by Damilola Jagun The Collation Officer assigned to Ondo state has been arrested by the police for allegedly tampering with election result sheets. The INEC official reportedly tampered with the result sheet after it was submitted to him following the voting process. According to the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegyn Agbaje, the man had been taken to...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has held a press conference where he addressed issues related to the ongoing general elections. From the Twitter handle of the INEC, we have collated 21 quotes Prof. Jega uttered during the presser: “I can tell you certainly that the failure of...
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by Kolapo Olapoju In several Local Government Areas in Osun, the presidential election result has been released. From the early results, the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to have an upper hand. See below those released, while we await the rest of the result: Boluwaduro – APC- 5288, PDP-4413 Egbedore- APC- 9577 PDP- 6507 Ila-...
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by Kolapo Olapoju #1 Fact- Davido’s stage performance is mediocre to those who don’t dig live music and utterly unbearable to those who do. #2 Fact- 95 per cent of artistes, Nigerian and beyond, endeavour to get intoxicated before hopping on stage. #3 Fact- Davido won’t be performing in Kenya any time soon. For those of you...
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by Chinwe Okafor His looks alone is suggestive. Controversial artiste, Terry G, publicly admitted to Punch Newspapers that the people’s perception over his drug use was indeed true. The artiste indulgence in hard substance is known by those close to him but he even admitted it was an actress that introduced him to the use of...
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by Anike Jacobs Nigerian celebrities, especially Nollywood actors will be remembered for their active role in this year’s general election – from closed door meetings with president Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, to campaigns via rallies and even on social media. However, we just found that one of such meetings (with the First Lady, Dame...
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by Chinwe Okafor Their ‘engagement’ announcement was awkward to say the least. But for Ubi Franklin, awkwardness has always been in the picture. Starting with the fax that he didn’t even know who she was when he met her. It became even more awkward when he had to call her up after to enquire if...
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by Ranti Joseph A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reportedly clubbed to death and his body set ablaze by thugs in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The Youth leader, Igie Osayande, met his untimely death on Saturday when thugs invaded Ward 9, Units 9, 10 and 11 in...
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by Chinwe Okafor Following the not-too-awesome performance reported to have been displayed by Davido last night in Kenya [you would recall he left for the country a day to the elections in a private jet], the Kenyans didn’t take too lightly the situation that occurred. They felt cheated. And so with that, they took to...
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by Anike Jacobs Winner of Big Brother Africa The Chase, Dillish Mathews has confessed to spending a large chunk of her grand prize of $300,000 on Rolex watches and of course, globetrotting… right now, she’s got nothing left. In a video she posted on Instagram recently, Mathews, who is trying her hands out in acting...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe A Pro-Jonathan and PDP supporter on Twitter, who’s known as ‘7th Dimension’ has shared series of tweets to illustrate how the President would safely secure re-election after the polls. Tweeting from the handle, @7DLife_NG, the President’s apologist made his point in 55 tweets: 1. Attention: Most have been grossly hypnotized by phantom...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe Rivers state members of the All Progressives Congress came out in thousands to protest manner in which the presidential and National Assembly elections, were conducted. The APC members came out en masse on Sunday, March 29, in Port Harcourt to march and protest. The protesters armed with placards are marching to the state office...
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by Anike Jacobs Two days ago, Davido shared photos of himself and crew on a private jet while on their way to Kenya for a concert. Well, the show happened last night and some Kenyans are right now ranting on Twitter… (not to mention the backlash he received from Nigerians concerning the general elections yesterday). From what we...
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by Anike Jacobs Let us start this post by saying no one should ever be subject to abuse or harm for who they choose to vote in any electoral exercise. But rather unfortunately, Twitter users of the Igbo ethnic stock have been forced to defend themselves after being subjected to online bullying and abuse for ‘voting for...
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by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charged Nigerians to totally disregard misleading figures being circulated by the APC on the social media as results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in some polling booths. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Sunday, said the figures were fake and do...
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by Mark Bassey Driving around this morning in Lagos and probably other states, you would have thought it was a public holiday. The roads were deserted, with only few vehicles in sight. So what happened to we the God-loving Nigerian lot? 1. Members were asked not to come After INEC announced that the elections will...
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by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described as “a huge embarrassment” the Card Reader issues experienced by President Goodluck Jonathan while getting accredited yesterday at his Otuoke Ward in Bayelsa state. This is contained in a statement issued by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in Abuja on Saturday. The statement added...
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by Ranti Joseph Gunmen on Sunday morning attacked a centre where election results were being collated in Bauchi state. Apart from attacking the Central Primary School in Alkaleri Local Government which was being used as a collation centre, the gunmen also attacked Alkaleri Divisional Police Station, and an INEC office. A source at the residence...
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by Ranti Joseph Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), Femi Fani-Kayode, dismissed allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the PDP was planning to rig elections in Adamawa State. In a swift reaction Saturday night to Lai Mohammed’s allegations, Fani-Kayode said the allegation is another manifestation...
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by Chinwe Okafor In this nailbiting, tension-soaked and nerve wracking phase of election-weekend, it’s only apt to ease several frayed nerves with something… soft. With a collage of their cover-pictures on the cover of Thisday Style, we momentarily take you away from the intense competition between the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari and...
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by Isi Esene For the most powerful man in the world, President Barack Obama, playing a competitive game of basketball with a group of selected friends while waiting for results of any major election he’s involved is a personal ritual he’s known for, but for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari...
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by Temi Odejide This is not a very popular question. It’s not really a question anyone of us wants to consider at this point. But it is a real question nonetheless and has to be addressed. In the Election we are about to engage in, there will be a winner and a loser. So one...
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by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress (APC) insists that Card Readers should be used across the country for the extended Presidential and National Assembly elections on Sunday, March 29. According to the party, there should only be an exception in cases where the card readers fail to work. The party expressed its position in...
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by Chinwe Okafor Barely hours after the 2015 elections, a dubious election results sheet from various polling units, with percentage points awarded to both leading political parties, was released by Facebook. Apparently, Facebook already decided what both candidates scored and, as you can imagine, this sent the internet community into a frenzy. Check it out...
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by Chinwe Okafor The final result announced at the two polling units at the Presidential Villa Saturday night saw the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan lose to the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari as he polled a total of 595 votes to General Buhari’s 613 votes. Gen. Buhari on the...
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by Panshak Ibrahim On Saturday, March 28, Nigeria held its presidential and House of Assembly elections, and like never before, an unprecedented participation was recorded in the polls. Regardless of constraint, Nigerians came out to queue up and vote, in spite of wherever they were located. A photo taking by Ton Saater of Agence France-Presse...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Senate President, David Mark, may soon cease to be the President of the Senate. According to unofficial results made available to YNaija, Mark has lost his senate election in Adoka, Ugboju constituency of Benue State, for the first time in 16 years. Initial numbers indicates that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Immediately after polling ended in his local government area, Femi Fani-Kayode tweeted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won every “single ward of Ife Central in Osun state”. The Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation also tweeted that: “Not only did we win in my polling booth and ward but we...
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by Anike Jacobs The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) reportedly defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the elections conducted within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Punch Newspaper reports, Buhari polled a total of 613 votes in the two polling units -Unit 021 and 022-located side-by-side within the premises of...
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