American singer, Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Christian Carino have reportedly separated, four months after they confirmed to have been engaged. E! News revealed that the singer ended the relationship one week ago while Carino is trying to restore the relationship. Gaga who attended the 2019 Grammys which took place on Sunday was not accompanied by her fiancé. It has discovered that the singer was not wearing her engagement ring during the award show nor mentioned him during her acceptance for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Shallow”). However, a source still believes they are together; “She just wasn’t wearing her ring…

The Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini has assured the electorate that elections materials meant for the postponed elections in the state are intact, saying “There is no cause for alarm.” The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced on Saturday in Abuja the shift of the elections slated for February 16 and March 2 to February 23 and March 9, this year, citing “logistic and operational problem.” Addressing journalists in his office on Saturday, Igini said the election umpire in the state did not distribute sensitive materials to the various polling units. Igini said the agents of the…

The Independent National Electroal Commission, INEC, has apologised to all for the shift in the dates of the postponed general elections expected to have been held on Saturday, February 16 and March 2. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu while addressing stakeholders on Saturday tendered the apology to all parties and persons directly involved and affected by the shift of elections over the inconveniences they might have incurred. “We regret over the postponement of the elections,” he noted. Yakubu who announced the shift in dates of the elections Saturday this morning said the elections would now hold on February 23…

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu  has foreclosed any attempt by politicians or political parties to campaign again till Saturday, February 23 billed for presidential and National Assembly elections. Yakubu who was addressing stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday said the comission has suspended the all forms of campaign closed on Thursday, February 14 as contained in the Electoral Act. He further told the stakeholders that the commission has closed collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and would not reopen the collection until after all the elections in the country. The election umpire closed collection of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the safety of materials already distributed as well as not getting into wrong hands. Buhari stated this on Saturday in a statement issued in Daura, Katsina State his hometown on the postponement of the general elections slated for Saturday, February 16 and March 2 has returned to Abuja for official duties. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman announced the postponement of the election on Saturday morning in Abuja over what he described as ‘logistic and technical problems.’ Buhari who is also the presidential candidate for All Progressives Congress,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally announced the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections previously slated to hold today, February 16, 2019. This is as some journalists have hailed Straightnews as an authoritative and credible news source in publishing the story in its January 26, 2019 edition that INEC would postpone the elections. According to Straightnews, “However, there are plots by INEC to postpone the elections referring to the (presidential/National Assembly elections scheduled for February 16 and Governorship/State House of Assembly elections slated for March 2, 2019) by two weeks to accommodate what an insider in…

Over 91 million Nigerians are now living in extreme poverty, according to the report of World Poverty Clock, a Vienna, Austria-based data lab. The report said at least three million Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty between November 2018 and February 2019. According to the report, 91.16 million Nigerians were living below a dollar a day as of February 13, 2019. Recall that in June 2018, the Brookings Institution projected that Nigeria had overtaken India as the poverty capital of the world, with 86.9 million extremely poor people. This was further confirmed by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, who…

The European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, yesterday in Abuja said the peace accord signed by the presidential candidates ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election was a very strong message to Nigerians. The EU EOM, Chief Observer, Maria Arena, stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after she led the mission on a private meeting with the Vice President Yemi Osinabjo at the Presidential Villa. According to her, the participation of the two biggest candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who is the Presidential candidate of the opposition…