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Saturday 28 March 2015

President Jonathan's Polling Unit Results, Delayed.

After experincing difficult in shart exercseaccrediting Jonathan, results are yet to be announced Unit 39, Ward 13, where President Goodluck Jonathan voted. Voting was still ongoing as at 8pm.

When the last person on the queue voted, the electoral officer announced that counting would begin.
But a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agent, who gave her name as S. Otazi, complained that several people were yet to vote.

She said some went home when there were hitches and could return to vote.
The electoral officer then stopped the

counting and returned the ballot papers to the boxes. Only about three more people voted afterwards.
At about 9pm, the electoral officer said the unit, in front of President Jonathan’s country home, was becoming unsafe and that they were relocating to a “safer place”.

An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad-hoc staff told our correspondent that they were moving to the collation centre where the result would be announced.

“It could be announced this night or tomorrow morning, but I’m not sure,” he said.

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I strongly believe that whosoever will win the Presidential race well

APC Epe LGA Candidate Drowned After Boat Capsized While Returning From Polling Unit (Photos)

APC Epe LGA Candidate Drowned After Boat Capsized While Returning From Polling Unit (Photos)

Reports reaching us have it that a boat carrying a director in the Ministry of Chieftaincy affairs, Aremo Azeez Adewale, who is also the first son of Olu of Epe, Oba Sefiu Olatunji Adewale and and Muhiz Bello, a local government chairmanship, APC Epe candidate, capsized this afternoon as the men and others returned from a riverine area in Epe where they had gone to exercise their franchise.

Sympathizers have thronged the Olu's palace in to sympathize with him.The prince has since been buried according to Muslim rites at his house in Isasi, Epe. Muhiz Bello was married with three children.

May their souls rest in peace

Read Karrueche's heart felt message to fans on instagram

Karrueche took to instagram this evening to write a message to fans, hours before her interview with Iyanla is due to air. She owned up to all the poor choices she's made and hopes people learn from her. Here is what she wrote :

"This evening the interview with Iyanla Vanzant and I will air. This is about recognizing my mistakes and learning from them. I own up to all the poor choices I have made and pray for the better. I pray everyday to God to strengthen me as a human and a young woman. I only ask that you at least understand me, whether you continue to like me or hate me. At the end of the day, we all have not been at our best at times so please learn from me and never forget to love yourself. ❤️"

Boko Haram attacks polling units in Yobe and Borno states

Three people died in Ngalda, Fika LGA of Yobe state.

Female INEC official dies in fatal road accident in Benue

A female adhoc staff of INEC died in a fatal bike accident this morning March 28th along Obussa-Ebonyi road, in Oju local government area of Benue state, Vanguard reports.

She boarded a bike and died alongside the bike (Okada) man. The INEC staff was on her way to Oju town where she was posted for election duties. May their souls rest in peace.

"They were riding on top speed at about 7:45 when the front part of the motorbike suddenly pulled of leading to the fatal accident and the instant death of the INEC staff. Though the bike rider survived after sustaining serious injuries he later died before receiving medical attention.” A witness said

The Public Relations Officer, PRO, of INEC in Benue state, Mr. Louis Ochai confirmed the incident.

ELECTION 2015: Lagosians defy the rain to cast their votes

It rained heavily in some parts of Lagos but that didn't prevent patriotic Lagosians from standing in orderly manner to exercise their franchise, although, in Ebutte-meta axis of the state, there was no rain drop.

Dangote exercised his civil right at the poll

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote pictured voting at his polling unit...

INEC announces that voting will continue tomorrow. Manual accreditation will be carried out in some areas

INEC has adopted manual accreditation in polling units where card readers did not work or were brought in very late. It also announced that arrangements will be put in place for voters who could not exercise their franchise to do so tomorrow Sunday March 29th.

President Jonathan Casts His Vote For Himself

When President Goodluck Jonathan was asked by pressmen who he voted for after he cast his vote at his polling unit in Otuoke, Bayelsa state today, he smiled and answered "I voted for myself and for the PDP".

Who would he have voted for?

Buhari casts his vote alongside his wife

The APC presidential candidate cast his vote at a polling unit near his hometown.

PDP Warns against under-aged voters

Read the press statement from the PDP below...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the poor working of the Permanent Voter Card readers in Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided if INEC had listened to sound advice from well meaning individuals and organizations including the PDP regarding their deployment without proper testing.

National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC hours into the exercise against its earlier guidelines clearly shows the failure of the system.

"The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier position that as good as the idea of card readers is, it was too virgin to be successfully used in a general election without proper testing especially in an environment as ours that is not entirely digitally proficient”, it said.

The party described as a huge national embarrassment the that the card reader had problems in accrediting President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Jonah Jang, of Plateau, James Ngilari of Adamawa, Isa Yuguda of Buachi among others and called for thorough explanation from INEC.

The PDP equally frowned at reported cases of accreditation of under-aged persons in some states especially in the northern part of the country and called on INEC not only to ensure that such unqualified persons are not allowed to vote but also to prosecute its officials involved in the crime.

The ruling party said it is seriously concerned about the developments given the avowed commitment of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration to hitch-free, fair and credible electoral process.

It charged the electoral commission to take urgent steps within the law to ensure that no willing and qualified voter is disenfranchised, while urging Nigerians to remain calm in the overall interest of the nation.

Signed:

Olisa Metuh

National Publicity Secretary

(Photo) man proposes to his woman at a polling unit today

Should i say this is true love? I guess if their candidate wins, they'll be the happiest couple.

Sick elderly man leaves his hospital bed to cast his vote

This elderly man was escorted to his polling unit by his nurses who took him back to the hospital after he voted. He has exercised his franchise as a good citizen of Nigeria.

It was really stressful today as people could not get vehicles to their destinations. #GodblessNigeria