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September 21, 2015

Appointments: Buhari has not offended anybody – Igbo Bishop

Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, believes that the political appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari, were in order. Bishop Ezeokafor, in his defence of Buhari’s appointments, said on Sunday that he has a right to select those who will work with him. He stated this on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka.... Read More

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“I don’t know why people are anxious for ministers” – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, can’t come to the terms with the fact that Nigerians are particularly in a hurry for him to appoint ministers. In an interview with ARISE TV, the President blamed the delay in appointing ministers on the lateness in getting handover notes from former President Jonathan’s transition committee. Buhari said: “I don’t know why people are... Read More

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Ailing Gov. Suntai got accredited in his car in Taraba (LOOK)

by Anike Jacobs The ailing governor of Taraba, Danbaba Suntai hasn’t been seen in a long time after he was involved in a plane crash in 2012. He was accredited inside his (SUV) at his Mamman 012 unit in Suntai ward ,Taraba state at 1:30 p.m. He was said to be the last to be... Read More

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BREAKING: Shots fired as political thugs attack polling unit in Ondo

by Anike Jacobs Some political thugs have just attacked one of the wards in Ondo state. Eyewitnesses on the scene say they are shooting sporadically into the air. Voters on the queue getting ready for their accreditation fled for their dear lives as soon as the thugs arrived Unit 7, Ward 5, Oke-apa, in Ondo East... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Policeman reportedly shot dead in Port Harcourt

by Anike Jacobs A policeman has reportedly been shot dead along Rex Lawanson street, Borokiri area of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State. Television Continental broke the news on Twitter moments ago. BREAKING: A policeman has been killed along Rex Lawanson street, Borokiri area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital #NigeriaDecides — TVC News Nigeria... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: PDP agent refuses to sign INEC result sheet

by Isi Esene INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega has declared Gen. Muhammadu Buhari the president-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The announcement was done in the early hours of today at the INEC collation centre in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory in the presence of party agents. While making his declaration, Jega said that... Read More

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YNAIJA ENDORSEMENT: We endorse PDP’s Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for Enugu governor

As we move closer to the gubernatorial elections scheduled for April 11, the editorial team at YNaija.com will be endorsing the most suitable candidates contesting in the elections in a handful of swing states across the nation. We start with Enugu, an influential state in the South east of the country firmly in the grip of... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: We can tell you what Gov. Fashola is doing right now… (LOOK)

by Anike Jacobs Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, sat glued to his TV set as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission announce results. In a photo posted on Instagram, Fashola was spotted relaxing and making calls as results trickled in. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega announced preliminary results of... Read More

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Women in Rivers protest against conduct of Saturday’s election (See Photos)

by Anike Jacobs About two thousand female members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Monday protested on the ever busy Aba road in Port Harcourt calling for cancellation of Saturday’s election. The women who wore black walked through Aba road towards INEC office to register their displeasure, alleging that there were some irregularities during the... Read More

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We hear a man was killed at INEC office in Bauchi (Viewer Discretion)

by Akan Ido There are reports that a young man has been killed at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi. The voter was killed by a stray bullet on Monday afternoon when soldiers attached to the INEC office reportedly shot at protesters who had gathered at the location to ensure the... Read More

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YNAIJA EXCLUSIVE: Here comes the official photo album of the Buhari campaign

by Akan Ido From the dusty planes of Kano to the rain-drenched streets of Lagos, it has been a game-changing election season, unlike anything the country has seen since the early days of our return to civilian rule. There is no doubt in the fact that since Nigeria returned to democracy 16 years ago, there... Read More

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T.B Joshua wants you to pray against death of prominent politician

by Anike Jacobs Nigerian Prophet T.B Joshua has warned of the death of a prominent politician due to ‘heated up’ politics in the wake of the closely fought Nigerian elections. “I am seeing Nigerians heating up politics,” the cleric told his congregation at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday 29. “Wednesday and... Read More

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Commentary: This is one Twitter hashtag we shouldn’t allow to trend…

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... Read More

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Gunmen attack collation centre, INEC office in Bauchi

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... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: We know what Buhari did yesterday night after voting ended… (LOOK)

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... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Could this be the reason why GEJ lost at the Presidential Villa polling units?

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... Read More

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‘There’s no restriction of movement today except…’ – IGP, Suleiman Abba explains

by Isi Esene The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba has disclosed that there would be no restriction of movements across the country today except in areas where voting is postponed till today, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Abba disclosed this moments ago while speaking on a ChannelsTV magazine program tagged Nigeria2015. “There is no restriction... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Boat carrying Olu of Epe’s son, APC LG candidate capsizes in Lagos

by Anike Jacobs A boat carrying Prince Adewale, the first son of Olu of Epe, Oba Sefiu Olatunji Adewale and Muiz Bello, a local government chairman, APC Epe candidate, reportedly capsized. The boat capsized yesterday afternoon as the men returned from a riverine area where they had gone to cast their votes. Mourners have thronged... Read More

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Let’s tell you how the INEC website was hacked

by Oluwapelumi Oyetimein Earlier today, the official website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was hacked, igniting prior discussions online about the security of government websites in Nigeria and INEC’s in particular due to the sensitive nature of the data in their possession. The hackers identified as Nigerian Cyber Army left a message saying... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: We’ll all be happy with the results at the end of the day – Jonathan assures

by Anike Jacobs Hello Nigerians, the first citizen has assured that you will be happy with the poll results when announced on Monday. The president stated this shortly after casting his vote in Bayelsa moments ago. According to him, despite the challenge of the malfunctioning card readers and more hitches experienced so far, the poll... Read More

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See the ‘oldest’ voter in this election + other striking photos

by Anike Jacobs This photo of a 117-year-old voter at the Yahaya Umar polling unit, Gombe state, has gone viral. Another elderly woman was also spotted at Daura, the home town of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, about to validate her voting card. Meanwhile, a young boy undergoing accreditation at Fulani market polling unit Abbare A Ward,... Read More

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See what Gen. Buhari is doing at home right now… (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene After concluding his accreditation in the Daura area of Katsina, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly at home waiting to return to his polling unit. Sources say Buhari, who got accredited in the presence of his wife, Aisha, is in high spirits, getting ready to cast his... Read More

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Enough is Enough Nigeria creates election application ‘ReVoDa’ [DOWNLOAD]

by Damilola Jagun Tomorrow, Nigerians go to the polls to elect a president to lead the nation for the next 4 years. We will also be voting for 109 Senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives to the National Assembly. In the words of Larry J Sabato, “Every election is determined by the... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Buhari and his wife, Aisha, gets accredited in Katsina (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) arrived at his polling unit in Daura, Katsina State to get accredited by the INEC officials. Buhari, who is the major contender running against the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan arrived at his polling unit at 8:40am in the company of... Read More

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Adebayo Coker: Does the ‘D’ in D-day really stand for doom?

by Adebayo Coker There is no fence to sit on anymore as that has been pulled down by the continued bastardization of our nation state. You will only continue in delusion if you think the fence still exists. Kindly slam that song Natural Mystic by Bob Marley into your stereo and let it roll as... Read More

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Gimba Kakanda: Our biggest fears as Nigerians head to the polls today

by Gimba Kakanda The elections are already here, and yet again nothing has been done to mitigate our fear of the outcomes. The apparition of the post-election violence, as witnessed four years ago, is here again. Our fears aren’t mitigated and it is not because of the people’s lack of faith in the security agencies now combing major towns and cities across the country in armoured tanks and... Read More

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Has postponing the election helped Nigeria in any way?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Many Nigerians felt disappointed when the election was shifted last month. The move was met with widespread cynicism. People raved and accused the government of conspiracy. Aminat says, “It looked like the government was trying to pull a fast one. Many people thought the security issue was just a pretext and that... Read More

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