Labour Party governorship candidate, Udengs Eradiri has alleged that his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart and incumbent governor, Douye Diri is inducing voters with money. Eradiri spoke after casting his vote in Ward 10, Unit 5, Ekpetiama, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state today Saturday, November 11. The former president of the Ijaw Youths Cou...
A fight has broken out at Umuodu Community Primary School, Ezinihitte Mbieri, in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state, as politicians carted away electoral officials and result sheets today. The chaos started at the venue of collation for the ongoing governorship election as the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
•Police officers The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old woman, Blessing Jeremiah, for stealing a three-year-old girl-child in Niger State and attempting to transport her to a buyer who had paid her N530,000. The suspect, who was said to have stolen the child from her parents in the Tudun-Natsira area of Minna was […]...
•Kogi LGA Chairman James Onoja in white Security operatives today allegedly arrested the council chairman of Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State, James Onoja, for possession of ammunition and lots of cash. The money and the ammunition it was gathered were packed in several ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags, reports Saturday PUNCH. The money and a...
•Votes collation Voting has ended in many polling units in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states for the governorship elections in the three states. Voting ended around 3pm in polling units observed by our correspondents in the three states, reports Channels TV. Electoral officials thereafter crossed the unused ballot papers as stipulated in the electo...
A young man, Umoru Iduh, was reportedly shot dead at the Agala-Ogane polling unit in the Anyigba metropolis in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi East for attempting to snatch electoral materials. It was learnt Iduh was gunned down around 10 am while the voting was about to commence at the said polling unit in […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured victory at Community School, Obodo, Araimo ward in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. The party polled 77 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), which trailed with 17 votes while Labour Party secured four votes, reports Daily Trust. Earlier when he cast his vote at […...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has secured victory at Grade 1 Area Court, Ajaka Ward 07 in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The party polled 111 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), which trailed with 05 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured zero votes, reports Daily Trust. Earlier when [...
Tension was high at the Orji Town Primary School in Owerri North as vote-buying allegations nearly marred the governorship election at the centre. The centre housing unit 005, 006, and 007 was peaceful but an argument erupted intermittently between party agent who seemed hell-bent on canvassing to buy votes for their parties, reports Saturday ...
•Dino Melaye The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Kogi state governorship poll, Senator Dino Melaye has boycotted the ongoing exercise across the 21 local government areas. Our correspondent who monitored the exercise observed that Melaye was not seen in his unit 004, ward 002, Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local...

