#NigeriaDecides2023: Man shot dead in Cross River over attempt to ‘disrupt election’
A security agent has allegedly shot a middle-aged man while allegedly attempting to disrupt the voting process in Mbube, Ogoja local government area of Cross River. Irene Ugbo, Cross River police spokesperson confirmed the incident to TheCable on Saturday. The deceased, simply identified as Joe, was said to have been shot dead […]
LIVE: Hope, enthusiasm as Nigerians head to the polls in 28 states
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Newspaper Headlines: Anxiety, tension as 28 states elect new governors today
The assent to 16 constitutional amendment bills by President Muhammadu Buhari dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
‘Diabolical action’ — INEC raises alarm over fake ID cards for security personnel on election duty
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised an alarm over fake identity cards for security personnel on election duty. Governorship and state assembly elections will hold on March 18 in 28 states across the country. While there have been concerns about possible violence, the security agencies have assured of adequate deployment […]
APC: Obi trying to ‘steal’ Tinubu’s mandate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, is “trying to steal” Bola Tinubu’s mandate as the president-elect. On Monday, the LP candidate said he was challenging the process leading to the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect. He had also refuted claims that he was […]
ANALYSIS: Can NNPP make history to win Kano guber election?
There are various factors that come into play in winning an election — the popularity of the party and its candidate, the party’s campaign strategy, and the ability of the party to mobilise its supporters. These are the components that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) seems to be banking on to defeat the […]
‘Orchestrated by opposition’ — Obi distances self from #EndINEC, #EndNigeria protest
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says it is not true that he is planning to hold an ‘end INEC’, ‘end Nigeria’ protest in the country. Obi in a post on his official Twitter handle on Friday said the story of the plan to hold such a protest was orchestrated […]
Military airstrikes ‘kill ISWAP fighters, top commanders’ in Borno
Not less than 70 fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) — including high-ranking commanders — have been reportedly killed in a series of airstrikes by a joint military operation in Borno state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the intelligence-led aerial and ground […]
‘I was only joking’ — MC Oluomo recants threat against Igbo voters in Lagos
Musiliu Akinsanya, chairman of the Lagos parks and garages, has denied that he issued a threat against voters who would not vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s elections. On Thursday, a video appeared on social media in which Akinsanya was heard saying that Igbo people who do not want to […]
Police: No one is above law | We’re investigating MC Oluomo’s threat against Igbo
Idowu Owohunwa, the commissioner of police in Lagos, says the command is investigating the threat issued against Igbo by Musiliu Akinsanya, chairman of parks and garages. On Thursday, a video appeared on social media showing Akinsanya warning that those who do not want to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the […]